The Burmese government on Sunday held a press conference at which it denied the use of forced labor in what appeared to be the latest attempt to make its case against UN Security Council intervention in the country. (more…)

Naypyidaw: Military-ruled Myanmar said Sunday that regulations on how United Nations agencies and development organisations operate were imposed to ensure no “unpleasant incidents” happen to them. (more…)

Detained 88 generation student leader Ko Ko Gyi’s 45th birthday was celebrated today by pro-democracy activists. The activists and relatives of detained student leaders got together at a Buddhist monastery near Chaukhtutgyi pagoda in Rangoon to celebrate his birthday. (more…)

Naypyidaw: Inflation in impoverished Myanmar has quadrupled in the past year, but GDP growth exceeded expectations, reaching 13.2 percent last fiscal year, an economic minister said. (more…)

December 16: New Delhi: India will invest 4.5 billion rupees (100 million U.S. dollars) in developing Myanmar’s Sittwe port to connect northeast India with East Asia, a senior Indian official said Saturday. (more…)

December 16: The Parliament in Nepal has demanded the immediate release of detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (more…)

Ban Nam Khem: On the eve of the second anniversary of the tsunami, Thailand buried the last of its unidentified victims in a quiet ceremony attended by a handful of officials. (more…)

The UK’s Department of International Development was accused on Monday of failing to help some of the most vulnerable people in Burma and of neglecting to support democracy in the country. (more…)

December 16: Bangkok: Hollywood and music stars, including Tim Robbins and Kate Pierson of The B-52s, have called on the United Nations to pass its first-ever resolution on Myanmar where a brutal offensive against ethnic minority people is continuing, a press release received Saturday said. (more…)

December 16: Green campaigners in Stroud are urging residents to support an unusual campaign. (more…)

Burma’s junta needs to hear from the U.N. Security Council.
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London tonight: Friends of the Earth and Canadian Friends of Burma to press concerns at CPP Investment Board public meeting

(London, Ontario):  Friends of the Earth-Canada and Canadian Friends of Burma will challenge the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPPIB) use of pension fund monies to finance the government of Burma (also known as Myanmar), reputed to be the most vicious and repressive dictatorship in the world. (more…)