Tension is rising in Burma again. The military government (SPDC) have doubled the price of fuel and there have been demonstrations in Yangon. Elsewhere in the country too there is talk of possible fighting. As the "government" gets to the end of its discussions on creating a new constitution the pressure to strive for one army over all of Burma is creating tension with ethnic minorities who have their own armies. Many of these armies have fragile ceasefire agreements with the SPDC. One man that I spoke to this week said, "We don't want to resort to arms, we want to live peacefully, but the Burmese army come and take all of our produce leaving us with nothing. We have no alternative but to leave our homes and protect ourselves."

• This is the 100th Shan-Tai intercessors bulletin. Thank you for your intercession on behalf of the Shan. Pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on your own life that you may be empowered afresh in you prayers for the Shan-Tai.
• "Our hope is for peace and a quiet life." Pray that the Prince of peace would rend the heavens and come down establishing His kingdom among the Shan-Tai as it is in Heaven.
• As the Shan continue to face persecution pray that they will call out to the UNKNOWN GOD who made them and who is close enough to save them if they call upon his name.