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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke
Friday, March 19, 2004

AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS JUNTA ENVOYS, COULD BE FREED BY MID-APRIL [RFA]
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2004—Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and has been meeting monthly with envoys sent by Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. The Nobel laureate hopes to be released from house arrest as early as mid-April. “Aung San Suu Kyi is willing to work with Khin Nyunt,” said Min Nyo, a Tokyo-based Burmese activist who met with U.N. special envoy Razali Ismael on Wednesday along with envoys from the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. “Razali also told us that Khin Nyunt’s representatives are meeting once a month with [Aung San Suu Kyi],” he told RFA’s Burmese service. [more]
10:36:17 AM    

Legal Expert Cao Siyuan May Face Arrest for Subversion [HRIC]
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that Beijing-based legal expert Cao Siyuan may be arrested for subversion upon his return to China after a visit to the United States.
10:26:13 AM    

N. Korea Threatens to Up Nuclear Deterrent. North Korea on Friday threatened to boost its nuclear arsenal in "quality and quantity" if the United States continues its "increased military threat." [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
10:09:45 AM    

Taiwanese President Survives Assassination Attempt. The president of Taiwan was shot today and the vice president was slightly wounded on the eve of bitterly contested national elections, but neither suffered life-threatening injuries. By Keith Bradsher. [New York Times: International]
9:59:34 AM    

Taiwan's president shot at rally. Taiwan's president and vice-president survive an assassination attempt on the eve of elections. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
9:55:57 AM    



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