Burma News Update on International Media

1.Than Shwe asked for penguins, as 64m suffered power blackouts Bangkok Post 17:39 Tue, 08 May 2012

2.Chalerm wants arrest of Karen rebel group chief Bangkok Post 01:48

3.Myanmar quakes didn't harm dams Bangkok Post 11:39

4.McCain hopes Suu Kyi can visit US after getting passport Business Recorder, Pakistan 04:05

5.Aung San Suu Kyi granted Myanmar passport Channel NewsAsia 17:24 Tue, 08 May 2012

6.Burma growth to pick up says IMF BBC 08:50

7.IMF: Myanmar needs policy reform for growth Asahi Shimbun 08:09

8.Aung San Suu Kyi given passport BBC 22:02 Tue, 08 May 2012

9.Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets her first passport in 24 years Deccan Herald 01:23

10.Myanmar bomb suspect sentenced to death: lawyer Hindustan Times 21:22 Tue, 08 May 2012

11.Promise Meets Poverty in Plastic-Free Tiger Wannabe Myanmar Business Week 11:22

12.McCain hopes Suu Kyi can visit US South China Morning Post 09:09 

13.Free to Exploit Burma Asian Tribune 04:45

14.Suu Kyi inspires classical composition BBC 23:58 Tue, 08 May 2012

15.Myanmar courts sentences man to death for 2010 festival bombing that killed... The Washington Post 21:50 Tue, 08 May 2012

16.Qatar Airline Resumes Flights To Yangon In May Bernama - Malaysian National News Agency 18:30 Tue, 08 May 2012

17.Singh, Indian head of State, arrives Thursday Mizzima 17:13 Tue, 08 May 2012

18.Burma’s president, vice president to lead peace team Mizzima 14:18

19.Australia increases aid package to Burma Mizzima 13:18

20.Burma’s troublesome census Democratic Voice of Burma 12:24

21.Myanmar Issues Passport to Opposition Leader The New York Times 08:46 

22.IMF urges Myanmar to embark on reforms The Peninsula 03:29

23.Art and Democracy The Diplomat 23:01 Tue, 08 May 2012

24.Censor Bans Reports of VP’s Resignation The Irrawaddy 19:14 Tue, 08 May 2012

25.Phyo Wai Aung Receives Death Sentence The Irrawaddy 18:54 Tue, 08 May 2012

26.Armed group closes checkpoints as tensions flare Democratic Voice of Burma 17:01 Tue, 08 May 2012

27.Suu Kyi given first passport in 24 years The Hindu 20:24 Tue, 08 May 2012

28.Aung San Suu Kyi 'to travel to Europe' ITV News 20:19 Tue, 08 May 2012

29.Aung San Suu Kyi 'given a passport' ITV News 19:59 Tue, 08 May 2012

30.Burmese President Will Lead Peace Committee The Irrawaddy 19:14 Tue, 08 May 2012

31.Platinum Mines Seize 200 Acres of Farmland The Irrawaddy 18:34 Tue, 08 May 2012

32.Myanmar to Remove Currency Constraints Business Week 17:19 Tue, 08 May 2012

33.Chinese medical team renews free eye surgery in Myanmar People's Daily 15:53 Tue, 08 May 2012

34.Burma stifles news of VP’s resignation Mizzima 13:28

35.Myanmar poll rigging charge 'groundless': State media The Straits Times 12:57

36.Promise Meets Poverty in Plastic-Free Asia Tiger Wannabe Bloomberg 10:27

37.Court hands ‘death sentence’ to Myanmar bomb suspect Gulf Times 05:03

38.Aung San Suu Kyi gets first passport in 24 years Daily News, New York 23:40 Tue, 08 May 2012

39.Freed Burmese activist Suu Kyi granted passport CBS.com 22:09 Tue, 08 May 2012

40.Myanmar's Suu Kyi given first passport in 24 years St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri 21:18 Tue, 08 May 2012