Thailand Extends Deadline for Migrant Workers US Navy in Bay of Bengal Troop Buildup Continues as BGF Deadline Passes U.S. presses Myanmar to stop buying N. Korean arms Myanmar PM Meets CPC Delegation in Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar To Introduce Passport Of International Optical Bar-code System Next Month US engages Myanmar out of N-fear With mounting tension KIA makes fresh recruitment Thousands of acres confiscated for Mongnai-Kengtung railroad US Navy Starts Training Near Burmese Waters Thousands of Burmese Migrants Miss NV Deadline Workers Stage Strike at Rangoon Clothing Factory Will the BGF Deadline Delay the Election? Reinforcements Ordered as BGF Deadline Expires Vietnam Airlines flies direct to Myanmar India invests '1.35 billion dollars' in Myanmar EU eyes Singapore as step to Asian trade pacts Monthly prayer service focuses on crucial KIO meet China builds 'international gateway' for trade with India, Bangladesh and Myanmar Nobel winners push for Myanmar regime to face court Mongla calls for acceptance of 6 point proposal More Chinese troops on the border Thai court rules on Thaksin’s Burma loan KIA in combat readiness Weekly Business Roundup Drugs Seized, Smuggler Killed in Clash with Thai Army EU, Vietnam To Launch Free-trade Agreement Talks EU gives Myanmar 17 million euros in humanitarian aid Bangladesh nod for India-Myanmar gas pipeline news Myanmar leader cautions farmers ahead of elections China arranging refugee camps near Burma border China ignores Kachin people’s appeal to halt dam project Shan State East collects data on migrant workers Deadline for BGF expires, Wa seeks extension Salt price plummets after MEHL goes back on promise New Thai-Burma border trade zone on anvil UN opens Human Rights Council session New Customs Department ‘land tax’ overburdens owners with acreage Crucial central committee meeting of KIO over BGF Wa seeks extension of deadline NLD CEC approves 100 CC members In the Hands of Human Traffickers Bao Youxiang Meets Junta for BGF Talks US Chargé d'Affaires Meets NLD Lawyer for Myanmar's Suu Kyi optimistic on release Fair labour rights in Myanmar benchmark for country’s 2010 elections Thai troops shoot dead Myanmar migrants – police Myanmar troops 'torturing women' Villagers cowed in fear after arbitrary killing by Burmese army Only 3 days remain for Burmese migrants China sticks its oars, Wa leader off to meet junta rep Burmese Election Expected to be Credible: Asean Secretary DKBA Reportedly Opposes Border Force Plan Burmese PM Resumes Media Attacks on Suu Kyi Tentative steps towards Rohingya rehabilitation Myanmar troops commit atrocities Mon Women’s Day celebrated in Mon State for the first time Ethnic Kachins mark 16th ceasefire agreement Ailing Wa leader turns down latest junta invitation NLD leader Tin Oo awarded Thai authorities clear landmines after soldiers injured Burma's Navy Chief in India Hyundai Gets Burma Gas Contract Burmese, Thai Officials Discuss How to Combat Drugs Trade Will the Regime Launch Another Monk 'Purification' Campaign? Conflicting Signals on Migrant Verification Deadline S.Korea firm sign billion dollar Myanmar gas deal Thailand to deport 1.3m Monks threatened with continued arrests Kachins begin four-day celebrations on ceasefire agreement USDA Promises Big Spending in Rangoon Bangladesh Pressures Rohingya after EU Visit Fears of Mass Deportation of Burmese Migrants Rise Roundup: Myanmar, Indonesia to seek further bilateral economic cooperation Refugees may be allowed to work Bilateral repression for Myanmar's Rohingya Chinese and Burmese security agents investigate Laogai bomb blasts Druglord suspected for Saturday Mekong massacre Returned Burmese Migrant Killed by DKBA UN migrants’ expert alarmed over Thailand’s deportation policy Myanmar: Yangon, Buddhist Monk sentenced to seven years for illegal association Myanmar's Rohingyas - who are they? Myanmar denies UN envoy a meeting with Suu Kyi Repression of ethnic minority activists in Myanmar Headman’s home bombed in Ye Township Burmese Army in north told to be ready for combat Junta-backed militia behind the Panglong blast? Wa leader once more declines meeting with junta Lion City strikers reach agreement with employers Future of 500 Families on Madae Island Uncertain UN envoy to meet freed Myanmar opposition aide Independent UN expert warns of threat of mass deportations from Thailand MYANMAR: Political uncertainty pushes out ethnic minorities India, Myanmar: Reluctant brothers in arms ONGC, GAIL can invest in China's Myanmar gas project Myanmar Moves to Privatize Key State Enterprises Thai NGOs send public letter to Prime Minister on behalf of Burmese migrants Political prisoners call for improved rights during UN human rights envoy trip KIO/KIA vice-chairman in Singapore for gall bladder surgery Ousted Kokang leader denies Laogai bombings DKBA extortion plagues Kawkareik Township in 2010 Ten farmers, who complained to ILO, released Strike in garment factory called off Submission of NLD CC nominations amidst differences Burma’s junta pulls the wool over the UN's eyes 500,000 in Myanmar still homeless from 2008 cyclone: UN Myanmar mine risk worry for Karen refugees: JRS Thailand plans Myanmar hydropower plant Mudon Town TPCD collects permanent resident population lists China worried over losing investments in Burma in event of civil war Two more bomb blasts in Laogai Thai deportation policy under fire Nine hundred Karen refugees “return” to Burma Myanmar sentences 4 activists as UN envoy visits Bangladesh 'cracking down on Myanmar migrants' UN Envoy Begins Tour Of Myanmar To Assess Progress On Human Rights Villagers strain under taxes after profit loss from bad harvest Kachin wary of celebrating 16th ceasefire agreement without junta go ahead Yet another bomb blast in Laogai Wa closes two border passes in protest Joint Burmese column presses 50 villagers into porter service in Kyainnseikyi Township UNISON Appeal For UN Commission Of Inquiry On Crimes Against The Burmese People UK Government: Burma Global Arms Embargo ‘Remains A Priority’ Burma’s chambers of commerce members free to be in politics Quintana seeks details of Daw Suu's trial Burmese Officials Celebrate Kim Jong Il's Birthday UN Envoy Condemns Suu Kyi Detention ICBL Warn Against Karen Repatriation UN rights envoy in Myanmar for election talks Myanmarese Foreign Minister arrives Govt to consider ONGC's plan on Myanmar pipeline proj this week Thailand joins RI in promoting free, fair elections in Myanmar End repression of ethnic minorities before elections UN human rights envoy visits Myanmar Americans should help junta defeat Wa, says commander UN welcomes release of Myanmar politician Myanmar Dissidents Face Questions After Leader Released Freed Suu Kyi deputy calls for Myanmar talks Greed For Speed UN rights envoy to visit Myanmar UN rights envoy prepares for Burma visit NLD Prepares for Expansion of Party Leadership Myanmar Announces Elections Will Take Place "Soon" Burmese battalion based under area control by ethnic groups Burma’s Union Day, a vehement reminder for restoration of equal rights Junta supremo’s Union Day speech scorns Panglong and Aung San Ethnic parties and politicians in electoral fray Burma badly needs trade unions for workers European Parliament Rejects Burma Election – Calls For End To Systematic Displacement Australian Opposition 'Deeply Concerned' about Burma Policy US Says Sentencing of American Can Damage Relations Kachin Political Party Becoming More Active Karen Villagers Flee as Burma Army Escalates Attacks Euro-MPs urge China, India, Russia to pressure Myanmar Senator says US must engage Myanmar on sentence 4 villagers in Myanmar southeastern state taken hostages As Myanmar Torches Karen Villages, Who If Anyone At UN Is Watching Is UNclear, No Nargis Follow Up Alleged UN envoy to visit Myanmar Illegal status in Malaysia worth the risk, migrant workers claim Burma, China to develop hydropower projects in Wa and Mongla areas Rangoon Workers End Strike Opposition Parties Face Election Uncertainty Sixty villages to be relocated for hydropower projects Myanmar workers on strike Myanmar refugees seek Orissa Govt.'s attention at their neglect Myanmar takes a democratic step Myanmar's Suu Kyi undecided on junta's elections Fire-truck tax baffles villagers Forced labour for road renovation in Maungdaw Wa leader again refuses to meet MAS Chief Transform to peoples militia or face action; junta to SSA Nominations for NLD central committee Burmese Navy Participates in Asia-Pacific War Games Returning Karen Refugees Fear Landmines End of February Deadline for BGF Authorities Threaten Violence at Rangoon Strike Village militia campaign leads to arrests in Yebyu Township Riot police deployed at Myanmar factory strike Too early for decision on Myanmar election, says Suu Kyi Myanmar cyclone survivors haunted by lack of work and shelter Malaysia calls on Myanmar to free Suu Kyi ahead of polls Upcoming crackdown puts migrant workers on edge in Malaysia Kachin political party mobilizes women and students for polls Karen Refugees Warned Not To Talk Thai-Burmese Border Camps Braced for New Refugee Flow India building a security barrier against China Northeast chief ministers urge stricter vigil along borders NIGERIA’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO MYANMAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO SPDC CHAIRMAN India to plug gaps in defence preparedness in A&N Australia to boost Myanmar aid but keep sanctions Burma junta asks KIA to form seven battalions of BGF UN praises Myanmar govt for anti-human trafficking efforts Japanese delegation visits Myanmar to consider investment THAILAND – MYANMAR Burmese junta profits at the expense of 1.3 million migrant workers in Thailand Philippine FS urges Myanmar to release Suu Kyi KIO continues to oppose BGF Thai Govt Responds to Karen Landmine Fears Thailand Begins Forced Repatriation of Karen Refugee Junta Builds Industrial Zone in Sittwe Without Electricity and Water NLD hopes for U Tin Oo’s release Thai army threatens to push Karen refugees back to Myanmar Police Warn Karen Journalists in Mae Sot Indo-Myanmar operation soon to flush out NE ultras Clash between SPDC and KNU leaves sergeant dead in Yebyu Township Kachins in Delhi submit anti-Irrawaddy dam letter to Chinese Embassy Most drugs seized in Thailand come from the Burma Army: Businessmen Burma Absent from UN Security Council's February Agenda Western-sanctioned Kanbawza Bank Buys Airline Drugs Influx Expected in Thailand DKBA combined base supplies gathered at villager expense Thailand expects influx of drugs from Myanmar minority groups Police Investigate Mass Murder of Myanmar Workers in Tak Province A thanksgiving exercise ULFA shifting camps to Myanmar forest areas Myanmar election date is uncertain, but not who will win Pipelines from Myanmar to China Japan to resettle Myanmar refugees NLD-LA Malaysia representatives hold nationwide 2010 election seminar Chinese Embassy reverts to anti-Irrawaddy dam activists Enlisted personnel’s pay also rises Karens Unhappy About Repatriation Election Announcement in February? ADB has no new lending plan for Burma New US envoy hopes for peaceful RP vote Obama proposes $ 34. 8 million for Burma Myanmar Offshore Oil Field Discovered Suu Kyi 'may be freed during election' CAMPBELL TO PRESS SOUTH KOREA TO ADDRESS MYANMAR HUMAN RIGHTS S. Korea Seeks Investment in Myanmar Fishery Sector Thailand: Japan selecting first Myanmar refugees for resettlement Trafficked migrants languish in Australian detention center Burma junta deploys more troops to Kokang territory Mongla assassination strengthening unity of Shan armed group ITLOS Fixes Times for Maritime Reports of Burma, Bangladesh Nine Burmese Job Seekers Killed in Thailand Jailed 88 Generation Leaders Refuse to Compromise No Progress in KIO-Junta Border Guard Force Meeting North Korean weapons mystery continues America suspects nuclear co-operation between Yangon and Pyongyang Four ULFA camps in Myanmar: surrendered militant Border Fencing: State proposes more coverage Crackdown on NE ultras in Myanmar soon KDA transforms to Burma junta-controlled militia group Junta commander: Let ceasefire armies stew in their own juice 10 Injured in Clash Between Burmese Boatmen and Bangladesh Stevedores Tibetan MPs urge junta to hold free and fair elections ILO releases book promoting domestic worker rights Burma has Nuclear Ambitions, Says US Think Tank Release of Political Prisoners and National Reconciliation Urgent: France Jailed 88 Generation Activist Calls for Blanket Amnesty Despite Discomfort, Suu Kyi Stays Busy Myanmar: Increasing displacement as fighting resumes in the east Study Warns of Myanmar's Nuclear Activities Doctor provides gifts at pro-government election meeting Burma junta and KIO meet to resolve standoff over Border Guard Force Burma junta and KIO meet to resolve standoff over Border Guard Force Indian activists to brainstorm Burmese junta’s intentions Thailand concerned over agricultural smuggling from Burma Dissidents Reject Junta Terror Accusations Mongla Killing A Blow To Ethnic Cease-fire Groups UN Still Searching for Gambari Replacement Why Thai and Karen Groups Want To Repatriate Refugees 11 people arrested in connection with bomb blasts in Myanmar Myanmar-India To Flush Out Terrorists, Nab Paresh Baruah Burmese Rebel Group Denies Responsibility for Tuesday Blasts Myanmar Expands International Rice Market Myanmar's Suu Kyi rejects minister's release comment: lawyer Anti-Irrawaddy dam movement gathers momentum Mongla assassin still at large Villages burnt, Karen villagers hide in jungles U.S. wants Burma to reach out to ethnic communities Thailand to deport Karen refugees in phases UN Special Rapporteur to Visit Burma Burmese Soldiers Still Recruit Underage Youth Junta Restarts Border Guard Talks Burmese Tycoon Takes Over Fuel Imports and Sales Burmese Buddhist monks share plight with Tibetan exiles Myanmar junta blames ethnic rebels for blasts Exiled Kachins urge China to stop Irrawaddy Myitsone dam project Breaking News: Mongla top leader assassinated Authorities Seize Cash Tokens Expanding the Rice Market or Cronies’ Businesses? Burma Media Gagged on Haiti Relief Effort Opium Addiction 'Poisoning' Palaung, Says Report US calls for immediate release of Suu Kyi BANGLADESH AGREES TO RESOLVE MYANMAR BORDER DISPUTE Myanmar to privatise fuel retailing -energy official Myanmar minister claims Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed November after elections Opium farming surges in northern Myanmar: group Army Prohibits Transport of Paddy in Arakan Labor Pains Refugees Under Pressure to Return to Burma SENIOR OFFICIALS END MEETING OF MEKONG INITIATIVE AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN MYANMAR Myanmar junta could free Suu Kyi in November Army allows only Chinese to grow poppy in Northern Burma Five facts about China-Myanmar relations Karen flee Myanmar army attacks: rights groups Myanmar nod to joint ops against N-E militants USDA woos Muslims in Kachin state ahead of elections Junta 'Worse' than Nargis Thailand Extends Migrant Worker Permits Chinese Influence in Burma Increases: Webb American to learn verdict in Myanmar next week MYANMAR HOSTING 7TH SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING OF MEKONG INITIATIVE Burma junta takes no action on assault of Kachin student leader Thailand to propose Maehongson-Naypyitaw trade lane Junta increases attacks on rights activists: HRW Rally at ‘Nuclear Security’ seminar to protest Burma’s presence Illegal Rice Trade Increases in Mae Sot Human Rights 'Deteriorating' in Burma: HRW Burma Strengthens Relations with Asean Chair Vietnam Kyat Falls on Talk of Trade Liberalization Burmese Migrant Workers Fear New Thai Work Permit Rules Burmese monks and activists tried for 2007 anti-junta uprising CLMV senior officials prepare for culture-related roundtable in Myanmar Myanmar official: human traffickers under pressure Myanmar junta worse than Cyclone Nargis: IPU official KDA transformed to militia groups by Burma junta Uneasy calm prevails between junta and ceasefire groups Tak Gov. Issues Warning to Humanitarian Workers NLD Plans to Form New Central Committee New Anti-Terrorism Law a Threat to the Opposition? China waives import duty on 90 items from ASEAN Rights activists target of backlash in 2009 – report Conference demonstrates strong will to fight human trafficking in the Mekong region Possibility of border seal remote As poll looms, Myanmar still building parliament Report: ILO renews watchdog pact with Myanmar Burmese army approaches within 10 miles of NMSP central headquarters Farmers ordered to sell paddy to army in northern Burma Thailand extends deadline for passport applications by migrants NLD to reconstitute Central Committee Indian Delegation Visits Naypyidaw Caveat Emptor: Asean's Dubious Trade Deal with China Several Politicians Express Support for Burma Election US Not 'Unendingly Patient' with Junta Myanmar to hold Miss Tourism Contest for 2010 'Mixed bag' from Myanmar Mon National Day Committee accepts government censorship Burmese anti-narcotic police assault Kachin militia leader Yawd Serk: Independence is not Secession Kachin farmer murdered by Burmese Army soldiers - authorities take no action Appeal to Thai PM to Extend Work Permits Burma Could be 'Rice Bowl of Asia Again': MRIA NLD Leaders Met With US Scholars Parliament Building Not Yet Completed Q+A: Has Obama's offer to engage yielded any results? Indo-Myanmar talks from today India will ask Myanmar to launch intensive search for Paresh Baruah Gail to buy 4% in Myanmar-China project Suu Kyi lawyers give final arguments in top Myanmar court Checkpoints cut truck driver income in Ye township 12 Bangladesh Pilgrims Sentenced to Six Months in Burmese Prison Myanmar forms national association to boost rice exports India- Myanmar to hold secretary level talks from Tuesday Japan presses Myanmar to free Suu Kyi 11 Detained Arakanese Youth Produced in Court Burmese workers in Jordan resume work after negotiation USDA to Build Homes for the Poor Thai Cabinet to Reconsider Migrants' Work Permits MYANMAR’S PM INSPECTS NEW TRAIN ON NAY PYI TAW-MANDALAY RUN Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets junta liaison: official Junta drops charges against four Kachin festival officials IFIs to discuss Burmese economy Shootout in LID 66 denied Ethnic Leaders Reject Election Arms Smuggling, Anti-junta Activities Discussed Myanmar: Military junta rewards arms traffickers with prize for their “contribution” to football develop Myanmar opposition party gets new blood on executive committee Myanmar tells neighbors elections will be free Myanmar minister pledges free election: ASEAN second arrest, villager taken in connection to arrested of monk Junta recruits forcibly to form people’s militia to harass KIA Palpable tension between LID 66 and MAS unit Three activists sentenced to three years each Clinton, Okada Discuss Burma Asean will not delay China trade zone: official Burma Ranked ‘Worst of the Worst’ NLD Reorganizes For New Challenges Rice Price Increases Halt after Ministry Appeal Insurgent blasts pylon in Myanmar Shan state-south ASEAN leaders road trip it to big meetings Myanmar Will Bring China and India Closer by Reopening Old Route Signature campaign to halt dam construction for Chinese premier Spray campaign on the Sino-Burma border Burma, Bangladesh Set to Resolve Maritime Border Dispute Death Sentences a Disgrace: All Monks' Alliance Junta Confers Titles on Cronies Suu Kyi Meets with Lawyers to Discuss Appeal Clinton, Okada begin talks on disputed US base in Japan Tough Sanctions May Not Persuade Iran to Quit Nuclear Program Agreement on ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA enters into force India-Myanmar Home Secy talks begins on Jan 19 New hopes rising in Indo-Myanmar relations Myanmar boosts civil service salaries Manau festival reveals human rights violation on ethnic people Junta commander: No more Mr Nice Guy Clinton starts Asia tour amid concerns over Japan ties Yangon: death sentences to eliminate the regime's opponents Myanmar, Japan cooperate in resettlement project for disabled Myanmar, Bangladesh to settle dispute Burmese workers in Jordan involved in workplace altercation Junta Turns to Draconian Electronics Law to Silence Critics NLD Elects 9 New CEC Members Myanmar sentences two to death for N.Korea leak Talks on Maritime Dispute in Chittagong No gain for the retired in civil servant pay hikes Assam Rifles to raise 26 new battalions for border duty (Lead) 100 Factory Workers Strike in Rangoon Election to be Held in October? Burma Would 'Disintegrate' under Federalism: Gen Maung Aye Farmers sell livestock to repay loans Burma and Bangladesh Sit for Maritime Dispute on Friday Roundup: Myanmar gov't steps up cooperation with private companies in mineral Dynamics of Indo-Myanmar Economic Ties Myanmar video journalist jailed for 20 years: rights groups FEC price higher than USD Burmese government staff unhappy despite pay hike Australian Senator Criticizes Exports to Burma Vehicle owners pay the price for Military shipments in Three Pagoda Pass Mon history stricken from signs after demanded by Burmese government Ethnic Kachin Manau festival starts amidst Burma junta’s harassment Shan party petitions junta chief for meeting with detained leaders Expired LNG deal has limited impact on China's gas supply: experts Rice Mill Owners Suffer From Increasing Taxes Assam Rifles pin hopes on Myanmar elections Azerbaijan`s President extends independence day greetings to Myanmar's official Myanmar reconfirms 2010 poll, with warning Bangladesh hands over strayed Burmese soldier Tatmadaw 'Using Australian Radio Technology' No Indications of Restoration of Democracy: US Opposition to 2010 election, the writing is on the road Shan State Army continues debate over BGF BCA Media Release: Australian company providing equipment to Burma’s military Recruitment of Arakanese Rohingya teachers in north Arakan Burmese Army Sergeant Arrested in Bangladesh US skeptical on Myanmar elections Economist urges reforms and transparency New Government Bonds and Securities Selling Fast Tay Za Granted Electricity Contract Than Shwe Promises Election This Year US renews hand to Myanmar Thai cabinet permits PTT to purchase gas from Zawtika NLD keen on holding CEC plenary meet Burma Very High Risk: The Economist Bangladesh, Burma Agree on Repatriation of Some Rohingya No Border Guard Force Deadline for KIO ONGC to Lend $857 Million to Unit for Myanmar Project China makes positive efforts for release of detained fishermen:FM US Citizen in Solitary Confinement in Myanmar Burma agrees to accept 9,000 Rohingya Will DKBA Join Border Guard Force? KIO delegates in Myitkyina to meet junta officials Chinese border town emerges as new front line in fight against human trafficking Opinion: A disciplined Myanmar democracy UN General Assembly Resolution Condemns Burma Tin Aye: A Military Tycoon Unity Is Essential: Than Shwe Wa, Mongla seek protection against CW UN strongly condemns Myanmar rights violations Woman prisoner dies in Insein prison Junta stocking up on weapons for rainy day: observer Burma's State Media Finally Reports on EU-Nyan Win Talks US Demands Immediate Access to Jailed Citizen Ye township subject to collection of family lists by Burmese military government First 500 households await relocation from Irrawaddy dam site Wa leader: The ball’s in junta court Junta to start construction on Lashio-Muse railroad project EU eyes trade deals with ASEAN members, Singapore first Obama has powerful tool to pressure Myanmar CNPC gets pipeline exclusive Burmese Deputy FM to visit Bangladesh Nobel Laureate points out flaws in Burmese economy Foreign Ministry Reshuffles Staff US Message to Burma: 'Engagement' Must Bring Results Stiglitz’s Burma Visit: Moment of Hope? Farmers forced to grow rice paddy to compensate for rainy season losses Resurrected Burmese political party campaigns in Mudon township Where Impunity Reigns UPDATE 1-Thai PTT says Myanmar gas field to close for 20 days Burma (Myanmar) military junta shows signs of thaw before elections US lawmakers urge Myanmar release detained American Ethnic leaders welcomed NLD leadership reformation Indian Diplomat to Succeed Gambari DKBA 'Involved in Human Trafficking' Junta Accuses KNU of Bomb Blast 'Constructive Engagement' Policy Has Not Worked: US Three Pagodas Pass residents anticipate economic boost after border reopens Gold mining precedes dam construction on Irrawaddy River Interra Resources starts drilling in Yenangyaung oil field India's Look East policy got a boost in 2009 Burmese people suffer brunt of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar ‘Economics and politics inseparable’, Stiglitz tells Burma US Welcomes Suu Kyi Meeting with NLD Leaders Call to Reorganize NLD Garners Support, Questions Than Shwe to Meet Chinese Vice President Stiglitz Advises Regime to Use Oil and Gas Revenues Wisely WFP boosts opium cultivation in northern Burma: local critics KIA bomb injures junta mining official Never mind China, junta continues pressure on ceasefire armies Top commander on Thai-Burma border trip UN backs Myanmar development struggle ASEAN envoys optimistic on solution over Myanmar democracy problem Myanmar Should Let Suu Kyi Hold More Political Talks, U.S. Says North Korean Weapons Mystery: Is Burma the Missing Link? KNU Offers Logging Contracts in Brigade 6 Suu Kyi Calls for 'Reorganization' of Aging NLD Leadership Continued abuse on International Human Rights day in Khaw-zar sub-township Yawdserk warns ceasefire leaders Myanmar gears up for an election junta-style Myanmar-India gas pipeline on card Foreign secy-level talks with Myanmar begin Dec 29 Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz to visit Myanmar Copenhagen urges protection of environmental journalists Burma’s opium production rises alarmingly: UN Exile Media Expects Citizen-Journalists to Help in 2010 Election CCEA nod for participation in Myanmar Natural Gas Project Asian Development Tour to tee off with Myanmar Masters Krishna arrives in Myanmar for BIMSTEC meet Chin refugees subjected to local discrimination in India: Report Burma can benefit from a rapidly developing China Burma seeks investment from Bangladesh UNSC urged to investigate junta’s ‘Crime against Humanity’ Burma Taking Severe Hit from Climate Change: Watchdog Some Optimistic After Third Dialogue? Kachin party opens 10 branches for 2010 polls New strategic railroad project in Shan State Myanmar junta official meets Aung San Suu Kyi Yangon invites investment from Bangladesh No progress despite engagement with Myanmar: US official Burma Destroys $93 Million in Illicit Drugs Burma Threatens Thailand's stability: Bangkok Governor Burma Taking Severe Hit from Climate Change: Watchdog Suu Kyi Meets Regime's Liaison Minister Burmese military junta thrives on cycle of corruption Green signal from junta for gold mining at Irrawaddy site Wa officer: Panghsang overrun by non-homegrown drugs PM lauds Vietnam-Myanmar agreement on religion Myanmar looks toward 2010 elections for political options UN Helps Myanmar Achieve Anti-Poverty Goals Myanmar burns $93 mln worth of seized narcotic drugs in eastern Shan state HRW: Junta needs to do more on child soldiers Burmese Officers Train with UN on Child Soldiers Prevention More Refugees Expected When DKBA Becomes Border Guard Paddy price nearly doubles due to poor harvest in eastern Burma Impasse between KIO and junta on BGF Nigerian diplomat to head joint UN-AU Force in Darfur Vietnam, Myanmar boost cooperation in religious affairs Indian FM to visit Burma for BIMSTEC meet Activists protest junta PM’s Copenhagen visit Persistent gas leak in Thanphyuzayat Township has authorities on high alert Christian school students forced to clean Buddhist temple Kokang officer gets 12 years Burmese PM to attend climate change conference, meet EU members In Policy Change, EU Ministers May Meet Burma's PM EBO Funds to Target Migrants and IDPs Than Shwe Confounds His Peers Myanmar High Court to Consider Dissident’s Appeal Ceasefire signing brings detention for Rehmonya splinter group EBO chief clarifies position on 2010 Ceasefire army summons yes-men to militia High Commissioner Guterres visits India, meets refugees Chins in dire straits: CSW Stiglitz to give Burma serious economic advice Looking for the Switch to Light Up Burma’s Cities US Teacher Deported Tatmadaw Founder Calls on Soldiers to Work for People's Sake Burmese Respond to News of Gambari's Departure Junta, Wa both placed high alert UN chief intends to appoint veteran Nigerian diplomat as joint representative for Darfur: Myanmar works for environment conservation Burmese academic urges Netherlands to engage Burma British MPs call for inquiry into junta’s crimes News of Stiglitz Visit Arouses Hopes but also Doubts UN in Malaysia Grants More Burmese Refugee Status Villagers forced to carry stones for Burmese army battalion Seven Chinese jailed for a night by Burmese police Australia helps Burma in fighting HIV/AIDS Nobel Laureate Stiglitz to Advise Junta on Poverty Suu Kyi Rated Top Global Thinker Headman kidnapped US's Myanmar initiative falters Burmese authorities in Ye township react after Mon senior official eludes surveillance Burma should democratize on its own Indonesia in parleys with Burma for detained fishermen Thai Navy Vessel Fires on Burmese Soldiers Veteran Politicians Urge Reconciliation No Military Reshuffle after Top Brass Meet Orders to remove Bhamo Kachin cultural symbols after festival Wa: We will stand by our 14 November position Drug trade returns to normal Asian Lawmakers Want Regional Powers To End Sufferings In Myanmar Trespassing of forests in Burma from Thailand South, Southeast Asian MPs unite on Burma Than Shwe urges USDA to forge ahead Burma's 2010 election: New version of Diarchy Child Soldiers in Sudan and Myanmar, No UN Comment on Sri Lanka, LRA on Move Singapore firm inks massive Myanmar gas deal Signs emerge for progress in Myanmar: EU envoy Philippines Seeks Release of Fishermen in Burma Junta puts Kokang Companies on Blacklist 'Burma's Political Instability Could Increase Drug Threat'—Report Philippines seeks release of fishermen in Myanmar Myanmar rebels cashing in illegal drugs stocks: UN UN calls for more Myanmar storm aid Burmese PM pats USDA on the back Burmese pro-democracy activists brief Indian intellectuals No Roadmap Without Dialogue: Opposition Leaders Burmese Military confiscates alcohol imports Kachin village threatened with demolition by Yuzana Company Junta steps up formation of militia battalions Donors in fresh pledge to Myanmar cyclone survivors: UN Violence against women rampant under junta: WLB INGO Work in Burma Could Stop During Election Period IB no. 31 collects funds for people’s militia in Kaw-Zar Sub-Township Chinese loggers enter Burma despite warning Wa, Mongla: Don’t mess with the beehive Obama administration will not sign land mine ban Useless UN and ILO rituals bring no change, Burmese dissidents says Has India a Policy on Myanmar? Myanmar, Vietnam seek more economic, trade cooperation AI urges Int’l donors to pressurize junta Junta’s priority is elections, not easing sanctions: Win Tin Stop Arresting Cyclone Aid Activists: AI Selection Time Precedes Election Time in Burma Top Generals Hold Final meeting of 2009 Wa Army stands defiant against junta pressure Myanmar must end arrests of activists and continue aid after Cyclone Nargis Burma to commission ‘Ye’ hydro-power project in December Chin assembly opposes junta’s elections Stop Discrimination against the Naga: Nagaland MP UN Slams Burma over Forced Labor Practices Tokyo Support for NLD Stand on 2010 Election Traffic police make a profit selling Buddha images Orchards being converted to Chinese gold mines Vietnam-Myanmar trade fair opens in Yangon Burma continues to fail to eliminate forced labour: ILO Burmese commanders arrive in Naypyitaw for quarterly meet US Calls for Dialogue between Suu Kyi and Junta Children’s Rights Celebrated in Naypyidaw UN Passes Resolutions on Burma Human Rights Burmese army targets 11 officers from a Karen splinter group for arrest Hundred elephants to pull logs for the Irrawaddy dam contractor ILO Report: The Burmese junta increases forced labour and child soldiers Myanmar refugees still flood the borders MP suggests ‘State’ for Burmese Nagas Vietnam-Myanmar Int’l Trade Fair opens Hatoyama Calls For UNHCR To Support Plan To Accept Myanmar Refugees UN committee condemns N.Korea, Myanmar over rights UN commission: 'grave concern' over Myanmar rights abuses Global Fund Returns to Burma with Large Grant Assessing the US-Asean Summit Kachin against Irrawaddy Dam Project Burmese junta collects funds for new Border Guard Force Mongla celebrates Shan New Year in defiance Burma; third most corrupt country BNI demands release of journalists Junta Conscripts More Child Soldiers Junta Confiscates Land in Arakan State Gov’t Discriminates against ‘Distant Learning’ Graduates Vietnamese Businessmen To Invest In Myanmar's Hotel Industry Gas pipeline explosion in Thanphyuzayart Township KSPP office inaugurated for contesting polls Report: Junta seeking to obscure historic union monument Chins gathers for 2nd National Assembly Praise for Suu Kyi’s Letter Initiative Corruption watchdog rules Somalia still worst; followed by Afghanistan, Myanmar Myanmar's Suu Kyi proposes cooperation with junta Mixed opinions as Burmese government improves Mon state roads and electricity Second Buddhist pagoda being built in Pangwah More Amphetamines Seized near Burmese Border Junta Rejects Autonomous Wa State Burmese Opposition Welcomes Obama’s Call US-ASEAN meet fails to call for Suu Kyi’s release Thu Wei writes to Than Shwe to promulgate election law NLD supports Suu Kyi’s proposal to meet Than Shwe No agreement yet between junta and UWSA on BGF TPP Township Customs Department implements new tax on businesses Burmese Military holds fire-brigade training in Thanphyuzayart Town Myanmar's August gas exports to Thailand earn 588 million dollars Myanmar must hold credible elections...Zelaya says no deal...Bid to ease tensions Global Fund returns to Myanmar with 110 million dollars Concerns Rise Around Obama Trip U.S. Asks Myanmar to Release Suu Kyi Obama Meets Leaders of Asean, Myanmar, to Counter Chinese Clout Clinton Says Burmese Elections Not Legitimate Without National Dialogue Obama calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi High Court accepts Suu Kyi’s revision case application HRW Calls on India to Change its Burma Policy Suu Kyi to Seek Meeting with Than Shwe SSA: Junta seeking to bloody US hands in its racist war Clinton calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi US wants ASEAN to persuade Burma to hold transparent polls Pro-junta group skeptical of US motive on Burma India urged to change policy on Burma Is Than Shwe Seeking Military Advice in Sri Lanka? Rehmonnya armed group requests base in Lamine Sub-Township Burmese military authorities hamper preparations for Kachin festival Mongla refuses to knuckle under Mongla refuses to knuckle under Clinton urges Myanmar to begin planning 2010 vote Myanmar determined to better future - Top Leader US, ASEAN to tell Myanmar to hold 'credible' polls Myanmar top leader to pay state visit to Sri Lanka New ethnic militia commanded by Burmese Army officer Militias Become Border Guard Forces: State Media NLD to Discuss ‘Important’ Suu Kyi Proposals SSA: 20-year ceasefire “not for fun” Myanmar, China to establish direct banking system in border trade Two former ethnic peace groups in Myanmar re-formed into frontier forces S'pore hails US-Asean summit Ceremonial transformation of NDAK to BGF USDA to hold nationwide conference India-Burma bi-annual military meet in Manipur Rights groups want UNSC to protect children in Burma o plan for Obama to Meet with Burmese PM: US Obama to Seek Suu Kyi’s Release Suu Kyi’s Release? All Quiet on the Western Front NMSP builds pagoda in Mudon Township, monks pledge their support of party policies Junta readies 300,000 troops to eliminate ethnic rebels US will not lift Myanmar sanctions Myanmar PM leaves for first Mekong-Japan summit in Tokyo A Rebel Stronghold in Myanmar on Alert Washington presses Myanmar to open rule Junta’s projects destroy lives, environment: report Political dialogue a must in Burma: US official Asean Human Rights Debate Continues Junta Continues Crackdown US Expects Slow Progress in Burma Questions follow junta’s drug bonfire in Kokang Myanmar traders sign million dollars export MoU in China-ASEAN expo CNPC starts construction of controversial Myanmar oil line US urged to call for revision of constitution Burma: Catching Two Fishes at Once? US Willing to Improve Ties with Burma: Campbell Campbell Vows Dialogue in Burma Suu Kyi, Campbell Hold Two-hour Meeting China keeps wary eye on U.S.-Burma relations US-Asean summit a good sign Drugs, guns and war in Myanmar Changes likely after ensuing quarterly meet Optimism over reopening of NLD-Rangoon branch US Delegation Arrives in Naypyidaw China Oil Company Starts Work on Burmese Pipeline Than Shwe Visits the Delta Dissidents Expect Little from US Visit US Mission to Burma Heralds Obama’s New Diplomatic Tack Suu Kyi to Meet Campbell in Rangoon Hotel MNDA armed group threatens stability in Mon State, conflict looms Junta strategy: Leave Kachin, Wa last US envoy unlikely to meet with Myanmar junta chief on visit – Summary Heroin from Burma seized on border Eleven injured in explosion in Taungup, Arakan Kachins to Meet US Delegation Border Guard Deadline Passes Without Agreement Former Thai PM to Visit His “Brother” Than Shwe US-Burma Ready to Start Talks Karen Fear Military Offensive near Planned Dam KIO Calls for Discussion of Panglong Agreement KIO, UWSA gear up to defend itself even as U.S. officials visit Burma Myanmar arrests journalists, activists in crackdown Senior U.S. diplomat to visit Myanmar Eastern Burma: another Darfur? A United, Collective Voice Include NLD, Ethnic Minorities in Dialogue: US Sen KNU, DKBA Hold Armistice Talks INGO Office Attacked after Arakanese Nurse Harassed KSPP kick starts pre-election campaign in Kachin State BDR, Nasaka agree to maintain peace Review ties with Myanmar: Experts Myanmar: the Ultimate Threat to Democracy Eastern Burma ‘Comparable’ to Darfur: TBBC Wa and Mongla Stand Firm on Border Guard Question Suu Kyi ‘Keenly Monitoring’ Campbell Visit Nobel Laureates call for action on Burma ASEAN leaders allow Burma to get off scot-free Suu Kyi monitors US-junta direct engagement: NLD With tension ebbing jade mining activities resume Breaking News: Mongla told to resign itself to border guard status Of human rights and changing realities — The Straits Times No signs of UWSA compromising: Observers Twelve bombs explode in Kokang capital in weekend Over 300 Australian women express support for Suu Kyi Junta Continues to Suppress Religious Freedom: US Burmese Dissidents, Activists Unhappy with Hun Sen Thai Security Raids Homes of Karen Leaders Playing the Suu Kyi Card NMSP Chairmen organize throughout Mon State in preparation for 2010 elections KDNG urges China to halt dam projects in Kachin State Woman charged for blasts in Kokang Myanmar booth highlights Muse border town in China-ASEAN trade fair President meets Russia and Myanmar officials UN human rights investigator spars with Myanmar U.N. Slams Myanmar, North Korea, Palestinian Rights Ills Hurdles in reuniting with DKBA: KNU Restrictions on NLD obstacle to General Assembly Key Republicans Oppose Engagement with Burma US Delegation to Visit Burma Burma Ranks Next to Last on Most Corrupt Country List Burmese Activist Awaits Ruling on Asean Meeting Burmese Army imparts training to NDA-K soldiers EU diplomats’ fact-finding mission extends to USDA US Assistant Secretary of State to visit Burma KNPLF to Split? NLD Hosts US Chargé d’affaires Burmese Pro-democracy Leaders Visit US Sen. Webb Burmese, Bangladesh Officials Meet to Defuse Tensions