A Burmese court has delayed a verdict in the case of a Burmese-born U.S. citizen charged with fraud and forgery. (more…)

Myanmar’s military junta on Wednesday announced the arrests of 11 people accused of planning bombings to disrupt elections planned for this year. (more…)

Nay Pyi Taw – Two separate explosions occurred in Kyaukkyi, Bago Division, early this morning. One occurred in front of a building in Theindan Ward at about 4 am, and the other in front of a house in Myitta Ward at about 4.05 am. There were no causalities as there were hardly people around there at that time but the fences and some windows of the buildings were slightly damaged. (more…)

Chiang Mai – The State-run Myanmar News Agency (MNA) as of January has stopped providing photographs of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to publications, editors of local journals in Rangoon said. (more…)

The Burmese army is still recruiting underage youth despite the government’s agreement with the UN that such practices would stop. (more…)

While popular Burmese comedian Zarganar spent his second consecutive birthday behind bars in remote Myitkyina prison in northern Burma on Wednesday, a small group of dissidents celebrated his 49th birthday at a Buddhist monastery in Chiang Mai in Thailand. (more…)

Mae Sot, Thailand – A life spent mining through mountains of trash is better than life in Burma, say those who reside at a local garbage dump at the edge of this border town. (more…)

Dharamsala — An 18-member Burmese monks’ delegation, which arrived here on a three-day visit, shared their plight with Tibetan exiles here on Tuesday. (more…)

Burmese business tycoon Tay Za, a close associate of the junta generals, has reportedly co-founded an association to control the importation and sale of gasoline and diesel fuel. (more…)

The UN human rights special rapporteur for Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, will visit the country from Feb. 14 to 20. When he made a number of requests last year to visit the country for the second time in one year, the regime said the timing was not right. (more…)

Washington — The United States called Tuesday for Myanmar to immediately release democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after signals that the junta could free her following controversial elections. (more…)

New Delhi – Two imprisoned Burmese journalists have been named this year’s recipients of an award in honor of a Japanese journalist killed during the 2007 monk-led protests in Burma.

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It’s often said that Burmese junta leader Snr-Gen Than Shwe is good at managing time. In 2008, he surprised everyone by calling for a referendum in May and announcing a general election would be held in 2010. (more…)

Burmese American citizenship holder Ko Nyi Nyi Aung@ Kyaw Zaw Lwin has had a  family visit banned, by authorities. (more…)