A score of Burmese pro-democracy activists led by a prominent human rights defender were forcefully stopped during a demonstration march and arrested Tuesday morning in Insein Township, according to witnesses in Rangoon. (more…)

Yangon: Police in army-ruled Myanmar arrested 39 activists on Tuesday before they could reach Buddhist temples to pray for the release of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, friends and witnesses said. (more…)

Some of Rangoon’s leading non-political and non-profit associations are likely to be closed by the Ministry of Home Affair, according to an internal memo obtained by The Irrawaddy from a source close to the ministry. (more…)

Yangon: Myanmar banned the sale of remote-controlled children’s toys because of fears they could be turned into detonators for bombs, a local weekly journal reported Tuesday. (more…)

Ee Thu Hta Camp, Burma: Spent tea leaves were etched into the raw blisters on his face when they found him. (more…)

Oslo: Nearly 60 former heads of state including three ex-American presidents demanded Monday that Myanmar’s military regime release Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. (more…)

May 14: This year the chorus of voices calling for her freedom will include a new list of heavyweights on the global political stage. (more…)

Moscow: Russia’s atomic energy agency said on Tuesday it had signed a deal to build a nuclear research reactor in Myanmar, whose military rulers have been criticized by the West for repressive and undemocratic practices. (more…)

The world’s senior statesmen call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. (more…)

Thailand also needs to shake off its complacency and take an active role in pushing Rangoon for reforms (more…)

May 15, 2007

Senior General Than Shwe
Naypyidaw
Burma (more…)