Aung San Suu Kyi, whose pacifist struggle against Myanmar‘s military rulers has made her an icon of democracy, turns 60 on Sunday under the house arrest that has left her a silent but still central figure here. 

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The European Commission has approved 1.5 million euros in humanitarian aid for vulnerable groups in Myanmar (Burma), E.C. aid officials said Thursday. 

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When Aung San Suu Kyi turns 60 this weekend, the detained Myanmar democratic leader might not be aware of the fact, but in her former home of Britain, campaigners are pushing hard for her freedom. 

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Britain on Thursday demanded that Myanmar release detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who turns 60 at the weekend, labelling her treatment by the ruling junta “indefensible”. 

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Myanmar‘s military rulers have intensified their crackdown on political opponents and stepped up the arrests of activists, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said Thursday. 

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Malaysian police on Thursday detained 68 Myanmar citizens who gathered outside their embassy to demand the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who turns 60 this weekend, activists said. 

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Myanmar registered 219 narcotic- drug-related cases in May, bringing the total number of such cases revealed in the first five months of this year to 1,251, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday.  (more…)

A provincial labor court in Thailand’s border town of Mae Sot has scheduled a second hearing of two connected legal cases brought by a group of Burmese migrant workers and two labor rights groups against a Thai garment factory and a Thai government labor office.

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Several reports received since the end of May by both Shan and Thai sources indicate that the United Wa State Army might begin its 4th attempt to occupy the Shan State Army stronghold across Maehongson tomorrow. 

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Myanmar‘s military government, accused of failing to curb human trafficking, will enact a law to control the problem soon, state media reported Thursday.