88 generation student leaders still in poor health - Khin Hnin Htet
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Families of 88 generation student leaders currently being held in Insein prison are growing increasingly concerned about the deteriorating health of their relatives in detention.

Censor and editor give evidence at poet
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Saw Wai was arrested on 22 January after his poem, “February 14th”, which was published in the weekly Achit Journal, was found to have a hidden anti-government message. He is now being ch...

DG denies reports of new paper from Naypyidaw - Nem Davies
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
The State Peace and Development Council’s Information Ministry today denied reports circulating among Rangoon based journalists that a new government newspaper will be published from the new cap...

Severe food shortage looms over Burma’s Chin State - Van Biak Thang
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
An increasing food shortage is gripping Chin State, Burma amid fears that as many as 200 severely affected villages are facing starvation and in ‘a critical point’, Chin Human Rights Organ...

Uphill task in rebuilding lives in Nga Pu Taw
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Victims of Cyclone Nargis in a village in Nga Pu Taw Township are facing an uphill task in rebuilding their lives. The trail of destruction left many dead and swept away belongings, said an aid worker...

Famous Shan abbot passes away
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
His remains are being taken today to Panglong where the details of his funeral will be discussed.   A native of Langkher, Sao Nyanasambhara, as he was known, was born on 14 October 1924. He was kno...

Incessant rain destroys paddy, vegetables, bridges and roads in northern Arakan
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Incessant heavy rain last two weeks in northern Arakan inundated most areas and destroyed paddy fields, vegetables, shrimp and prawn projects, roads, and bridges, said a village elder.

Thousands of Karenni IDPs hide in jungle - Saw Yan Naing
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
An estimated 4,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are currently hiding in the jungle near Hpasawng Township, about 94 kilometers south of the Karenni State capital Loikaw, according to a Karenni ...

World Bank will not support junta, says NLD - Khin Hnin Htet
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
The World Bank does not have any plans to provide the military regime in Burma with financial assistance, according to Dr Win Naing, a member of the National League for Democracy Information Committee...

Indian company to start drilling gas in Myanmar
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
An Indian oil company, the Essar, will start drilling test well at an inland block in Myanmar’s western coastal Rakhine state to explore natural gas in the coming open season later this year, ne...

Regime asks UN to stop press conferences in Bangkok - Violet Cho
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Burma’s military government has asked the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and other UN agencies not to hold press conferences in Bangkok but in Rangoon, accor...

Red Cross hikes appeal for Myanmar to 72.5 million dollars
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
The Red Cross on Wednesday said it was increasing its appeal for Myanmar to 72.5 million dollars (45.9 million euros) to help victims recover from the destruction wrought by Cyclone Nargis.

WFP faces fund shortage, awaits international pledging - Solomon
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Faced with an acute shortage of funds, the United Nations World Food Programme is hoping an international appeal would help it continue its operations in providing succour to cyclone survivors in Burm...

Prince Charles meets Burmese students
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
For the first time, Britain’s Prince Charles on Wednesday met students, alumni and staff from Prospect Burma, an educational trust that funds the education of young Burmese students.

Triumph of the witless - Joshua Kurlantzick
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Burma’s ruling junta, holed up in a bunker capital built in the remote center of the country and led by the thuggish, unworldly, and slow-speaking Than Shwe, gets little respect from the outside...

Asia’s angry monk syndrome - Megawati Wijaya
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Agitated ascetics made global headlines last year during Myanmar’s “Saffron Revolution”, where in their thousands they took to the streets to protest against the military government…

Failing health, regime cruelty can
Today, July 10, 2008, 13 hours ago
Win Tin, the country’s longest-serving prisoner of conscience, wins international respect, support and sympathy because of his exemplary courage and refusal to bow before his oppressors. Although in ...

Burma - Blogger faces lengthier possible jail term after prosecution alters charge
Today, July 10, 2008, 16 hours ago
(Mizzima/IFEX) - Author and blogger Nay Phone Latt, who has been in custody for six months, is facing charges under the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, section 5(j), a switch from the previous charge f...

Singapore feels heat of anti-Burma drive
Today, July 10, 2008, 17 hours ago
Singapore feels heat of anti-Burma drive By John Burton in Singapore and Amy Kazmin in Bangkok Published: November 11 2007 17:29 | Last updated: November 11 2007 17:29

Some Cyclone Survivors Now Cringe at Wind, Rain
Today, July 10, 2008, 20 hours ago
As the crowd gathered in the hall of a Buddhist monastery to receive their free lunch, Hnin Mya sat listlessly, oblivious to the smell of warm curry, the sounds of clinking utensils and the chatter of...

Indonesia Arrests Iraqi Accused of Human Trafficking
Today, July 10, 2008, 20 hours ago
Indonesia arrested an Iraqi citizen wanted by Interpol for allegedly trafficking more than 900 refugees and migrants to Australia, an immigration official said Wednesday. The migrants were from “the M...

Thousands unable to return home
Yesterday, July 09, 2008, 11:52:47 PM
LABUTTA, 9 July 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of cyclone survivors living in displaced persons camps in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta worry about the prospects of returning to their villages, many of which wer...

Most Ceasefire Groups Undecided on 2010 Election
Yesterday, July 09, 2008, 8:58:18 PM
Despite government pressure, most ethnic ceasefire groups are undecided on whether to disarm and form political parties to contest the Burmese general election scheduled for 2010, according to sources...

G-8 leaders urge junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi
Yesterday, July 09, 2008, 8:57:56 PM
New Delhi - Leaders of the Group of Eight, meeting in Japan, on Tuesday urged the Burmese military junta to free all political prisoners and usher in political transition to democracy. Leaders of e...