In its unabated and relentless crackdown on dissidents, the Burmese military junta today arrested Aung Zaw Oo, a member of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP) from a teashop in downtown Rangoon , a colleague said.
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A group of more than 25 women activist paraded through downtown Rangoon on Sunday in the first public display of opposition to the military regime since the September crackdown.
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The junta has jailed some of Burma’s Buddhist clergy, derobed others and driven many into exile.
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The Monks Alliance has urged Burma’s State Sangha Council to investigate about the situation of the monks who were killed or detained after September protests in Burma.
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In a bid to put a leash on any kind of students’ movement in universities, invigilators in Rangoon University east campus are collecting the names and roll numbers of students who are coming for their examination in black dresses as a mark of mourning for those killed during the protests, a student source said.
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A police force in Sittwe raided a monastery and arrested a monk on 15 November, but no information is available regarding the whereabouts of the monk after his arrest.
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Burmese Home Minister General Maung Oo strongly criticized UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari and his recent visit to Burma during a meeting that was held Saturday in the western Burmese border town of Maungdaw, said a government official who attended the meeting.
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A prominent Zomi ethnic leader, Cin Sian Thang. was released on Monday morning after nearly one week in custody, according to the opposition National League for Democracy spokesman, Nyan Win.
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Tension is growing between the Burmese army and the regime’s main ceasefire group, the Kachin Independence Organization, following the arrest of six KIO soldiers and two officials.
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Residents of Burma’s former capital, Rangoon barely recovering from the trauma of the ruthless suppression of the people’s uprising, having witnessed brutal beatings, shootings and killings, have to contend now with another depressing reality – prolonged power cuts.
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Recent reports that Thai authorities will repatriate pregnant migrant workers have created an atmosphere of fear and worry among the large community of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand.
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Seven migrants from Myanmar and a Thai driver were killed Sunday after their pick-up truck plunged into a canal in central Thailand as the vehicle tried to evade police, local authorities said.
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Foreign investment in Myanmar’s oil and gas sector reached a record high of more than US$470 million (almost euro320 million) in fiscal year 2006-07, accounting for more than 60 percent of the total, according to newly-released government statistics.
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The rich red hue of Myanmar’s prized rubies is a reminder to many gem dealers of the military government’s bloody crackdown on democracy advocates, and talk of a boycott is increasing.
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Myanmar has reported an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus at a chicken farm in the northeast, state media and an international livestock health agency said Saturday.
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India has put all sale and transfer of arms to Myanmar on hold. The decision follows the suppression of pro-democracy protests in that country, South Block officials told HT.
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Twenty years ago in a wood paneled conference room in Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then foreign minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja threw out an odd idea in front of a group of foreign journalists. (more…)

Over 100 monks from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka yesterday began a sit-in protest at Bodhgaya, a historical place of Buddhist worship, to create awareness among pilgrims of the Burmese military junta’s ongoing campaign against the Buddhist religion inside the country.
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Vietnam supports the national reconciliation process in Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem affirmed while receiving the United Nations Secretary General’s special envoy to Myanmar in Ha Noi on Saturday.
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U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari said on Monday he wanted to return to Myanmar by the end of the year as part of efforts to secure the release of political prisoners and prod the country toward democracy.
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