Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said at her recent trial that the charges against her over the American intruder bring into question Burma’s judiciary and constitution, according a statement by her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), on Monday. (more…)

Two of Asia’s most oppressive regimes may have joined forces to develop a nuclear arsenal, according to strategic experts who have analysed information supplied by a pair of Burmese defectors. (more…)

Lawyers for Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Sunday they still hoped she would be “freed unconditionally”, despite widespread fears of a guilty verdict in her prolonged prison trial. (more…)

Following a series of attacks staged by the anti-Naypyitaw Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ that had inflicted heavy casualties on junta patrols roving the countryside, the Burma Army is launching a major retaliation campaign against the populace, according to reports coming to Thailand. (more…)

Six members of the opposition National League for Democracy, arrested on Thursday evening, were freed by authorities on Friday. (more…)

While the international community condemns the prison trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, many people in military-ruled Myanmar have more pressing concerns as they struggle to make ends meet. (more…)

Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda said over the weekend that he hoped the postponement of the verdict in the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was due to the Burmese government’s concern over international reaction, particularly from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (more…)

Burmese ethnic groups and pro-democracy parties are set to meet in Jakarta this month to draw up a national reconciliation programme for Burma, billed as “history being made”. (more…)

An activist from Myanmar who was tortured by the military as a student and now runs an NGO probing infrastructure projects is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, its committee said Monday. (more…)

Reports of Burma’s shady nuclear ambitions have resurfaced to take their place alongside warnings by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of secret military ties and possible technology transfers between Burma and North Korea. (more…)

A political trial in Burma that could prolong its pro-democracy icon’s isolation by five more years has opened a rare window for the international community to judge the quality of justice in the military-ruled country. (more…)

The man behind Burma’s secret nuclear plans, Senior General Than Shwe,is one of the world’s most brutal and reclusive dictators. Hidden in his bunker in the newly built capital, Naypyidaw (which means “seat of kings”), his appearances in public are rare and his interactions with the international community unusual. (more…)