Anti-government leaflets were distributed in Myitkyina, Kachin State on Thursday to condemn the 20th anniversary of the military coup in Burma. (more…)

The Buddhist monk who on Tuesday attempted suicide at Burma’s most sacred shrine is in stable condition, though he is still receiving treatment at Rangoon General Hospital, police sources said on Thursday. (more…)

The Chin National Army ambushed a column of SPDC troops on Tuesday on the Indo-Burma border as the Burmese soldiers were patrolling the area, said a local villager who fled to Bangladesh out of fear of action by the authority. (more…)

Burmese security forces, including firefighters and members of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) and Swan Arr Shin, have been deployed around Rangoon’s main streets and landmarks, wearing red cravats around their necks as a sign of a heightened state of alert. (more…)

Workers load FAO supplies for transport to the delta last week. (more…)

If Ashin Zawta has his way, the next time the government of Burma (Myanmar) clamps down on dissent it will have to deal with a new force: monks with guns. (more…)

An ongoing food shortage in Chin State in western Burma has forced 2,000 ethnic Chin to cross the Indian border to Mizoran to find work, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization in Thailand. (more…)

The Japanese government has provided 3.1 million US dollars more assistance to Myanmar in fighting malaria under its grassroot grant assistance scheme, the local Biweekly Eleven reported Thursday. (more…)

The use of chemical drugs has increased considerably among youths in developing countries with Asia leading the way, according to a recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). (more…)

PERSISTENT defiance of the laws, not political pressure from the Myanmar government, was the reason why a number of Myanmar nationals working or studying here were asked to leave when their immigration passes expired. (more…)

The first anniversary of the commencement of monk-led mass protests in Burma sees the launch of the latest campaign direct at rallying international support and awareness around the continued rights violations in Burma perpetrated by the ruling junta against its own people. (more…)

Today, September 18, is the anniversary of two important events in Burma’s political history. The first is the bloody coup that installed the current regime in power 20 years ago, and the second is the start of last year’s uprising by Buddhist monks who took to the streets to seek a peaceful end to decades of brutal military rule. (more…)

Marking the anniversaries of the student uprising on September 18, 1988, and the Buddhist monk-led demonstrations last year, the Burmese junta has launched another offensive-a cyber attack-on The Irrawaddy and several other Burmese news agencies in exile. (more…)

Win Maw was always running a risk by sending news from the protests in Rangoon to an overseas radio station last year. But when the police caught up with him in November, they had a problem. He hadn’t actually done anything illegal. (more…)