Propose Nobel Peace Prize to Burmese Buddhist Monks

Admin: This is a link to sign petition to propose a Nobel Peace Prize to monks in Myanmar http://www.petitiononline.com/nobel007/petition.html

Call UN Hotlines to Find Missing Persons

Call the UN hotlines in Yangon, to search for missing persons.
(01) 554-597
(01) 554-625


Radio Free Asia hotline:
(001) 202 463 2148

08:13 AM

Admin: Burmese Actor, Kyaw Thu and his wife, have fled to the Thai border area. For details, pls read at this link: http://www.newsdeskspecial.co.uk/2007/10/burmese-film-st.html

08:02 AM

Admin: Yangon's Brigadier General Hla Htay Win & family have been put under house arrest and all of their properties have been confiscated.

The Butcher of Depayin dies

Mizzima reports: Burma's ailing Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win has died at the military hospital in Mingalardon, Rangoon on Tuesday, sources said. Soe Win, who returned to Burma on Monday from a secret medical treatment in Singapore, died at about 5:00 p.m (local time), sources added. The Burmese Prime Minister is known to have been suffering from Leukemia and had secretly received medical treatment in Singapore. Soe Win, who is a Senior General Than Shwe loyalist, is also known as "the Butcher of Depayin" for orchestrating the Depayin massacre in 2003 by ordering mobs to attack on pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's motorcade. Sources said Soe Win will be replaced by Lt-Gen Thein Sein and Tin Aung Myint Oo will be promoted to Thein Sein's position as Secretary-I.

People who Recently Died during Protests

List of people who died during protests in Burma:
http://aappb.org/died_sept_07.html

11:09 PM

NikNayman: 17 truck loads of prisoners were taken away from Insein GTI. It was dark, and detail of the prisoners is unknown.

10:00 PM

NikNayman: Dictator's lawless troops raided Bahan 3rd-Street tonight at 10pm. Arrested all men between 20 and 70. Only women and children were left.

7:00 PM Gambari met with Than Shwe and ASSK

AP: UN representative Mr.Gambari met with Than Shwe today. However, he also met Suu Kyi for the second time on this trip this afternoon. Diplomats comment that this is some progress. He has left Burma, rushing back to New York en route Singapore. Activist groups estimate that 200 people died and 6000 got arrested.

6:11 PM

Admin: SPDC supporters are informing their friend protesters in their area that the military regime will go around detaining those people at nights.