<p>Pakistan Government meets PFUJ to discuss media crisis</p>

<p>After more than a month in Mandalay&#39;s Ohbo prison, Par Par Lay is a<br />free person again. Burmese authorities released the prominent<br />comedian on 30 October 2007.</p>

<p>As you know, I have just completed a mission to Myanmar from 3 to 8 November, where I met today(8th) with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.&nbsp; </p>

<p>RSF firmly condemns a crackdown by the security forces on the<br />privately-owned news media. Dozens of journalists have been detained,<br />attacked or prevented from working. Transmission equipment has been seized<br />from several broadcast media. New regulations on newspapers and broadcast<br />media promulgated on 3 November 2007 are a death warrant for some of the<br />privately-owned TV and radio news stations that emerged in recent years.</p>

<p>Prachatai has obtained a copy, marked &lsquo;Confidential&#39;, of the draft ASEAN Charter which we present here.&nbsp; </p>

<p>Over 200 participants from civil society organizations and trade unions from across Southeast Asia and beyond have called upon the leaders of ASEAN to postpone the signing of the ASEAN Charter due to the Burmese junta&#39;s recent violent crackdown on peaceful protests.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders has asked Yahoo! to take advantage<br />of the 6 November 2007 Congress hearing to set the record straight on the<br />company&#39;s collaboration with the Chinese authorities.</p>

<p><span>Siam and Burma have taken turn</span><span>s to occupy the areas of Marid, Tavoy, and </span><span>Tenasserim</span><span> all through history.</span></p>

<p>SINGAPORE - A top official of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stressed the important role of civil society in transforming the regional institution and governance into a &ldquo;social ASEAN&rdquo; that embodies social work and community building processes.</p>

<p>SINGAPORE.<span>&nbsp; </span>Prominent human rights activists noted that there are many disturbing parallels between the crises in Burma and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).</p>

<p><span>On Oct 30, the cabinet approved draft plan to set up an infrastructure for nuclear power generation.</span></p>

<p>UN Security Council Group to Consider Violations Against Children in Burma</p>