News
December 17, 2008
| Zar Ni
The tour company owned by the 'Htoo' family is taking over a private hotel at a major tourist spot in northern tip of Burma. The ownership of '...
December 17, 2008
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) condemned the Burmese military junta for cracking down on freedom of expression, called for the release of...
December 17, 2008
After a long gap in timber trade on the Sino-Burma border, China has resumed importing timber from Kachin state in northern Burma as of early...
December 17, 2008
The 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit which was postponed in early December will be held next year before the end of...
December 17, 2008
| Rai Maraoh
A Thai national attempting to smuggle amphetamines into Thailand narrowly escaped capture by the New Mon State Party (NSMP), says an NSMP leader who...
December 17, 2008
An Arakanese family from Pauk taw Township in Arakan had to spend 900,000 Kyat to take away their son from military training after he was deceived...
December 16, 2008
| Salai Pi Pi
A US based organization promoting democracy gave the 4th annual Madeleine K. Albright Award to Burmese women for their efforts on promoting human...
December 16, 2008
| The The, Myint Maung
Amid the myriad protests over fresh polls in Burma by most of the opposition forces, a pro-junta group led by a former student activist is preparing...
December 16, 2008
| Nam Davies
A social consortium of Asian and African non-governmental organizations (NGOs) today collectively called for the release of all political prisoners...
December 16, 2008
| Myint Maung
The Burmese military junta authorities in Rangoon Division have banned a sermon by abbot U Thumingla, organizers and friends said. The ban order...
December 16, 2008
The Burmese military junta sentenced three ethnic Kachin student leaders to one year in a forced labour camp which doubles as a prison on charges of...
December 16, 2008
Murder, suicide and torture among gamblers has been rising steadily with the opening of Chinese-owned casinos along the Sino-Burma border meant to...
December 16, 2008
| Solomon
Burmese activists based in Canada and their supporters have called on the Canadian government to assign a special representative to pressure Burma's...
December 15, 2008
An increasing number of elephants in northern Burma are being killed for its ivory and skin for over a decade by local people, sources said ...
December 15, 2008
| Salai Pi Pi
The United Nation's Postal Administration (UNPA) will early next year release three postal stamps in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the...