Burma’s main opposition party the National League for Democracy on Monday clarified its statement issued on February 17, saying it is not to be misunderstood that detained party leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in agreement with the ruling junta’s statement. (more…)

Two All Burma Federation of Student Unions leaders who were recently sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each have been transferred to remote prisons, according to their families. (more…)

Lack of money and effective equipment is hampering Burmese local authorities tackle an increasing number of dry season fires. (more…)

Myanmar has planned full coverage of public access centers (PAC) in every township in the country to facilitate communication links, according to the Myanmar Info-Tech Tuesday. (more…)

Lao President Choummaly Sayasone met Chief of Staff of the Myanmar Armed Forces General Thura Shwe Mannin Vientiane to discuss the continued exchange of border security delegations to ensure a secure shared border, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Tuesday. (more…)

A massive manhunt has been launched by the Burmese Army following the shootings on the Mekong last week which resulted in the seizure of more than 350 kgs of heroin and a cache of B 217 million ($ 6 million), according to a reliable source. (more…)

Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein will attend the 14th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Hua Hin, Thailand in the near future, said an official announcement from Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday without specifying the date of his attendance. (more…)

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the release of 6,313 prisoners in Burma over the weekend as “a positive step,” although it added that it would “take some time to get the whole picture of the release.” (more…)

Welcoming the recent amnesty of some 6,000 prisoners, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Burma’s military government to send positive signals to the international community at this time. (more…)

Australia has offered to help Indonesia deal with the Muslim asylum seekers from Burma, who are living in camps in Aceh after being rescued at sea earlier this year. (more…)

At a November meeting of ethnic minority and pro-democracy groups in the northern Thai town of Chiang Mai, a representative of the Danish government development agency DANIDA called on the dissident participants to take part in the political process inside Myanmar, including support for the upcoming 2010 elections, or face funding cuts. (more…)

Today “human rights” and “human security” are no longer new words in the Asean lexicon. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations addressed the human rights issue for the first time in its joint communique in 1993. Ten years later, in 2003, ten Asean members endorsed the new regional values of promoting democracy and protecting human security under the Bali Concord. (more…)

The elected representative of Thaketa township constituency 2 in Rangoon division, Dr Maung Maung Latt died on 22 February at the age of 59. (more…)