BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 35 – NOVEMBER 2009

KEY STORY
• US presses SPDC on reforms
• Obama defies ASEAN
• Clinton holds the line
• Campbell & Marciel to Burma
INSIDE BURMA
• Daw Suu reaches out
• SPDC reshuffles
• SPDC extends BGF deadline
• Drug exports increase
• New aid initiatives
• Landmine casualties increase
• SPDC recruits child soldiers
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Arrests and prison sentences
• Detention conditions
• Forced labor complaints soar
DISPLACEMENT
• Rohingya pushed back
INTERNATIONAL
• UN Committee slams SPDC
• Japan ties aid to reforms
ECONOMY
• Constitution’s economic impact
• Corruption Perception Index
• Pipeline construction begins
• Gas sales and revenues grow
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