Wednesday, May 7 at 2:00 pm

Despite the challenging political environment, 10 Burmese media organizations have completed face-to-face opinion surveys with more than 2,000 Burmese voters in the upcoming Constitutional Referendum.

The most comprehensive independent poll undertaken to date, the survey gauges voting preferences and levels of awareness of the constitution among eligible voters – including farmers, students, day workers, business owners, housewives and USDA members – from 7 States and 6 Divisions across the country.

Survey data has been independently analyzed by an international expert based in Singapore. The full report will be available for the media during the press conference at Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand (FCCT) at 2 pm. on May 7 in Pent House, Maniya Center, Bangkok. Refreshments will also be served.

BNI is a consortium of 10 independent Burma media/news organizations: Mizzima News, Narinjara News, Kaladan Press, Khonumthung News, Network Media Group, Independent Mon News Agency, Shan Herald Agency for News, Kao Wao News, Kantarawaddy Times and Kachin News Group.
 
Venue: Foreign Correspondence Club of Thailand
         Pent House, Maniya Center
         Bangkok.

Time:     2 PM
Date:     May 7, 2008

For more information, please see www.bnionline.net or contact BNI Secretary, Mu Hlaing Theint at laing_theint@yahoo.com or secretary.bni@gmail.com or call at 08-4722 5988