A state-run daily newspaper in Burma o­n Friday attacked the Washington, DC-based National Endowment for Democracy for inciting civil unrest in the country and planning to control UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations behind the scenes. (more…)

A festival of European films ends in Rangoon o­n Saturday after attracting full houses at the city’s Naypyidaw cinema.
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Travel restrictions are in force for villagers in Meihwa. They are not allowed to travel without the permission of the Meihwa based army camp on the Indo-Myanmar border.
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Imphal: Manipur chief minister, O Ibobi Singh today said fencing along a portion of the international border at Moreh would be speeded up to check cross border activities of Manipur based militants group.
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Dear listeners, Democratic Voice of Burma Correspondent Ko Htet Yarzar filed this report about the situation of rice traders in Burma.
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The Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of Myanmar Friday called on the public to continue to take biosecurity against recent fresh bird flu outbreak, warning that remnant H5N1 virus is still striking the country.
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The mainland has been courting Myanmar in recent months, with leaders in Beijing having decided that the junta is now its most important ally in Asia.
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The Export-Import Bank of Thailand’s multi-billion-baht loan to Burma was not a usual business transaction, former bank president Sataporn Jinachitra said.
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Burmese opposition groups in and outside the country are preparing to celebrate the birthday of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who turns 62 o­n June 19.
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Washington: A bipartisan bill was introduced Thursday that would extend sanctions against Myanmar because of the human rights record of the junta that runs the Southeast Asian country.
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June 13, The executive director of the International Labour Organization Kari Tapiola told DVB in an exclusive interview yesterday that Burma’s chances of having past ILO resolutions on the country repealed depended on ongoing cooperation. (more…)

Burma’s military rulers are preparing for the next stage of their so called “roadmap to democracy”. But rather than genuine multi-party democracy, it appears that the junta is now planning to civilianise its existing military administration. (more…)

A group of schoolchildren in Burma were recently given a lesson on the inanity of their government and its officialdom. (more…)

In recent weeks the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received many detailed and worrying reports about the resurgence of government-backed goon squads in Burma. (more…)