“I think that we have to explode…You can’t just despair, my sons (children). You have to do something. We have to find a way by public (movement) means to do things needed to be done. If you don’t do that nothing will happen.”

The Burmese military regime has delivered a new attack on the leading National League for Democracy party, saying it could be viewed as an unlawful association.
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U.S. lawmakers condemned a brutal offensive by Myanmar’s army against ethnic minority civilians, calling on the U.N. Security Council to take urgent action against the country’s ruling junta, statements received Thursday said.
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Reports have emerged from Karen State that the Burmese military has told civilians they had until last Tuesday to leave their homes or face being shot on sight.
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If Burma’s military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) doesn’t respond to the National League for Democracy (NLD) call for urgent actions to help the country, public movements must be carried out, the renowned Burmese author Ludhu Daw Ama said.
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Shan State Army positions held since the clash on 21 April were stormed by joint Burma Army-Wa-militia troops this morning, according to Shan and Thai sources on the border.
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Vehicle fuel is proving harder to obtain in north Thai-Burmese border areas following the closure of around 100 retail stations in recent months.
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People in parts of Three Pagoda Pass town are being displaced for implementation of town development projects. Dozens of private houses were destroyed and people relocated by local military authorities in a Thai-Burmese border town recently.
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April 10, The Central Bank of Myanmar is moving to the new administrative centre Naypyidaw City near Pyinmana in a move that follows a shift government ministries started in November. (more…)

India plans to train young men from Mizoram State to authenticate gems in an attempt to curb the smuggling of precious stones from Burma, according to the Indian Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council.
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More than 150 border health workers attended a conference today that focused on disease surveillance and the development of treatment systems among migrant workers and refugees along the Thai-Burmese border.
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Myanmar plans to resume sales of chicken within days in the central city of Mandalay, after banning poultry sales in a bid to control a bird flu outbreak, the state media said Thursday.
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Myanmar’s military junta incinerated US$1.4 billion (euro1.1 billion) worth of heroin and other drugs in a giant bonfire organized for foreign diplomats to show the country’s commitment to cleaning up its image as a drug haven.
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A group of 77 Myanmar Muslims who became stranded on an Indonesian island have vowed to continue their journey to seek work overseas, an Indonesian navy commander said Thursday.
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April 25, Speaking at Conservative Human Rights Commission event on Tuesday 25th April (at 6:00pm), Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague will highlight the plight of Human Rights workers in Burma. (more…)

Media Advisory: April 27, 2006 – 14h00 (Eastern Time)
Ottawa: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (TSX: IVN), which operates a 50/50 joint venture with the military junta in Burma lashed out at an environmental activist for his role in a recent protest against Ivanhoe’s operations in Mongolia.
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