When Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi played host to a large gathering of young people on Dec. 28, she urged them to listen not only to her, but also to each other. (more…)

Rangoon — More than 60 Buddhist monasteries situated along the banks of the Pegu River in Thaketa Township in Rangoon are to be relocated to Shwepyithar Township in the northern suburbs of the city, according to several affected monks. (more…)

Farmers in Kachin state battling a court case against a huge land grab by the powerful Yuzana construction company say that judges have awarded them less compensation than the company initially offered. (more…)

Chiang Mai –– The enactment of a military draft law, making most adult Burmese subject to serve in the armed forces, is likely to create more tension between the junta and the ethnic armed groups, according to ethnic leaders and observers. (more…)

Yangon –The opening of Refresher Course No. 74 for Basic Education Teachers took place at the Central Institute of Civil Service (Phaunggyi) in Hlegu Township here this morning. (more…)

Mae Sot – Clashes between Myanmar government troops and Karen Buddhist ethnic soldiers continued Tuesday after mortar shells landed on the Thai side of the Moei River on Monday. (more…)

Beijing – China’s top oil and gas firm CNPC and Qingdao Port Group have signed a framework agreement on operating a wharf for the China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline, media said on Tuesday. (more…)

ONE-THIRD of the total foreign investment in Myanmar went into the hydropower sector during the first seven months of the 2010-2011 fiscal year, and hydropower represented the second-largest investment sector, according to official figures. (more…)

New Delhi – US embassy officials in Rangoon said on Tuesday that the US government will donate US$1.5 million as aid to Cyclone Giri victims in Rakhine (Arakan) State in Burma. (more…)

Bangalore – Myanmar seems to have finally overcome its longstanding reluctance to reopening the historic Stilwell Road, which crosses the northwest of the country to link India with China. (more…)