Burma’s military junta strongman, Snr-Gen Than Shwe, has reportedly drawn up a draft outlining his lineup of the future ruling hierarchy, some two weeks ahead of the opening session of Parliament on Jan. 31, according to sources in Burma’s administrative capital, Naypyidaw. (more…)

Chiang Mai – Burma’s Supreme Court in Naypyidaw on Thursday agreed to hear the National League for Democracy’s final appeal against the dissolution of the party for failing to register prior to the 2010 election. (more…)

Mandatory army service for men and women above the age of 18 could cause teenagers to the flee the country in droves, Burmese are warning. (more…)

The Burma Army is reportedly going to set up a new town and 3 more battalions in Shan State East’s Mongton Township bordering with Thailand’s Chiangmai province, where the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ are active, according to local sources. (more…)

Yangon – A total of 17 Japanese automobile companies will run automobile industries in Myanmar in cooperation with local counterparts covering the sectors of manufacturing, trading and production of automobile accessories, the local Biweekly Eleven News reported Friday. (more…)

Cooperative Bank, Burma’s second-largest privately owned financial institution, is fighting for its survival as depositors rush to withdraw their savings amid rumors that the bank’s owner is involved in a business dispute with a crony of one of the ruling regime’s most powerful generals. (more…)

Shan State – Poverty and lucrative profits make poppy cultivation increasingly attractive to farmers who would otherwise produce legal crops to feed their families and make a living, say experts. (more…)

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has asked Myanmar’s reclusive military junta to allow the agency’s inspectors to visit amid growing concern that the Southeast Asian nation’s rulers may be trying to build a nuclear weapon. (more…)

Two months after her release, Burma’s most famous dissident is inspiring a shift among protesters. (more…)

Burma’s new legislative body is to convene for the first time on January 31, nearly two months after the military-ruled nation held a widely denounced election, the military junta’s media announced on last Monday. The new parliament, it is expected, will honor the final steps of its so-called seven-step roadmap to democracy. (more…)