I. " Burma's Journalists behind bars "_ Editorial: Tai Samyone

              _ According to the Committee for Protecting Journalists, Burma remained one of the most repressive places for journalists ....... The journalist in detention the longest is U Win Tin, who has served 18 years on various anti-state charges. The 77-year-old's health has deteriorated in recent years .. ... Other writers and journalists have been imprisoned for writing poems obliquely referring to the NLD, a history of student politics, or taking unauthorised photographs of NayPyiDaw ... ......

II. " The Significance of 7^th July Incident " _ Feature Article: Prof. Kanbawza Win

            _ on July 7^th 1962, the army fired point blank into the student's crowd killing hundreds of students........the elder brother ran to help his younger brother only to be shot and the two brothers died arm in arm. The student sitting with his lover at a café inside the Union rushed off holding her hand tightly discovered later that he was only holding her hand and not the body as she had been ripped apart by the bullets.... .......

III. " U WIN TIN: Journalist, Politician and Political Prisoner of Burma " _ Feature Article: Khin Ma Ma Myo

            _ Eighteen years ago, a well-known journalist and politician was arrested by the military intelligence in Burma for advocating democracy and representing the voices of the oppressed people. On 4 ^th of July, 2007, he has been locked up for 18 years. Although his physical conditions are deteriorated due to the lack of proper medication and food in Burmese prisons, his political belief has not changed yet. .. ...........

IV. " Junta is so fearful of the Pen of an Old Journalist " _ Feature Article: Dr. San Oo Aung

            _ SPDC Generals are using their might of 400,000 strong Myanmar Tatmadaw, very strong police force and a formidable power of pro-junta militant organizations such as Swan Ah Shin, Kyant Phut, etc. to steam roll all the opposition.  Although they are seemingly getting the upper hand in confronting the political opposition of a frail lady Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and an old journalist U Win Tin and others, their aggressive unkind acts show their inner fear and cowardice. Why they are so scared of a fragile lady and an old journalist?. ........

 V. " Moe Aye's Ten years on " _ BOOKSHELF: Raluca Enescu

            _ "I have been brought here because I spoke the truth", dissident journalist and prisoner of conscience Moe Aye had courageously said when arrested by the Military Intelligence agents. ..... He writes about U Win Tin, U Sein Hla OO and Aung Htun, all of them imprisoned just like him for speaking the truth.......... .

VI. " The Truth and Legality of the Panglong Agreement "  _ Opinion : Sao Noan Oo

            _ the Panglong Agreement between the Burmese Leaders and Non-Burman Ethnic Leaders is a fact and reality that binds the different nations together as the Union of Burma. The Military Regimes destroyed the Agreement, thereby destroying the Union. For the last forty or more years they have by force tried to glue the broken pieces together and  have failed dismally . ........

VII. " Modern SPDC era comedy "  _ Humour: Maha Bandula

            _ Burmese people are light-hearted and could look into and found the funny side even when they are frustrated and angry... ........

VIII. " Myanmar's Voluntary Workers" _ Cartoon: Feraya

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I. " People's Leader U Win Tin"_ Editorial: Khin Ma Ma Myo

II. " Speaking with Madam Anwar Ibrahim, 3" _ Interview : Dr. San Oo Aung (& Tun Aung)

III. " Democracy & Human-rights Movements around the World, 6" _ Analysis : Lwin Aung Soe

IV. "The Reality inside SPDC Army, part 40" _ True Story : Capt. Nay Thu

V. " A River, part 10" _ Novel: Khin Ma Ma Myo

VI. " 7th July" _ Poem: Thiha Min

VII. " Martyrs" _ Poem: Thakhin Kodaw Hmine

VIII. "Modern Era" _ Poem: Hein Naing

IX. "Freedom for U Win Tin" _ News Report: Kyaw Kyaw Naing

X. "International Red Cross & Burma" _ News Report : Thaung Nyunt

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Burma Digest Team: _

·         Patrons = Prof. Kanbawza Win, Senator Aquilino Nene Pimentel Jr.

·         Board of Advisors = Prof. Carl Edwin Lindgren, Dr. Sein Myint, Ko Htun Aung Gyaw, Sai Wansai, Dr. David Law, Dr. Win Naing,

·         Think-tank = Aung Kyaw Soe, May K Ng, Lwin Aung Soe, Ko Myint Swe, Thaung Nyunt, Victor Sang Khambil

·         International Youth Coordinator = Raluca Enescu       

·         Executive Editor = Dr. Tayza       

·         Joint-Editorial Team = Tai Samyone (English), Khin Ma Ma Myo (Burmese), Dr. San Oo Aung (Translations), May (Blog & IT), Feraya Nangmone (art & cartoon)

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