The New Year festival bombing death toll in Rangoon has risen to 10 dead, according to Rangoon media this week. (more…)

RANGOON—The red and white sign in front of Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters in Rangoon will disappear in the next 15 days. (more…)

Mumbai — India’s state-run NHPC Ltd. is considering building two hydroelectric power projects in Myanmar at an investment of 250 billion rupees ($5.6 billion) as it seeks to expand, its chairman said Wednesday. (more…)

Rangoon – Arsenic contamination in drinking water, which poses a serious public health risk, has been found in all 12 regions of Burma, a Ministry of Health official says, quoting a joint survey with the UN child protection body, Unicef. (more…)

Wellington – THREE government officials from Myanmar’s repressive military regime are studying English in New Zealand, funded by the taxpayer. (more…)

Ka Hsaw Wa is a Karen refugee in Canada, a nation with some of the most stringent sanctions on Burma’s ruling generals. It has now been revealed that he and others were spied on by a university for having a meeting about his homeland. (more…)

The United States recognized the winners in the Sudan parliamentary election last week and  said the Obama administration will engage with the new government even though the electoral process was not judged to be free or fair. (more…)

Appeal for a commitment against the upcoming sham elections in Burma, which are set to perpetuate the military dictatorship in civilian clothing, the violation of human rights, forced labour and the prohibition against political and trade union freedom, ensuring the impunity of the military junta for its crimes against humanity. (more…)