Burma’s detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was visited twice by a doctor at the weekend in an unusual break from the regime-ordained routine, which allows her only two medical calls a month.
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Alarmed over detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s deteriorating health, the National League for Democracy leadership said she needs more frequent and proper medical attention.
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The UN envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, still has not managed to hold talks with the leader of the country’s ruling junta, days into his second visit since the military’s brutal suppression of monk-led anti-government protests in September.
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Representatives of two opposition groups have urged United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to ensure they are involved in national reconciliation efforts.
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A young member of the National League for Democracy died one month after being beaten by Burmese authorities while participating in the monk-led demonstrations in September, according to a party spokesperson and a member of the 88 Generation Student group. (more…)

The Burmese Army has replanted over 1,000 landmines along the Kot Ka Rait and Tingun Nyi Noun highways in Karen State, Burma , in an effort to ‘clean up’ the highway. Sources from the Karen National Union (KNU) said replanting of mines started two days ago. (more…)

Myanmar business tycoon Tay Za has slammed U.S. sanctions against his airline and other businesses with reputed links to the ruling junta, saying only the people of the former Burma would suffer.
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PTT Exploration & Production, the second-largest natural gas producer in Thailand, may start developing five wholly owned natural gas fields in Myanmar by March next year once it has proven that they have sufficient reserves.
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The United States has put pressure on Singapore and its banks to cut financial ties with Myanmar’s junta.
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The Singapore Foreign Ministry has replied to an open letter from the 88 Generation Students group that called for Asean to suspend the Burmese military government from membership. (more…)

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus is holding a seminar in Singapore on 9 November to discuss possible solutions to the crisis in Burma.
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India has finalized a multi-million dollar project with Myanmar aimed at boosting the economy of its underdeveloped and strife-torn northeast region. Loose ends of the project have been tied up and a deal sealed with the generals, even as sections of the international community call for sanctions against Myanmar’s military rulers.
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Myanmar’s embattled junta has invited United Nations Special Rapporteur Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, barred from the country since 2003, to return Sunday to access the human rights situation, UN sources said Tuesday.
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The Burmese military government’s recent move to expel UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Charles Petrie has proved once again that they lack the political will to address the country’s urgent social problems.
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Two years ago, at the astrologically auspicious time of 6:37 a.m. On November 6, 2005, the big move to Burma’s new capital, Naypyidaw, began, with the departure from Rangoon of a convoy of military trucks carrying civil servants and office equipment.
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The Ethnic Nationalities Council deeply regrets the decision last week by
Burma’s ruling State Peace and Development Council to expel Mr. Charles
Petrie, the head of the United Nations Country Team out of the country. The
Burmese authorities accused Mr. Petrie and his UN Country Team of making
false statement about the current state of socio-economic conditions in Burma.
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