Burma News (5.30.09)

by Danny Fisher

Here’s the latest on Burma and the military junta’s show-trial of Nobel Peace laureate and Prime Minister-elect Daw Aung San Suu Kyi:

  • The Telegraph, the Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press report on growing concerns about Suu Kyi’s health.
  • Reuters reports that her lawyers say she’s doing better, though.
  • Al Jazeera English reports on the optimism of Suu Kyi’s lawyers.
  • The Wall Street Journal reports on the “scarce jobs, dwindling remittances and limited credit” that further strain Burma’s economy amid Suu Kyi’s trial.
  • Asia Times Online reports on “a back-and-forth” over Burma at a recent meeting between the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that “lasted hours and sidelined hopes for substantial progress in other areas.”
  • The Irrawaddy reports on the growing movement to suspend Burma from ASEAN.

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