Mizzima
2009-07-17
ASEAN civil society organizations have highlighted Burma as a benchmark for ASEAN human rights issues and called for a strong Human Rights Body to...
2009-07-17
In an ironic twist, Burma is said to have bought 300 megawatts of electricity from the Sino-Burma border town of Ruili in China, to meet the energy...
2009-07-17
The amnesty to prisoners announced by the Burmese military junta is yet another tactic to ease mounting international pressure over the trial of...
2009-07-16
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to arrive in Thailand early next week for a round of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (...
2009-07-15
On the contentious issue of transforming its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) wants to change it to a ‘Kachin Regional Guard...
2009-07-15
In a new directive, the Burmese Censorship Board has asked local Weekly Journals to submit their editorial content for approval, in compact discs in...
2009-07-15
In a revision of existing policy concerning vehicle parts, Burma's Ministry of Economics and Commerce has re-permitted domestic car industries to...
2009-07-14
According to residents, local authorities in conjunction with a travel agent are issuing Burmese passports, valid for three years, from the northern...
2009-07-14
Military-ruled Burma has said it is preparing to release some political prisoners in order to allow them to participate in the 2010 general election...
2009-07-14
The owner of The Yangon United FC, Burmese business tycoon Tay Za said he had spent over Kyat 500 million (approximately USD 450,000), on the club...
2009-07-14
Hollywood actor Richard Gere has called on the United Nations to increase pressure on the Burmese military regime to release five detained Burmese...
2009-07-14
Over 500 villagers from eastern Burma’s Karen state have fled their homes and are hiding in the jungles as military offensives by the joint Burmese...
2009-07-14
The death of several hundred pigs in the Indian state of Mizoram, contiguous to Burma has caused alarm and spread panic among local residents, who...
2009-07-13
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will brief the Security Council on his two-day visit to military-ruled Burma on Monday, according to his...
2009-07-13
Burma’s authorities have confirmed detecting the second case of type A/H1N1 influenza in a 20-year old man in the country’s former capital city of...