February 12: Yangon: Pro-democracy parties in Myanmar urged ethnic groups to reconsider plans to attend constitution-drafting talks held by the ruling junta, saying the process could not guarantee democracy and human rights.
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Yangon: Delegates are arriving in Myanmar’s capital for the reopening of a constitution-drafting convention set up by the military government, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.
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An ethnic ceasefire group will not attend the National Convention, due to resume on February 17, if Burma’s junta does not release its detained leaders, said the group’s representatives.
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Yangon: Myanmar plans to enact a new law to crack down on human trafficking, imposing stiffer penalties for traffickers and allowing authorities to freeze their assets, the Myanmar Times reported Monday.
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February 14: It has been learned that 126 10th Standard students staged a protest at a state high school in Ramree, Arakan State, on 4 February. Since the teachers are not properly teaching the students as the 10th Standard examinations draw near, a local resident requested a renowned chemistry subject tuition teacher, U Nyi Nyi, who is currently on a visit, to teach the students.
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February 13: Yangon: Myanmar is stepping up crack-down on unlicensed foreign video tapes and VCDs which are considered not suitable for public shows, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday.
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will crack down hard on Indonesian illegal immigrants from March 1, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Monday after talks with the visiting Indonesian president.
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February 12: Kuala Lumpur: The UN special envoy to Myanmar, Razali Ismail, Saturday expressed concern about the arrest of several pro-democracy leaders by the military junta and its move to ban groups from commemorating a key pre-independence event.
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Canberra: Labor today called for Australia to tighten sanctions against Burma and condemned Prime Minister John Howard for failing to raise concerns about Burma’s human rights abuses during the ASEAN summit.
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February 12: The United States on Friday condemned Burma’s military government for arresting several ethnic leaders, according to a statement issued by US State Department.
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As much as the official organs try to cover it up, there appears a definite rift in Burma’s leadership
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