| The military junta has directed the 'Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry' to probe the future trade scandal of big wholesale traders, which is currently being... |
| Famous comedian and film director Zarganar, held in Insein prison, was sentenced to 45 years in jail today by the prison court. |
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| The Burmese military junta's vendetta against monks came to the fore with U Gambira, a monk leader being sentenced to another 56 years in prison, totaling 68 years, by a... |
Burma's Army has framed charges, under the Electronic Act, against farmers from Natmauk Township who lodged a complaint with the International Labour Organization (ILO) against the seizure of their farmland.... |
| (Feature) On the surface, things can seem brighter than usual for villagers from Matupi in Southern Chin state of Western Burma, home to some 500,000 people. Fathers, mothers and children... |
The price of Foreign Exchange Certificates (FEC) slumped sharply by Kyat 40 in Rangoon. During last month's trading, one unit of FEC could fetch Kyat 1,230 in Burma's black market.... |
| The Rangoon Division, Lanmadaw Township court sentenced hip-hop singer Zeyar Thaw, a member of the band Acid, to six years imprisonment today. Zeyar Thaw (a.k.a. Kyaw Kyaw), who is popular... |
Dozens of youth have appealed to the military government to allow them to meet and pay their respect to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest.... |
| (Feature) One decade ago the hills near the town of Yamethin in Mandalay Division were free from human settlements. There were no huts, no satellite televisions, often no human beings;... |
Child soldiers continue to be used in armed conflicts in Burma, a rights group activists said. The Thai based 'Human Right Education Institute for Burma' (HREIB) has compiled a report... |
| Dr. Than Nyein, a National League for Democracy Member of Parliament-elect from Kyauktan Township in Rangoon Division, underwent a liver operation in Singapore last week, one-and-a-half months after his release... |
China is set to commence construction in the first half of 2009 on a giant pipeline project that will connect Sittwe, on the Bay of Bengal in Burma, with China's... |
| Popular writer Hnin Pan Ein fled to the Thai-Burma border on Friday to join her former political prisoner husband, after being frequently intimidated and harassed by authorities inside Burma. |
Myanmar Ivanhoe is likely to resume its copper mining activities in Monywa next month following suspension of production for a few months, company sources said. |
| Monk Gambira, who stirred the collective conscience of the nation, by playing a leading role in the monk-led protest was sentenced to 12 and a-half-years in prison by a special... |
Some garment factories in the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zones in Rangoon have reduced their workforce in the face of declining foreign demand, while laborers are struggling to earn a sufficient... |
| Thirty three years imprisonment was handed out to three activists involved in the saffron revolution including a son of 'Zomi National Congress' (ZNC) Chairman and an ethnic Chin leader Pu... |
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) yesterday urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to go ahead with his planned trip to Burma next month. CSW called for the visit of the UN... |
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Editorial, Opinion and Analysis
(Commentary) Some economic watchers remark, "When Uncle Sam sneezes, the whole world catches cold." Now, as Uncle Sam has caught a... |
Gagging the voice of protests and imprisoning dissidents for an incredible 65 years, pairs Burma's governing junta with some of th... |
(Commentary) The following is the transcript of a pre-recorded message by recently released Burmese journalist U Win Tin. The vide... |
(Commentary) Ashin Gambira, the leading monk of the saffron revolution and a leader in 'All Burma Monks Alliance' (ABMA), has been... |
(Commentary) The nomination by outgoing U.S. President George Bush of Michael Green as Special Envoy and Policy Chief for Burma wi... |
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INSIDE BURMA
The military junta has directed the 'Union of Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry' to probe the future trade scandal of big wholesale traders, which is currently being... |
Famous comedian and film director Zarganar, held in Insein prison, was sentenced to 45 years in jail today by the prison court. |
The Burmese military junta's vendetta against monks came to the fore with U Gambira, a monk leader being sentenced to another 56 years in prison, totaling 68 years, by a... |
Burma's Army has framed charges, under the Electronic Act, against farmers from Natmauk Township who lodged a complaint with the International Labour Organization (ILO) against the seizure of their farmland.... |
The price of Foreign Exchange Certificates (FEC) slumped sharply by Kyat 40 in Rangoon. During last month's trading, one unit of FEC could fetch Kyat 1,230 in Burma's black market.... |
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REGIONAL
Child soldiers continue to be used in armed conflicts in Burma, a rights group activists said. The Thai based 'Human Right Education Institute for Burma' (HREIB) has compiled a report... |
The two-day bilateral delimitation talks between Burma and Bangladesh over the disputed maritime boundary, held in Dakha, capital of Bangladesh, failed to make any headway, according to a Bangladesh Foreign... |
Despite the withdrawal of warships from the disputed waters in the Bay of Bengal, both Burma and Bangladesh have beefed up security along its land border, as talks between the... |
Activists on Thursday urged leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to review and suspend the membership of Burma for its continued violation... |
Bangladesh and Burma will continue with high-level parleys in the wake of the face-off over gas exploration by the latter in the Bay of Bengal. The decision follows a meeting... |
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WORLD
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) yesterday urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to go ahead with his planned trip to Burma next month. CSW called for the visit of the UN... |
Five prominent rights experts associated with the United Nations have today let it be known that fundamental reforms in Burma are necessary prior to the scheduled 2010 general election, if... |
Stressing that the international community and United Nations Security Council can ill afford to remain silent, the White House on Monday issued a condemnation of the recent convictions of scores... |
The United States on Thursday froze the assets of 26 individuals and 17 companies tied to drug traffickers in Burma, and prohibited US citizens from dealing with them. |
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, says Burma's judicial system, which sentenced over 30 dissidents to long prison terms on Tuesday, is flawed and... |
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INTERVIEW
(Interview) After suffering various atrocities, including torture, and working at the hard labor Lend Tlann prison camp in Tiddim Township, Chin State, U Pyinyarthiri – a Rangoon monk originally from... |
(Interview) Mizzima reporter Phanida interviewed the man who stepped out of prison in prison uniform, who refused to sign the bond pledging not to be involved in politics, who refused... |
(Interview) Free Funereal Service (Rangoon), led by famous actor U Kyaw Thu, needs emergency assistance for both their free funeral and free medical care services. At present, U Kyaw Thu... |
(Interviews) In the wake of the recently concluded national constitutional referendum without support of the opposition, which is also the fourth step of the junta's seven step roadmap, the constitution... |
Burmese director and comedian Zargana is writing a script on Bogyoke Aung San's biography. This will be the first ever fictional epic picture based on Bogyoke's biography with real historical... |
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"So Myanmar [Burma] rejected the mistakenly-made demand of Bangladesh. Moreover, in order to protect interests of the country in line with the international laws, Myanmar [Burma] will continue to do the work in Block No. AD-7 till its completion,"
Burmese junta's statement carried in the official mouthpiece New Light of Myanmar.
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