The US man on trial in Myanmar for trespassing at Aung San Suu Kyi’s home was said to be feeling better in intensive care Wednesday after having a seizure in prison, a hospital worker said. (more…)

New Delhi – Burma’s Censor Board under the Ministry of Information has imposed a new time limit and altered requirements for weekly journals in presenting their draft copies. (more…)

Three new FM radio stations will soon begin broadcasting across 10 states and divisions in Burma in a joint operative between private companies and the Burmese government. (more…)

Buddhist monks in Rangoon and Pegu divisions were ordered to attach a personal photograph to their government information form, which were collected by local authorities in July. (more…)

Buthidaung, Arakan State: Security has been tightened in Buthidaung prison by the Burmese Army as alleging some prisoners escaped from prison yesterday night, said an official source. (more…)

Bangkok, Thailand – The construction of two dams in Myanmar could displace thousands of ethnic minorities, put them at greater risk of human rights abuses and send them fleeing into neighbouring Thailand, activists warned Wednesday. (more…)

Chiang Mai – A Sino-Burmese border trade zone was reopened on August 1, after being closed for seven long years. (more…)

Burma and Sri Lanka have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation ranging from curbing terrorism to going in for investments, trade and tourism during the second joint bilateral meeting held in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. (more…)

Washington – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will convene a meeting of the Group of Friends on Burma on Wednesday to review the world body’s policy on the military-ruled country. (more…)

US NON-proliferation experts have called on the International Atomic Energy Commission to seek clarification from the Burmese Government over its nuclear program following a report in The Age that quoted defectors claiming there was a secret military nuclear program. (more…)

United Nations – The United Nations said on Tuesday it was sending a team to Myanmar to press for action by the government and rebel groups to end the practice of using child soldiers. (more…)

Burma’s Karen National Union (KNU) and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) said Tuesday they would welcome the arrival of a UN team which is being formed to look into charges that they are recruiting child soldiers. (more…)

The evidence is now overwhelming of an alliance between Burma and North Korea. The vital question for Thailand is whether whatever ventures the two rogue states have started up pose a threat to our neighbourhood. (more…)