The Burmese army arrested and tortured villagers in Hsi Hseng Township in Shan State on Tuesday including village headmen and school teachers, accusing them of having connections with ethnic rebels, according to ethnic sources. (more…)

Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar was called to the Foreign Office on Fiday and a demarche made with him regarding the arrest and trial of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi. It was conveyed to the Ambassador that Pakistan was deeply concerned about this unfortunate development and would urge the government of Myanmar to consider reviewing their decision and releasing Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi immediately. (more…)

Bangladesh stepped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar after a fresh influx of Rohingya Muslims was reported, officials said on Friday. (more…)

Former President Kim Dae-jung met with a group of exiled Myanmar parliamentary leaders and officials of the Korean chapter of the National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, at his home in Seoul Friday. (more…)

Myanmar’s consul general in Hong Kong has posted a letter on the Internet suggesting the American man arrested for visiting democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was a “secret agent or her boyfriend.” (more…)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will visit Myanmar “as soon as possible” to press for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. (more…)

European foreign ministers will press Myanmar at an Asia-Europe meeting next week to end the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but analysts expect only lukewarm backing from their Asian counterparts. (more…)

In the latest in a long list of international honors, Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been named the recipient of this year’s Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation, which will be awarded at a ceremony to be held in Durban, South Africa on July 20. (more…)

To free Aung San Suu Kyi, world leaders can’t simply denounce Burma’s junta. They must pressure it through UN sanctions. (more…)

“This is an unacceptable situation…. I’m going to visit Myanmar as soon as possible…. I’m deeply concerned about what has been happening in Myanmar in terms of democratization and I’m going to urge again the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.” – Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General

With international outrage growing over its prosecution of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the military regime in Myanmar again closed her trial on Thursday to foreign diplomats. (more…)

The American man at the centre of the trial against Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi swam to her house after having a vision that her life was in danger, Suu Kyi’s lawyers said Thursday. (more…)

Burmese democracy leader leaves her home for the first time since 2003 as ‘secret’ trial begins. (more…)

Fears are being expressed within Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) over the safety of its veteran executive committee member Win Tin. (more…)

A year after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, many orphans are still fending for themselves. Their story is only now being told after documentary filmmakers risked 30 years in jail to defy the junta’s blackout. (more…)

The Shan Herald Agency for News has launched its Thai web page today which coincides with the 51st anniversary of the Shan Resistance Day that began in 1958. (more…)

The European Union has talked to China about military ruled Burma, which was one of the regional issues in the bilateral summit held in Prague, capital of Czech Republic on Wednesday. (more…)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit Myanmar as soon as possible and will urge the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. (more…)

The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed concerns over the arrest and trial of Myanmar’s democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, coinciding with when her house arrest was due to end, to the leader of the ruling military junta. (more…)

A report from the prestigious Harvard Law School, located in the state of Massachusetts, says Burma’s military-ruled government should be investigated for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report comes as the trial continues against detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (more…)