Dear listeners, nine monks who are believed to preparing to depart from the Rangoon Railway Station to return to their districts for a refuge at their monasteries during the Waso Buddhist lent were arrested by authorities, according to an eyewitness. (more…)

Shan State Army (North) says it has decided to contest in 2010 general election, which would be held by the ruling military regime in Burma. (more…)

The Censor Board of the Burmese Ministry of Information is at it again, clamping down on articles it has a distaste for. Now it has banned the publication of the July issue of ‘Padaukpwinthit’ magazine. The reason being it has writer ‘Oway U Nyo Mya’ as the cover story. (more…)

Dozens of construction firms have arrived in the cyclone-hit region to take on government-subsidised house building projects. (more…)

The Myanmar Foreign Ministry Tuesday organized trips for foreign diplomats and newsmen based in Yangon, taking them in three groups by helicopters to view restoration work in cyclone-hard-hit areas in Ayayawaddy delta region. (more…)

THERE has been a comprehensive re-shuffle of management at Myanmar Consolidated Media, publishers of The Myanmar Times. (more…)

THEY stood amid the rubble and ruin of Myanmar’s cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta, handing out supplies and cash directly to the victims of the disaster. (more…)

Activists pressing for an end to military rule in Burma have accused global insurance groups of “underwriting” the Burmese junta by directly and indirectly insuring businesses that provide a cash lifeline for the generals. (more…)

Twelve local and foreign information technology companies have been given permission by Burma’s ruling regime to invest in the country’s largest IT center, the Yadanabon Cyber City, according to Rangoon-based industry sources. (more…)

Burma’s privately owned Kanbawza Bank on Tuesday denied rumours that the bank is closing down in the wake of panic withdrawals. (more…)

Ten members of a Taiwan religious group have been infected with dengue fever while taking part in volunteer relief efforts in Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, marking the first case of mass overseas dengue fever infections to be recorded in Taiwan in recent years, a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) official said Tuesday. (more…)

The United Nations has admitted that £5 million of aid intended for Burmese cyclone survivors has been skimmed off by banks run by the country’s military junta. (more…)

US President George W Bush on Tuesday signed legislation into law to tighten an existing ban on the trade in gems from Burma. (more…)

In an unusual public rebuke, Southeast Asian leaders have called Burma’s military junta to task for its repression of the nation’s pro-democracy movement. While their action is welcome, hopefully it is just the first step in increasing pressure on the generals in Rangoon to begin reforms that address the broader political issues that are keeping their country down. (more…)

Almost three months since Cyclone Nargis struck southern Myanmar – leaving nearly 140,000 dead or missing – many storm-affected people lack basic necessities of food and shelter. (more…)