Myanmar prodded on poll, Suu Kyi Burmese at Thai prawn plant strike against overtime change New Zealand Asked To Support UN Inquiry Into War Crimes Wa, Mongla meet Naypyitaw’s negotiators PM’s party opens offices to roars of support UN Myanmar probe gains RI support NDF Leaders Told to Appeal Second Time Ten generals to shed rank in pre-vote reshuffle NLD Election Boycott Official The End of the DKBA? TUC calls for Barclays to come clean on Burma Yuzana company grabs land of 1,000 families Myanmar sets procedures for parliamentary candidates for canvass Myanmar pro-democracy leaders welcome US decision to back war crimes commission Burma opposition widens reach before poll Myanmar announces strict poll rules Obama backs probe into Myanmar junta Welcome for US support for UN inquiry on Burma human rights U.S. supports creation of U.N. commission of inquiry into war crimes in Burma NLD leaders conduct voter education campaign KIO tries to achieve ‘political conformity’ Junta Buys DKBA Allegiance Government Buildings Must be Ready by Election: Than Shwe Election Boycott Campaign Heats Up Barclays Must Disclose Business Dealings With Burma KSPP’s future depends on KIO’s decision Burmese Supremo Plans “Election Victory” Opposition Parties Spread Election Forces Thinly UN General Assembly Must Establish Burma Crimes Inquiry KIO meets people’s representatives on Kachin politics Political parties in a stampede to find candidates US: Barclays to pay $298 million in sanctions case UN, US and UK slam Burma elections Aung San Suu Kyi made the right decision to boycott the sham poll Kachin hold talks on future as election date release Shan prince: 2010 will not bring democracy to Burma UN Urges Burma to Free Political Prisoners Before Elections Cautious UN welcome for Burma poll London says Myanmar elections will lack legitimacy U.N. reacts cautiously to Myanmar vote announcement Burma election denounced Top US Senator: Myanmar vote to be 'charade' UN urges fair elections, political prisoner release, for Myanmar A wave of dissent-activists start campaign opposing elections Mynamar to hold elections next Nov seventh Electoral watchdog defines 330 lower-house electorates Soldiers stand guard at site of municipal housing blaze Mekong Dams Could Destabilize Region Elections in Shan State East to be ‘one way ticket’ Myanmar designates constituencies across country for election Row at ethnic Karen party over ‘sacking’ of chairman DKBA Troops to be Honored for Joining Border Guard Force Border Closure May Last Longer than Expected BGF men fleeing due to junta’s broken promise Canada Under Increased Pressure To Support UN Inquiry Into War Crimes Myanmar opposition party threatens to shun polls DKBA special forces defect to renegade brigade EU Should Endorse International War Crimes Inquiry Myanmar: Fresh DKBA troops reject junta Border Guard Force Fresh DKBA troops reject junta Border Guard Force Junta soldier deserts to Shan resistance Myanmar democracy party complains of intimidation UN head admits ‘frustration’ towards elections Myanmar sends UN a clear message Thai-Myanmar border closure costs 2.7 mln USD a day: Thai minister Burma heading towards lost opportunity on elections: UN chief UN rights envoy, Burmese activists, meet in Thailand UDP still unsure whether to stand in polls: new chief Junta provide ID cards to Chinese citizens to cast votes Imprisoned Shan ceasefire leader transferred to Western Burma U.N. chief irked by Myanmar leaders ahead of vote Burma's Ethnics: Score One for the Good, er, No-So-Bad Guys Join the USDP Party, Get a Low-interest Loan Shan party eyes own government in election KNU attacks high-level junta convoy on Myawaddy road Drug economics in Burma’s new political order Election Chance for Change Thailand opens tourist spot near Shan resistance base Checkpoint closure a bitter reminder At least two killed in Myanmar bomb blast: official Civil Society Steps into Election Fray, Trains Candidates Assassination attempt on military chief Russia trains 4,000 Myanmar nuclear officers, academic says Junta Troops Take DKBA Border Gate Growing Food Shortage in Central Burma: UN Shan State Army ‘North’ leader pressured to persuade remaining brigade Myanmar opposition party chief quits over unfair polls DKBA troops defect amid talk of a split India should use Burma trade as barter Karen squad ambushes 110 junta troops, kills nine including officer DKBA Banned from Carrying Weapons when Traveling Did Than Shwe Order the Thai Border Closed? Burma Delegation Delivers 1,600 Letters to British Prime Minister Whereabouts of two Kachin militia leaders unknown after Naypyitaw summons Indonesia's progress: There's a good reason for renewed military ties Myanmar sends poll warning Nobel laureate blasts India’s Burma policy Human trafficker arrested in Myanmar Thai prime minister finally receives nod to visit junta Election to be in December? UWSA to Ban Election Campaigns in its Area EC approves junta-backed UDPKS Shan party releases first newsletter Amartya Sen ticks off PM on Myanmar policy UN ‘working behind the scenes’ on Burma Opposition wavering over election appeal China oil refinery to process Shwe imports Myanmar: Under pressure to prove its democratic credentials, India’s strategic interests win out in relations with Myanmar Thai-Burma border closure continues Suu Kyi party renegades open new headquarters Burma Campaign urges Cameron to press India on Burmese issues USDP Constitution Maintains Junta's Policies Election campaign banned in ceasefire areas UN called to probe Myanmar Myanmar’s 2010 elections: a human rights perspective NLD Members Meet ILO Representative in Rangoon China seals biggest Burma mining deal US expresses concern about Myanmar-North Korea ties as isolated regimes hold secret talks Behind Closed Borders When will Interim Gov't be Appointed? Leaked Document Reveals USDP Tactics Shan party: PM party’s criticism not acceptable Thailand ‘to return refugees after elections’ China's energy strategy advances in Myanmar North Korean official visits Myanmar amid international concerns over nuclear collaboration Thailand to sign Myanmar natural gas purchase deal Election 'Absolutely Unlikely' to be Fair: Suu Kyi Nuclear ambitions fact, or a "banal information war against Myanmar"? New Burma Army Attacks Target Civilians – Europe Must Support Commission of Inquiry New Mon political party registers more than 1,000 members Myawaddy-Mae Sot border trade takes a hit India Hopes for Benefits from Welcoming Than Shwe Ethnic Palaung party confirms it will contest nationwide India, Myanmar sign 5 pacts, to boost counter-terror cooperation India steps up engagement with Myanmar as China looms over military regime India urged to press Than Shwe for rights, democratic reforms New Kachin party to contest in Kachin State Than Shwe May Free Suu Kyi Before Election: Former Spy Villagers Flee in Fear of Attack on DKBA India focuses on economy, security with Burma Burma border talks fail to end stand-off India, Myanmar to cooperate against NE insurgents Myanmar accused of nuclear programme Japan to take in 32 Myanmar refugees in Thailand for resettlement US Wants India to Urge Burma to Change Myanmar and China agree to develop Kachin hydropower plant Burma is working on nuclear weapons programme, experts claim Alongkorn meets envoy on closure Myanmar leader's India visit draws rights criticism Myanmar's opposition divided as election nears Myanmar dictator to get warm welcome in India UK minister doubts Myanmar election will be fair Indian court charges 7 Burmese fishermen with illegal entry Authorities impose tighter controls on lawyers visiting Suu Kyi US Urges Thailand to Lift State of Emergency Registered Parties Only at Martyrs' Day Event Burmese Block Imports at Three Thai Border Crossings Ethnic party supporter ‘poached’ by PM’s party Elections But No Democracy In Burma Myanmar strives for meeting domestic gas demand Burma, North Korea Top Clinton’s Agenda in Vietnam Myanmar dissident takes democracy struggle to ballot box Burma's Polls May be Pushed to December Third Attempt to Register KSPP Launched Burmese Army to transport 100,000 Burman voters to Kachin State Extension of ban on Thai imports with new bridge closure Elections in Burma (Myanmar) won't be fair, but they will be significant Burma junta support group USDA disbands Than Shwe's Post-election Plans Myanmar junta releases opposition politician Over 80 trafficked Myanmar people repatriated from Thailand in first six months Former Suu Kyi aide released after 14 years in Myanmar prison Thailand petitioned over migrant rights AAFA applauds House passage of Burma import ban renewal US House Renews Sanctions against Burma Political Parties Struggle On Thein Sein lambasted for fomenting war among ethnics US House renews Myanmar sanctions Foreign investment in Burma ‘down 70%’ DKBA ‘kidnapping’ defector children ILO Calls for Trade Union Revival in Burma North Korean FM to visit Burma Myanmar state media hail leader's China visit Kachin party ineligible to form, junta minister says No Release from Indian Jail for Burmese Detainees Junta Forms Missile Force to Guard Against External Threats Kokang rebels produce drugs in Asia World Company dam sites Ethnic Lahu party will only contest in 6 townships in Shan State Burma’s ethnic ceasefire group denies supporting Thai red shirts Tuesday, 13 July 2010 14:47 Hseng Khio Fah/ Emily Hobbs Burmese Minorities Head for Safer Pastures Ahead of Poll Shan trafficking victims lobby UN US sceptical on Myanmar election move Myanmar’s new party split over election debate Investors warned over Burmese ethnic tensions S Korea to provide more information, technology assistance to Myanmar Northern battalion arms depot explodes, panicking villagers Officer Dies Under Interrogation Ethnic parties gaining support in Northern Shan State Burma and the Bomb: Is the Junta Trying to Join the Nuclear Club? Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2002713,00.html?xid=rss-wo Former leaders of Suu Kyi's NLD to form new party Thai PM plans first Myanmar visit next month Conscription in Burma Following Election? DKBA ‘taxing’ returning Burmese migrants China risks backlash with Myanmar investments - NGO Regime Separates Assets of USDA and USDP EU Sanctions on Tay Za's Son Upheld Elections date likely to be later than October ILO: Forced Labor Still Widespread in Burma India and Burma join to purge rebels Is Myanmar Working With North Korea on a Nuclear Weapons Program? Myanmar political parties seek publication permits for election campaign DKBA truce overtures a cruel trick, KNU says NLD Members Not Allowed Overnight in Naypyidaw Burma-North Korea Ties: Escalating Over Two Decades Burmese PM tried to foment inter-tribal war China - traffickers head to Burma, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos and North Korea to buy or kidnap women Crackdown on Myanmar illegal labourers boosts border rackets (Feature) India, Myanmar pact to help curb NE insurgents Political parties submit member lists Gas Revenues Fund Burma Nuke Program Big Oil Firms Accused of Human-Rights Abuses in Burma Filipino activists urge Aquino to take action on Burma We Have Enough Money, USDP Tells Australians Rescue Training Adds to Fears of Dam Collapse USDP works on voters’ list in Northern Burma Pa-O party reported having problem with local villagers Govt pushing Burma on settling border issues Myanmar has 30 million eligible voters Myanmar population hits over 59 mln in 2009 Burma clamps down on travelling monks Suu Kyi’s party berates new opposition India trade dampens Burma sanctions US to extend Burma import ban ‘Noynoy’ Aquino: New hope for Democracy in Asean Than Shwe Angry about Kelley Report KSUDP registers with Election Commission Mongla: China wants a negotiated settlement US Senate panel renews Myanmar sanctions Australia expels Burma commander’s daughter The Burmese regime should be put on trial at ICC, People’s Court verdict DKBA Profits from Migrant Worker Crackdown in Thailand Junta police border outpost attacked by Chinese villagers Burma’s 2010 elections reveal ugly truths Burma's Junta Built to Last Myanmar, Thailand to carry out environmental conservation on southern archipelago Norinco ‘sold Burma arms’ pre-copper deal UN presses Burma on child soldiers Kaman Party to Remove Monogram from Flag After Opposition Over a million meth pills burnt in Wa drug bonfire EU cancels visit after request to meet Suu Kyi denied 'I Will Stop Fighting My Fellow Karen': Chit Thu Over 1 million meth pills burnt at Wa drug bonfire Shan opposition agrees on federal Shan State European Commission Urged to Fund Cross-Border Aid Burma Cracks Down on Illegal Vehicles Caught between two sides UN ignores Burma junta’s drugs role Myanmar Stresses Continued Efforts For Drug Elimination No big policy shifts from new Australian PM, activists say Political Parties Want to Educate the Public Junta Interrogates Political Prisoners on Election USDP offers cash for votes in Puta-O Two top commanders tour Triangle Command for military inspection Un-Rule Of Law And Corruption Deny Rights Protest tomorrow to seek end of abuses in Myanmar UN human rights experts call on States to ratify treaty on enforced disappearances Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant – First-ever biography of Burmese Senior Leader General Than Shwe Life and times of a dictator Myanmar elections mute ethnic voices Starting trade union unlawful, police say Junta poll watchdog bans party marches, slogans Junta Checkpoint Opens near KIO Brigade Headquarters Junta not in favour of KSPP contesting elections Junta sets no new deadline for BGF program at latest meeting Wa to hold drug bonfire Drug crop in Myanmar has surged, says UN official PM’s party enticing Muslims More North Korean Rockets Reported in Burma Thai Government Steps Up Crackdown on Illegal Migrants Burma Rejects Labor Union Application Democratic Rights Group Criticizes Burma's Election Directive China weapons giant to mine Burma In this week’s New Statesman: Burma’s silent agitator UNDP Myanmar intensifies its response to NRS flood N Korea missiles at Burma base Hundreds of Buildings Slated for Destruction in Rangoon Than Shwe, Laotian PM Discuss Military Ties NLD Leaders Tour Burma Than Shwe the Third 'Worst of the Worst' Election funds generated by issuing two-wheeler licenses China remains silent on Burma’s nuclear ambitions Myanmar bans political activity No chanting for political favour UN aid agencies continue relief efforts in flood-affected Myanmar Burma’s undemocratic polls will bring shame on ASEAN WFP & UNDP Rapid Assessment of the Potential Impact of Delayed Rains on Harvests in Selected Areas Across Myanmar - June 2010 China's Norinco Signs Myanmar Copper Mine Contract to Strengthen Reserves Burma bans marching and chanting during rallies Chinese Weapons Maker Signs Myanmar Deal Myanmar restricts political activity ahead of polls Burma threatens to undermine EU credibility on human rights Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/burma-threatens-to-undermine-eu-credibility Than Shwe tells military to aid junta’s favoured party Ban Ki-moon called Burma gas pipeline a "win-win" UN working group condemns Suu Kyi’s detention Karen-junta troop clashes become online hit Junta’s first priority is elections, say Burma watchers Obama calls for release of Suu Kyi on 65th birthday Obama renews call for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi UK Ministers call for immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi First visit by junta officials to KIO HQ after BGF talks failure Myanmar: UN rights expert urges release of Aung San Suu Kyi U.S. Warns 13 Countries Of Possible Sanctions For Human Trafficking Time to stop the Myanmar junta's nuclear ambitions No Let Up in Human Trafficking from Burma Burmese Foreign Minister Receives Iranian Delegation Condemning Military Election in Burma China endorses Bangladesh-Myanmar road project Thai PM Green Lights Crackdown on Illegal Migrants Regime-friendly Party Actively Campaigns Junta's Eyes Focused on Election Hospitalization in Muse out of reach of many Wa elder: Wa Democratic Party doesn’t represent Wa people UN official says Myanmar, Thailand face tough tests KNLA trio of ambushes kills 14 junta troops China Guodian plans hydropower, coal plants in Myanmar US Adds N. Korea in Bottom Category in Human Trafficking Indo - Myanmar bi-annual liaison meet held UN development chief says Myanmar, Thailand face challenges KSPP to appeal to UEC again for approval Political parties afraid to campaign in Shan State South Foreign Policy: Burma's Nuclear Ambitions US warns of ‘unrealistic’ refugee resettlement Burma Buys 50 Fighter Jets From China Sons of top generals handed fuel-station permits Pressure Off Cease-fire Groups for Now Relocated Myitsone villagers face health problems in new place Naypyitaw orders hundreds of Shan costumes for elections US warns nations of possible sanctions for failing to fight human trafficking US puts nations on notice for trafficking Exiles stage defiant protest at London embassy to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday Myanmar beats Philippines in farm mechanization Former NDA-K chairman wants KIO to toe junta's line Myanmar government denies allegations it is developing nuclear weapons Myanmar denies nuclear cooperation with North Korea Suu Kyi Says Burmese Have Right Not to Vote US Says Burma Nukes Would “Tremendously Destabilize” SE Asia Myanmar attracts 237 mln USD foreign investment in first two months Obama asked to name envoy to secretive Myanmar Naypyidaw's Pyongyang Ploy Private Gas Stations Open in Burma Join Amnesty International & Stand With Suu Kyi on June 18th! Shan party members “increasing” to hundreds in Shan State alone Oil Companies Financing Nuclear Threat in Burma, Refusing Transparency Keeping Burma Out of the Nuclear Silo A defector’s reports seem credible so far as they go Top US refugee official says Myanmar election must be fair for refugees to return home Burma in 2010: A Critical Year in Ethnic Politics, June 2010 Burma’s authoritarian upgrade: 1990-2010 Burma's 2010 Elections: Challenges and Opportunities, June 2010 Thai-Burma Relations through the Thaksin Prism Myanmar to expand GSM coverage to Southeast Asian countries Myanmar starts sending gas from Mottama offshore gas field to Yangon Myanmar vows close cooperation with East Asian countries for regional development Retired NMSP leaders may form party to join 2010 election Three more villages being shifted from Myitsone dam site Shan Drug Watch: Burma’s 15 year drug effort still missing its targets Top UN official travels to Asia for talks on Myanmar Myanmar elections on October 10: US senator Shelter issues and land rights frustrate resettlement South Korea to train Myanmar agricultural experts Junta Extends BGF Deadline for DKBA Army Increases Surveillance of Possible Defectors US Talking to Burma about North Korea What if Burma goes nuclear? Deepened Sino-Myanmar relations contribute to regional development: media Demonstration Against the 2010 Military Election New Tempests Over Burma as U.N. Aid Rolls In Myanmar leader meets Chinese PLA delegation Tokyo court gives refugee status to woman from Myanmar ethnic minority US Senator Calls For Investigation of Alleged Burmese Nuclear Program Assistance Still Needed for the Delta in Myanmar Amnesty International USA and Other NGOs Hold Demonstration and Panel Calling for the Release of Suu Kyi Myanmar to cooperate in global earthquake model foundation program Maung Win, "We are cheap labour, we have no rights" Police Question Missile Expert Defector's Family Ambassador Denies Nuclear Allegations; UN to Investigate The Burmese Nuclear Programme Myanmar issues new stamp to mark Sino-Myanmar relations anniversary Chinese, Myanmar leaders exchange greetings on anniversary of ties Myanmar top leader stresses development of Sino-Myanmar friendly ties Protest against forced relocation and arbitrary arrests of youths in Kachin State Oppositions Lament Nuclear Program Effort Junta spies nabbed by Wa UN nuclear watchdog looking into Myanmar N-report Evidence points to Myanmar nuclear program IAEA chief says looking into Myanmar nuclear report In Brief: ILO presses for end to forced labour in Myanmar USDA Pulling Down Its Signs in Rangoon China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline project underway Myanmar to extend loan to farmers to boost paddy cultivation Burma accused of developing nuclear weapons Myanmar, N Koreans linked to N-scheme No clear signs Myanmar wants help with elections—Asean UN Told To Speed Up Resolving Rohingya Issue 'Cabinet to decide BSF deployment along India-Myanmar border' ULFA leaders in Bangladesh, Myanmar to surrender: Pillai Myanmar official media hail Chinese premier's visit Ex-inspector says Myanmar has nuclear goals Burma's Deputy Defense Minister Skips Security Summit Most trafficking victims in Thailand ‘are Burmese’ Four arrested for Kunchankone robbery Burma's Military Budget to Increase Significantly Burma's Nuclear Ambitions 'Threaten Regional Security' USDA’s vitriolic attack on KIO, KSPP over elections CNPC begins work on oil, gas pipelines in Myanmar UN declares Myanmar free of maternal and neonatal tetanus Protest against Military Election in Burma US concerned over Myanmar's military ties with N.Korea Myanmar beginning a nuclear weapons program Quotable quotes from Chinese premier's visit in Myanmar Myanmar, N.Korea slammed Oil, gas projects energize relations with Myanmar Publicity craving Arundhati Roy fancies being Suu Kyi of wrong things Burma tops 'worst of the worst' list of human rights violators Brussels, 3 June 2010 Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union Chinese, Myanmar premiers attend celebrations of anniversary of diplomatic ties Chinese, Myanmarese leaders agree to enhance bilateral friendship, cooperation US senator postpones Myanmar trip, cites concerns over nuclear weapons allegations Myanmar achieves maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination Wen Jiabao Talks Elections and Ethnic Issues with Than Shwe US senator cancels Myanmar trip on nuclear suspicions EU neighbours sign up to Myanmar sanctions Happy Democratic Election Victory, Burma/Myanmar! Chinese premier signs 15 agreements with Myanmar junta UN Group to Begin Child Soldier Information Campaign South Korea is a willing middle man Yangon market fire causes losses of $24.4 mln CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao held talks today with Myanmar Prime Minister U Thein Sein in Myanmar's capital of Naypyitaw. The two prime ministers also Chinese premier holds talks with Myanmar PM, 15 deals signed Read more: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=439062&type=National#ixzz0plrg0vtr US senator to meet Aung Suu Kyi on Myanmar trip Junta cronies get nod to run banks Chinese PM Urged to Promote Burmese National Reconciliation Highlights of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit in Mongolia, Myanmar China's Wen Jiabao, Myanmar leaders to discuss sensitive topics When Don’t Sanctions Work? Myanmar's motivations Myanmar's military ambitions What Message Will Wen Jiabao Bring to Burma? New Zealand Parliament calls for freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi 100 houses relocated for airport Burma's journalists recognised at Amnesty Awards NZ MPs call for restoration of rights for Suu Kyi Wen heads to Myanmar Parliament unanimous in Burmese plea Chinese firms can do more in Myanmar Rohingya issue to be raised in int'l forum if talks fail Obama Must Join Global Condemnation of Israeli Flotilla Assault China to build two more hydropower plants in Shan State Myanmar to launch cafe flight service using destroyed aircraft India implements FTA with Vietnam, Myanmar China and Burma ‘allied over foreign enemies’ Five facts about China-Myanmar relations EU meets old and new opposition China's Wen to talk energy, elections in Myanmar Burma intelligence probes political inmates Chinese premier's visit to Myanmar to open up new page in bilateral ties: ambassador Burma: Tricked into slavery by brutal traffickers Myanmar to issue new stamp to mark Sino-Myanmar relations anniversary Junta officials into cattle theft to sell to China KIO and junta officials meet again in Myitkyina Poppy farmers: cultivation up, but less output Election boycott is misguided Sanctioning Disaster Global climate alliance pledges stronger action Depayin Masterminds Wield Power in USDP Burma's Opposition Not Optimistic About US Sen Webb's Visit Burmese armed groups eye ‘real Union’ Myanmar, S Korean businessmen to seek further economic, trade co-op New opposition registers for elections Myanmar suspends 2 local journals for publishing without censorship http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?id=12241&sec=3 Asean's new dilemma: Burma's nuclear ambitions Burma: Chinese Premier’s Visit Should Spotlight Rights Aquino told: Tackle Burma problem Myanmar gas reserves behind India’s soft line on junta acts After 20 years, political scenario of Burma is still gloomy Oil firms eye Myanmar assets Parties Must Show Sufficient Numbers or Face Dissolution: EC Burma plans an election at the gun point Myanmar Election Body Sets 90 Days Deadline For Parties To Enlist Members Myanmar election body sets deadline for parties to enlist members UN suspects North Korean nuke ties to Myanmar Myanmar, Vietnam vow to promote bilateral relations First village forcibly relocated for Irrawaddy dam project Village headmen fed up with junta-backed parties’ campaign Ben Rogers: A Wilberforce agenda for the Coalition’s Foreign Policy Chinese companies based in Myanmar donate necessities to orphans Than Shwe’s Electronic Dream US Senators Condemn Burma's Regime Suu Kyi ‘would snub US senator’ Junta to Reshuffle Regional Commanders North Korea Exporting Nuke Technology to Burma: UN Experts Mae Sot's Global Day of Action ‘Blackmailer’ arrested in central Burma AI Names Burma as Human Rights Abuser Ethnic Groups Enter Alliance Confident NDF Leaders Register Their Party The Invaluable Culture of Asia: The Many Names of Burma PM Brown's Last Letter Was to Suu Kyi Myanmar opposition marks anniversary of victory The Myanmar Elections Suu Kyi party marks 20 years since Myanmar poll win Rights group slams Burma junta on poll anniversary EU, Asean Urge Credible Election in Burma Myanmar Security Personnel Find Explosives Planted Under Rail Track Burma's Lost 20 Years Myanmar’s prison of an election will also be ASEAN’s Myanmar may descend into chaos post-election: Civil groups More youths with KIO links arrested and tortured Palaung community calls on Shan army to say No to BGF EU seeking deal on election mission to Burma ASEAN hopes Myanmar election will foster reconciliation (Roundup) Is Burma the first Causality of Chinese Imperialism? Burma: 20 Years After 1990 Elections, Democracy Still Denied US senator Webb to return for talks with junta Marking a 20th anniversary in Burma 'Credible' elections urged Myanmar Family Nabbed For Drug Trafficking US senator who won release of American prisoner who visited Suu Kyi to go to Myanmar for talks Shan army: We stand by 1990 election results US Senator to visit Asia Conflict to increase in Burma warns regional group Bain: Making chicken congee, Karen style US senator to visit Myanmar Myanmar: Conflict to increase in Burma warns regional group China PM to meet with Myanmar military leaders Wen to meet with Myanmar junta leaders Myanmar: Illegal Migrant Workers Fear Coming Crackdown Myanmar boycott is misguided Sen. Webb to Visit Burma Once Again Shan ceasefire army confronts junta with a list of atrocities PM’s party forcibly recruiting members in Shan State Junta Top Brass to Meet in Naypyidaw State Media in Burma Silent on Thai Unrest EU Denounces Burma's Election UN chief urges action against child soldiers News, BorderChinese Premier Coming to Burma Rising Border Tension Threatens China-Burma Relations Fresh batch of 300 Chinese dam workers arrive in Myitkyina US says troubled by Myanmar developments European Parliament – EU Must Support Burma Crimes Investigation Myanmar Temporarily Stops Power Supply For Industrial Use In Yangon Myanmar: USDA Continues to Harass Water Volunteers Army arrests villager in Buthidaung Tensions easing on the eastern front Shan army summoned to meet junta officials again Ethnic armed groups, locals to enforce relocation of Myitsone villagers Shan state-East border guard force formed in Myanmar Myanmar worker found murdered in Kepong Forced portering rumors spread fear and stymie economies in southern Mon State Shan army told to withdraw its forces by Naypyitaw Suu Kyi Criticizes NDF Faction Obama extends sanctions on Myanmar Win Tin calls NDF ‘crows in peacock feathers’ Karen National Union denies the Burmese government’s bombing accusations Increased security demands force villagers to guard along Kanbauk to Myingkalay pipeline SPDC township authorities arrest and extort fees from residents not included in family lists Myanmar's Suu Kyi says US envoy's visit beneficial: lawyer Ceasefire Shan army in quandary Wa and allies remain defiant NDF Party to Ally with Pro-democracy, Ethnic Groups Election Commission yet to approve ethnic Kachin political parties NLD leaders continue to show up for work U.S. official may visit Myanmar if he can see Suu Kyi Army expands outposts near Indian border US ups support of opposition ahead of Myanmar polls Shan elected party announces it will not re-register Junta meets Mongla group again KIO member arrested in bomb blast case Than Shwe a Predator, Says Media Watchdog Campbell Back to Burma US envoy looks at Myanmar trip: officials British Political Parties Policies on Burma NLD should remain a legal political entity Myanmar generals set up political party Myanmar verifies water festival bombs as grenades Troops break from DKBA, head for border Human Traffickers Exploit Nargis Aftermath Burmese junta forces Irrawaddy Myitsone villagers to relocate Junta announces reward for information on bomb blasts perpetrators Karen State Burmese military authorities refuse responsibility for future bombings 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