Eleven political activists, including one Buddhist monk, were sentenced to between five and 10 years on Tuesday at Rangoon Northern District Court in Insein Prison. (more…)

Yangon, Myanmar — A Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly plotting to incite unrest in the military-ruled country was brought before a court Wednesday on charges that carry a sentence of up to 14 years, his lawyer said. (more…)

New Delhi – A delegation of European Union diplomats on Wednesday met leaders of Burma’s opposition party – the National League for Democracy – wanting to know its stand on the ruling junta’s planned 2010 elections. (more…)

Chinese police have been cracking down recently on illegal Burmese migrant workers with beatings commonplace and about 50 migrants arrested every day, according to sources on the Sino-Burmese border. (more…)

Kutupalong, Bangladesh – Local authorities from Morischa border check post under the Ukeya police station have restricted Arakanese Rohingya refugees from Kutupalong to cross the check post for their daily work in other areas, said Abu Alam, the camp refugee committee secretary. (more…)

The pro-junta Democratic Karen Buddhist Army is to present the Burmese government with a list of battalions that will be transformed into border guard forces, officials from the group said. (more…)

Restrictions on US trade with Burma should not hinder the establishment of a Free Trade Agreement between Washington and Southeast Asian nations, a top US senator has said. (more…)

The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama has caused controversy and surprise around the world. (more…)

Last week the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) issued an urgent appeal on the case of a man in Burma who has been imprisoned as a consequence of making repeated complaints about electricity supply and other poor services in his neighbourhood of Rangoon. (more…)