The Committee Representing the People’s Parliament (CRPP), an umbrella organization for opposition groups inside Burma, on Monday marked Union Day with an appeal to the regime to solve the country’s problems. A Union Day celebration planned by another group, the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA), was banned by the regime.
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Myanmar’s military ruler accused “powerful countries” Monday of trying to divide the Southeast Asian country by stirring up racial conflicts.
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Military-ruled Myanmar on Monday condemned western countries for imposing sanctions on the regime, as it marked the 60th anniversary of a key step toward independence from Britain.
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A prominent Myanmar pro-democracy activist called Monday on the ruling military regime to consult more with politicians to combat the corruption, mismanagement, nepotism and opportunism that is crippling the economy. (more…)

Myanmar announced a peace deal with a splinter group of ethnic Karen rebels yesterday, though the pact is unlikely to end the fighting that rights groups say has forced thousands of people to flee their villages.
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The Burmese military government continues a violent campaign of abuse against women in Karen State, including rape, torture and forced labor, according to a report by an ethnic grassroots organization.
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Thai authorities have been warned to prepare for an influx of illicit drugs as traffickers in Burma are anxious to rush top-grade heroin to international markets offering record-high prices, a Shan rebel leader said. Lt-Col Kornchuen, leader of the Shan State Army’s Kengtung Front, said heroin produced from last year’s quality opium crop was fetching the highest prices in 10 years. A measure of 1.6 kilogrammes was selling at 230,000-250,000 baht, he said. (more…)

The UN Security Council breached international law by putting a resolution urging democratic reform in Myanmar on its agenda, South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki said Sunday.
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Canada said Friday it welcome an additional 2,000 refugees from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, over the next two years.
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I was at the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan where Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu was given the Gandhi Peace Prize.
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Today, it is the Sixtieth Anniversary that the Panglong agreement was signed. The Panglong agreement is the major milestone of Myanmar’s independence struggle. It signifies a landmark that commemorates the success that had been achieved among the ethnic nationalities through dialog. (more…)

State of Terror, a report launched today by the Karen Women’s Organisation, provides graphic evidence of the widespread terror tactics being employed by the military regime’s troops against women across Burma’s Karen State.
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