YANGON — South Korea will provide training on nuclear energy to officials and technicians from Myanmar along with other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the local weekly Myanmar Times reported Wednesday. (more…)

The Burmese authorities have been taking a census of adults in Rangoon Division, reportedly in preparation for the 2010 general election, sources in Rangoon said. (more…)

An increase in Burmese troops in a region controlled by Burma’s largest ceasefire group has been witnessed amid reports that a wanted ethnic leader has fled to the region. (more…)

NAY PYI TAW — Kokang region of Shan State (North) has already become stable and peaceful as of 29 August. (more…)

Nansan, China – A FRESH round of warfare was threatening to break out in Burma last night as the military junta prepared to attack a second ethnic-minority militia that was well armed with weapons, some supplied by China. (more…)

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), better known as the Kokang Army, is still fighting in southern Kokang with its ally the Wa, a Kokang insider said. (more…)

SEOUL – South Korea’s Daewoo International (047050.KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday a consortium led by the energy developing company will invest 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) to develop Myanmar gas fields. (more…)

KATHMANDU – The European Union Political and Security Committee (PSC) that met in Brussels discussed the situation in Burma with particular reference to the champion of democracy Aung San Suu Kyi, who was recently brought to trial. (more…)

Inside the urban jungle of southwest Houston there is an apartment complex like any other. Laundry dries from identical balconies stacked three at a time. The units are modest and slightly damp, and some have cockroaches. There is a pool. (more…)

Recent clashes along the Sino-Burmese border have fueled speculation that the bonds between Beijing and Naypyidaw may be weakening. But seen from an historical perspective, what this episode really demonstrates is the deep-seated ambivalence that has always characterized relations between these two very disparate countries. (more…)

-Military operations by the Burmese junta along its border with China in the past few weeks have sent tensions soaring, after thousands of ethnic minorities from Burma fled for their lives. (more…)

Provo, Utah – For weeks now, members of Congress, cabinet officers, and even President Obama have been holding packed town-hall meetings on proposed healthcare reforms. Citizens have turned out in the thousands to listen and ask tough questions. Groups outside, both supportive and critical, wave placards and argue with one another. (more…)