Burma News Update on International Media

1.Japan to forgive about 300 billion yen in loans to Myanmar Asahi Shimbun 08:21

2.Young bureaucrats from Myanmar to study in Japan The Yomiuri Shimbun 02:07

3.What Asian country will Suu Kyi visit first? Mizzima 19:17 Thu, 19 Apr 2012

4.Francine LeFrak: The Lesson of The Lady The Huffington Post 00:14

5.Sen. Webb supports opening trade with Myanmar Minneapolis Star Tribune 03:19

6.Poll: Most Americans Now Link Extreme Weather To Climate Change Forbes.com 01:50

7.Migrant labour conditions slowly improving, says Myanmar minister Bangkok Post 14:51

8.Suu Kyi to visit Norway, Britain after 24 years in Myanmar Asahi Shimbun 08:21

9.April Is the Cruelest Month … for China - By Sophie Richardson Foreign Policy 07:03

10.Deprivation to deliverance in Myanmar Bangkok Post 02:04

11.Lights out in Myanmar GlobalPost 19:22 Thu, 19 Apr 2012

12.EU to suspend most sanctions against Burma eGov Monitor 16:57

13.Bomb Blast Kills One Person In Myanmar's Northern Shan State Bernama - Malaysian National News Agency 16:17

14.Burmese GSM phone coverage to expand to Asean Mizzima 14:06

15.Burma leader in Japan to talk aid BBC 10:07

16.Baruah smuggling drugs into India The Asian Age 09:46

17.Japanese govt to waive Myanmar’s $3.7bn debt The Peninsula 05:12

18.William D. Chalmers: Dateline Myanmar: Hilary Clinton Clears Path For The Global... The Huffington Post 04:31

19.Myanmar sanctions to end Himalayan Times 02:55

20.Suu Kyi’s party will respect constitution, not safeguard it Deccan Herald 00:36

21.Natalie Portman Heads to DC Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day Sugar Inc 22:40 Thu, 19 Apr 2012

22.Thein Sein Joins TIME’s 100 Influential People List The Irrawaddy 19:16 Thu, 19 Apr 2012

23.Bomb hits checkpoint; one official dead Democratic Voice of Burma 17:07

24.Shan party protests development zone Democratic Voice of Burma 16:09

25.World Briefing | Europe: Europe to Ease Sanctions on Myanmar The New York Times 07:19 

26.Burmese swearing-in oath challenged Radio Australia 06:58

27.Japan near to announcing Myanmar loans restart Japan Today 05:13

28.Myanmar oath standoff puts Suu Kyi’s parliamentary debut in doubt The Peninsula 05:12

29.US lifts ban on Myanmar charity work The New Indian Express 02:45

30.Burmese Reforms Lead to Softening of Foreign Sanctions Voice of America 22:30 Thu, 19 Apr 2012

31.Buried treasure in Burma: Squadron of lost WWII Spitfires to be exhumed Fox News 21:31 Thu, 19 Apr 2012

32.Myanmar leader says his country is eager for Japanese investment as country... The Washington Post 18:00

33.Suu Kyi boycotts parliament SBS 17:32

34.Suu Kyi to boycott Burma's parliament SBS 17:20

35.Europe to suspend Myanmar sanctions - France MoneyControl.com 15:56

36.Suu Kyi Myanmar parliament debut in … Yahoo! India 15:47

37.Migrant labour conditions slowly... Bangkok Post 14:53

38.Myanmar opposition to boycott parliament Gulf News 14:31

39.Sell anything you want to Myanmar (except for guns) GlobalPost 14:21

40.Myanmar opposition to boycott... Bangkok Post 13:49