United Nations: More than 30 members of Myanmar’s opposition have asked the United Nations to inquire into a bloody clash four years ago that led to the latest detention of their leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Prime Minister Soe Win shifted to a military hospital in Burma after over two months medical treatment in a Singapore hospital for an unannounced medical problem.
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One should not give up hoping for the best when it comes to resolving by peaceful means Burma’s long standing problems, but one should also be prepared against the worst to defend one’s rights by military means, said Col Yawdserk, leader of the Shan State Army (SSA) “South” yesterday.
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A reddish rose on a black background may indeed not be the ideal color combination for the cover of a book, but that judgment doesn’t originate with an artist, layout designer or photographer. It comes from a certain group of people who are allergic to the colors black and red.
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Burmese human rights activists who were beaten by members of the junta-backed group Union Solidarity Development Association in mid-April will face trial on Friday in a local court in Hinthada Township, Irrawaddy Division, according to the group leader.
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A villager was killed, another injured and over 4,000 villagers, from 18 villages, in Pha Pun district, Karen state fled and are hiding in the jungles after the Burma Army launched a fresh offensive in the end of April.
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Kuala Lumpur: Southeast Asian countries aim to sign a free trade pact with Japan in November, and will try to remove obstacles in the negotiations at a ministerial meeting in Brunei this week, an official said Thursday.
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Burma remains rooted as one of the worst places in the world for press freedom, beaten only by newly embraced North Korea.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change meeting has opened in Bangkok, bringing with it dire predictions of future disasters. Flood, famine, draught and disease are all impending, according to the delegates.
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The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has announced its decision to honour the Mizzima News Agency with its 2007 Free Media Pioneer Award. Managing Editor Sein Win will receive the prize on behalf of Mizzima News at an award ceremony on 15 May, during the IPI World Congress in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May 2007).
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