Yangon – Myanmar’s detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, expressed hope on Monday that U.S. engagement with the county’s military rulers could spur democratic reforms, her lawyer said. (more…)

New Delhi – Local residents in Kyuakphyu Township of Arakan State in Western Burma have alleged that authorities have not paid compensation, despite assurances, for the 150 acres of farmland that have been seized in May. (more…)

Yangon – Myanmar official media Monday urged traditional medicine practitioners in the country to take part in the national health promotion plan, designed to give better healthcare to the people with traditional medicine. (more…)

Burmese activists are urging US President Barack Obama to put pressure on Burma during the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Singapore on Sunday, where he is expected to meet Burmese Premier Gen Thein Sein.    (more…)

Diplomat says jailed opposition leader will be allowed to organise her party for elections next year. (more…)

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has urged Burma to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before next year’s election, saying Tokyo is willing to provide more aid if democratic reforms in Burma are advanced. (more…)

Manila — President Obama plans to meet with the prime minister of Myanmar along with other Southeast Asian leaders next Sunday, in a high-level affirmation of the new policy by Washington of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record. (more…)

The US dialogue with Burma and China in particular is perplexing allies. (more…)

Barack Obama’s extended hand was whacked across the knuckles by the leaders of Iran, Syria and assorted other thuggeries last week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. (more…)

Barack Obama’s government is already talking to North Korea and Iran. It is only right to add Burma to that list, however repressive the military junta that has so misruled the resource-rich country for years. The reasons for engaging Burma, whose generals prefer the name Myanmar, are well-rehearsed – but worth repeating. (more…)

Asean should also step in as a united front and push its peer to conduct free and fair elections. (more…)

The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has learned that Ma Ni Mo Hlaing, who is currently being held in Thayet prison, is suffering from typhoid fever. She began demonstrating symptoms of fever on October 6, 2009, and her condition has steadily deteriorated since. (more…)