Mizzima
2009-02-24
Burma's main opposition party the National League for Democracy on Monday clarified its statement issued on February 17, saying it is not to be...
2009-02-24
The United States while welcoming Burma’s move to free political prisoners as part of the regime’s amnesty to over 6,000 prisoners urged the junta to...
2009-02-24
The prize giving ceremony of the 'Tawphayalay Aung Zay Memorial' literary prize was cancelled as the Burmese junta authorities did not give...
2009-02-24
Leaders of Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN) should address the issue of Burma's poor human rights record in the forthcoming summit to be held at the...
2009-02-22
With the Burmese military junta's profound objection to the celebration of Chin National Day, ethnic Chin in Rangoon are albeit being forced to mark...
2009-02-22
An official of the ethnic rebel group the United Wa State Army has alleged that the Burmese military regime was pressurising the group to transform...
2009-02-20
A United Kingdom-based charity group on Thursday rejected the call by a campaign group on travel agencies, to stop business deals with Burma, saying...
2009-02-20
United Nations Human Rights expert, Tomas Ojea Quintana, on Thursday left Burma with partial information on the situation of Human Rights in the...
2009-02-20
The recent deaths of thousands of chickens in central Burma was caused by a new disease known as Viscerotropic Velogenic (VTVN) Newcastle disease, an...
2009-02-20
The United Nations Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana on Wednesday met detained popular comedian Zargarnar in Myitkyina prison in Northern Burma'...
2009-02-19
Two political prisoners put in prison for having contact with a Thai based opposition organization had their sentences commuted by 16 years each by a...
2009-02-19
The fate of Rohingya boatpeople, who in recent months were stranded in Indonesia, India and Thailand, is still hanging in balance as authorities...
2009-02-18
The United Nations Human Rights expert's meeting with the Karen splinter groups on Sunday is shocking, as they are known to have taken part in human...
2009-02-18
The Burmese military junta allowed UN rights envoy Mr. Tomas Ojea Quintana yesterday to meet five political prisoners in Insein prison. The meeting...
2009-02-18
The United Nations Human Rights expert, who is on a six-day visit to Burma, on Tuesday met diplomats in Rangoon, said a UN official. Tomas Ojea...