Hostilities that broke out on Thursday (27 August) continued for the second day yesterday but on a lower intensity probably due to China’s intervention, according to sources. (more…)

Chiang Mai – The internet has revealed more and more statements relating to forming of anti-junta secret organizations by monks. (more…)

Fighting near the Sino-Burmese border came to an abrupt halt today after about 700 Kokang troops handed over their weapons to Chinese officials following days of clashes that sent thousands fleeing across the border. (more…)

Newspaper section: NewsOne public school in Tak has found that caring for stateless children can foster both improved national security and a sense of unity among students.At Ban Tha Ard School in Tak’s Mae Sot district, classrooms are a mix of children from the Karen, Mon and Tai Yai as well as other ethnic groups. Muslim children also mingle with them. (more…)

UK Tourism Clampdown in Burma as Bermuda Firm Cruises Back

A legal loophole that let British tourism operators continue doing business in Burma in defiance of European Union sanctions has been closed by an amendment to UK law. (more…)

Bangkok — A Burmese government crackdown on powerful ethnic militias that have challenged its rule for more than 60 years has driven 10,000 refugees into neighboring China, prompting a rare rebuke from Chinese authorities, the Burmese regime’s key allies. (more…)

Burmese migrant laborers repair fish net at a fish market in Phuket island, Thailand, 21 Jul 2009
A Thailand-based activist group says migrant workers from Burma are significantly worse off than they were a year ago. The group is urging the Thai government to extend legal protections and social safety nets to migrant workers.   (more…)

The man who swam to the lakeside home of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has spoken of his sorrow that his action led to her arrest and trial.
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Yangon – Myanmar has established diplomatic ties with Zimbabwe at ambassadorial level, bringing the total number of countries in the world with which Myanmar has such links up to 98 since it regained independence in 1948, state-run newspaper the New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday. (more…)

The increased tension and fighting between Burmese troops and ethnic armies along the Sino-Burmese border has sent thousands of refugees fleeing to China. This has prompted Chinese foreign ministry officials to express hope that Burma can “properly deal with its domestic issue to safeguard the regional stability of its bordering area with China.” (more…)