Burma’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has written a letter to the country’s military leader, General Than Shwe, saying she is prepared to work with the military government to get international sanctions lifted. (more…)

Beijing – China rapped erstwhile ally Myanmar on Friday over violence along the border that pushed tens of thousands of refugees into China last month, as state media reported Myanmar had ordered Chinese citizens to leave the area. (more…)

Up to 10,000 Chinese nationals have been ordered by the Burmese government to leave the Kokang enclave in northeastern Burma, which was last month the scene of heavy fighting. (more…)

New Delhi – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has urged the international community to mount pressure on Burma’s ruling junta to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to resume visits to detention centres, where widespread torture and abuses have been reported. (more…)

Bangkok — The United States has protested to Myanmar’s military government over the alleged mistreatment of an American citizen held on suspicion of inciting unrest, the US embassy in Yangon said Friday. (more…)

Washington – The Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell, will be leading US policy for Burma as of now, and more interlocutors would be announced in the coming days to engage with the military junta and Burmese people, Ian Kelly, the spokesman for the US State Department, said on Thursday. (more…)

If the United States believes engaging the repressive regime in Burma will change the behavior of the generals, I would just like to say, “Good luck, but I’m afraid that leopards don’t change their spots!” (more…)

Washington – Amnesty International reported today that activist Kyaw Zaw Lwin, who was arrested on September 3, has suffered torture and other ill-treatment while in detention in Insein Prison in Yangon, Burma. According to reliable sources, he has been denied medical treatment for the injuries he sustained from the torture he endured during interrogation. Amnesty International has grave concerns about his health. (more…)