1.   A million victims of the Burmese junta have fled into Thailand.

2.   For the sake of its own credibility, the ILO needs to keep the pressure on the Burmese junta.

3.   The Burmese junta has always insisted that it wanted to turn over power to civilian leaders, but it is an assertion that most people in Burma discount.

4.   The Burmese junta once faced a dozen ethnic insurgencies along its borders.

5.   The Burmese junta, which calls itself the State Law and Order Restoration Council and is known by the Orwellian acronym Slorc, apparently took note of Boorman.

6.   The Burmese military junta is equally stubborn.

7.   The Burmese military junta, now under an investment embargo by the Clinton administration, is waging a strong anti-Western campaign in the government-controlled media.

8.   The decision by the Burmese junta to build the pagoda has implications that go beyond religion.

9.   A high-ranking official read a speech from Gen. Than Shwe, the leader of the Burmese junta.

10.   A dozen Burmese students demonstrated in front of the Japanese Embassy Friday, demanding that Japan withdraw a development assistance package to the Burmese junta.