Prominent Burmese rock star Lay Phyu, along with three other famous singers are ready to rock the city of Rangoon during a fund raising concert organized for victims of Cyclone Nargis, organizers said. (more…)

At least 200 Karen villagers from eastern Burma’s Karen State have been forced to flee to the Thai-Burmese border since early this month in apprehension of imminent war between two Karen ethnic rebel forces, sources said. (more…)

Thanks to the Beijing Olympics which is kicking off on 8 August, the Sino-Burma border though not close is unusually tight, according to sources. (more…)

Thailand’s Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear new corruption charges against deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, involving a controversial loan to military-ruled Myanmar. (more…)

The Burmese offshore fishing industry is at a near standstill because of high fuel prices and a shortage of human resources and other supplies, say sources in Rangoon. (more…)

UN humanitarian chief John Holmes (L) and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister U Kyaw Thu (2L) talk with delta residents during a tour of Ayeyarwady Division on Tuesday. (more…)

Two leading news organizations of Burmese exiles reported persistent and severe attacks on their respective online servers this past week. (more…)

Activists working on migrant issues here claim that corruption is deeply rooted among some Malaysian immigration officers who are handing over Burmese asylum seekers and refugees to human traffickers. (more…)

The loss of United Nations aid money via “unacceptable” exchange rates orchestrated by the Burmese regime was going on long before this week’s disclosures about Cyclone Nargis cash losses, a US nongovernmental organization says. (more…)

The west can no longer impose its will on the increasingly powerful and self-confident nations of the developing world. (more…)

Myanmarese exiles, the international media, and certain first ladies have painted the power struggle in Myanmar as black-and-white, good versus evil. The reality is much more complicated. Multiple ethnic groups constitute Myanmar and since its independence from colonialization 60 years ago, the nation has faced the world’s oldest, constant, ethnic uprising in the world. Furthermore, the army’s influence is so pervasive that there is a lack of institutions or people that could govern the nation if the junta were to step down immediately. (more…)

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…)