I’m doing my best to stay on top of events in Myanmar/Burma and it’s not surprising that the best sources are not inside the United States. I’m reading The Independent, The Guardian, The BBC, Irrawaddy, New Mandala and the Asia Times. I’ll daily post a digest of headlines from stories I just couldn’t get to.

Today’s batch includes:

Stumbling through Burma’s new capital
US Senate bill would tighten Myanmar sanctions
Burma army ‘recruiting children’
Commentary: My Burmese experience
Protests of the Burma Buddhists
British MPs called for an investigation into crimes
French Foreign Minister Calls for ‘New Spirit’ in Approach to Burma
Burma: Children Bought and Sold by Army Recruiters
Burma’s uncrowned opium king

Video Dateline: Myanmar:

And from the blogosphere:

Agence France Presse: Oil giant Total should not withdraw
Singapore Distancing Itself From Myanmar – Analysts
Secretary-General: Situation of human rights in Myanmar
Fall of Myanmar junta could lead to ethnic clashes
Myanmar or Burma?
Conservatives dominate parliamentary debate on Burma
Burmese Exile Media on Alert after Crackdown Warning
A Keyhole into Burma – Shwedagon Paya, the mother of all payas
Burma on 30.10.2007