BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 31 – JULY 2009

KEY STORY
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi trial
• Timeline
• More awards and honors
INSIDE BURMA
• Martyrs’ Day
• SPDC hampers aid
• 2010 election loans
• Kachin resist SPDC’s demand
• Desertions
• Drugs seized
HUMAN RIGHTS
• SPDC announces amnesty
• Arrests and imprisonment
• Detention conditions
DISPLACEMENT
• Karen still not safe
• Bangladesh abuses Rohingya
• Malaysia admits trafficking
• Migrants’ “passports”
INTERNATIONAL
• SPDC rebuffs Ban Ki-moon
• SPDC feels ASEAN heat
• ASEAN sputters on HR
• SPDC-NK ties alarm US
• US’ carrot and stick
ECONOMY
• China dominates investment
• Fueling the SPDC
• Sharing Burma’s risk
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS