Thai PM proposes visit to Burma

Thursday, 09 July 2009 15:20 New Delhi (mizzima) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjejiva proposes to visit neighbouring military-ruled Burma later this month, sources in the Thai Ministry of F…
Mizzima News

KNLA 7th Brigade loses a quarter of its territory

Thursday, 09 July 2009 13:20 Chiang Mai (mizzima) – After a month-long fierce military offensive, the joint forces of the Burmese Army and Karen splinter group – the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army…
Mizzima News

Gold shop looted in Northern Burma

Thursday, 09 July 2009 13:20 Ruili (Mizzima) –Two armed men looted a famous gold shop near No. 1 Central Market in Bamo town of Kachin State  in Northern Burma on July 6 and fled with gold ornament…
Mizzima News

Indonesian President Set for Re-election

After polls closed, an unofficial quick count at 2,000 polling stations with more than half of ballots tallied gave President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 58 percent of the vote, which would be enough to …
The Irrawaddy

G8 calls for multi-party elections in Myanmar

L’AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) – Major powers in the Group of Eight called on Wednesday for transparent, multi-party elections in Myanmar and the release of all political prisoners. Copyright © 2008 …
The Star

Senate hears dangers of Burmese pythons, other invasives

WASHINGTON – A pet Burmese python broke out of a glass cage last week and killed a 2-year-old girl in her Florida bedroom. The tragedy became the latest and most graphic example of a problem that has …
TBO.com

Aung San Suu Kyi ready for resumption of her trial, lawyer says

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was briefed for two hours by her defence team Wednesday and is well prepared for her trial which is scheduled to resume on Friday, one of her lawyers said.
BurmaNet

Landslide caused by rain kills 30 in Myanmar

A landslide caused by torrential rain killed about 30 people in northern Myanmar at the weekend when it swept away their homes, which were built on a mine dump, people in contact with the area said on…
BurmaNet

Burma’s youth ‘to look for another way out’ – Htet Aung Kyaw

The political stalemate in Burma following Ban Ki-moon’s visit could push youth activists to increase pressure on the regime themselves rather than wait for the UN, said a former Burmese ambassador …
BurmaNet

Internet clampdown during UN chief’s Burma visit – Ahunt Phone Myat

Internet users in Burma were impeded by slow connections and faced questioning by authorities last weekend as surveillance on internet cafes increased during Ban Ki-moon’s visit.
BurmaNet

Loans offered to farmers through village headmen with mixed reviews – Panorkkyar

The Myanmar (Burma) Agriculture Development Bank staff members went to every village in Mudon Township and discussed with village headmen the loans for farmers. One village headman told IMNA that the…
BurmaNet

Meeting with Ban “Unsatisfactory”: NLD – Saw Yan Naing

The Burmese opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) said a meeting between the party leaders and UN chief Ban Ki-moon during his two-day trip to Burma was “unsatisfactory” bec…
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US concern over state of democracy in Burma – Mungpi

The US State Department has given vent to its concern with the political developments in Burma and has specifically called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained opposition leader currently…
BurmaNet

Myanmar excludes A/H1N1 virus from cause of pig deaths

The Myanmar health authorities have confirmed that the recent death of nine pigs in a pig farm in a Yangon’s suburban township was due to food poison and not because of swine flu, the local week…
BurmaNet

The world is running out of options on Myanmar

The international community has few options left for Myanmar after the U.N. secretary-general’s failure last week to engage the recalcitrant military regime.
BurmaNet

Facing down persecution – Melissa Brown

There was a powerful moment at the end of a recent vigil held to mark the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi and to call for an end to her decades long detention. One of the demonstrators pinned a phot…
BurmaNet

NLD unhappy with brief meeting with UN Chief

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 22:17 New Delhi (Mizzima) – Leaders of Burma’s main opposition party,  the National League for Democracy on Wednesday said they were dissatisfied with their 10-minute meet…
Mizzima News

Indian activists urge UN to mount pressure on junta

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 21:52 New Delhi (Mizzima) – One of India’s Left constituent party – the All India Forward Bloc – has expressed grave concern over the political deadlock in neighbouring B…
Mizzima News

India to repatriate second batch of Rohingya to Bangladesh

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 21:01 New Delhi (mizzima) – India is set to repatriate 150 Rohingya boat people, who have been stranded on the Andaman Island for nearly six months, following a green signal fr…
Mizzima News

Htoo Co. negotiates for mobile services of Myanmar Telecom

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 20:09 Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The management rights of mobile phone services of the Burmese government operated Myanmar Telecom is being negotiated for transfer to the powerfu…
Mizzima News

Two new FM radio channels soon

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 19:24 New Delhi (Mizzima) – Two new FM radio channels will begin broadcasting in Burma as of August, according to sources from the Music Association and FM stations.The FM ra…
Mizzima News

Burma’s Military Government Distances Itself From International Community

Burma’s defiant reception of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon last week underscored the military government’s self-isolation from the international community. At the same time, Burma’s imp…
VOA