Yangon: Defying an outpouring of international appeals, Myanmar’s military government Friday extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by another year, a government official said. (more…)

Burmese authorities on Friday launched fresh attacks on supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi who were praying for her release at a Rangoon pagoda, according to witnesses. (more…)

The whereabouts of high-profile activist Ko Htin Kyaw and seven other protestors arrested by the military on April 22nd are still unknown according to their friends and families. (more…)

Three mounted amphibians were seen positioned  near Tachilek’s Shwe Dagon pagoda replica on Wednesday, 23 May, the day Burma’s military authorities were to meet representatives from the Shan State Army (SSA) South, according to sources on the border. (more…)

A biography of Burma’s former late prime minister U Nu, timed to be released on what would have been his 100th birthday today, has been banned by the censorship board. (more…)

Merlin, the UK based international health NGO has announced that it will begin health and relief work in Chin state Myanmar this year following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Health. (more…)

A bomb exploded in the Nanphalong border market in Tamu Township close to the India-Burma border on Friday. (more…)

Health authorities are working to contain a polio outbreak in Burma that has afflicted three toddlers, the latest case confirmed this week, the World Health Organization said Friday. (more…)

Activists in Philippines called on the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) to include the Burma issue on its agenda and staged a protest today demanding the unconditional and immediate release of Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. (more…)

Manila: The U.S. scolded Myanmar for its poor human rights record Friday, and expressed concern that the exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the Southeast Asian nation has created a region-wide refugee crisis. (more…)

The British Government is to raise the plight of Burma’s persecuted Karen minority at a meeting with the Burmese Foreign Minister next week. (more…)

The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma is deeply disappointed with the Burmese military regime for extending the unlawful detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by another year.  (more…)