BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 53 - MAY 2011

KEY STORY
• Bogus amnesty program
• Political prisoners protest
• Ojea Quintana slams regime
INSIDE BURMA
• Conflict and displacement
• Pro-democracy activities
• NLD on tourism
• Military strikes back
• Food insecurity in Karen State
• Regime neglects aid
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Regime jails farmers
• Burma’s press “Not Free”
DISPLACEMENT
• Rohingya pushed back
INTERNATIONAL
• ASEAN defers regime’s bid
• ASEAN civil society hijacked
• Nambiar visits Burma
• US sanctions & engagement
• China-Burma relations
• North Korea-Burma relations
ECONOMY
• Regime’s Illicit financial outflow
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS