“A Burmese woman dressed as pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes part in a protest in New Delhi.” Photo by the Agence France-Presse.
Here are today’s headlines about Burma:
The Agence France-Presse reports that “North Korea’s nuclear program and [Burma's] rights record are set to dominate [the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum] next week, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes her debut at the meeting.”
The AFP also reports that official statistics show that “foreign investment in [Burma] increased more than fivefold to reach almost one billion dollars last year, as neighboring China pumped money into its mining sector.”
In addition, the AFP notes India’s silence on rights abuses in Burma, pointing out that “as well as needing Yangon’s help to counter ethnic separatists operating along their remote common border, India is eyeing oil and gas fields in Myanmar and fears losing out to China in the race for strategic space in Asia.”
Finally, Reuters reports on the making of the new documentary Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country.
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“A Burmese woman dressed as pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes part in a protest in New Delhi.” Photo by the Agence France-Presse.
