Yangon – Myanmar democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi marked the 66th anniversary of the founding of the country’s resistance movement against Japan Sunday with an appeal for better relations with Myanmar’s military leadership.
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Aid agencies said they feared the death toll from a powerful earthquake in northeastern Myanmar Thursday night could climb after government authorities reported at least 70 people were killed and hundreds of homes destroyed. (more…)

Burma’s parliament has voted against a proposal that would urge the new government to work towards building stronger relations with the country’s marginalised ethnic groups. (more…)

More than half of Burma’s journals and magazines will no longer be forced to go via the country’s draconian censor board prior to publication, according to a new ruling that however maintains a tight clamp on political reporting. (more…)

Chiang Mai– The Burmese Parliament this week will discuss economic sanctions imposed on Burma by the European Union and Western countries. (more…)

Chiang Mai– Retiring Burmese junta leader Senior General Than Shwe has advised outgoing and newly elected cabinet ministers in Naypyidaw to tackle corruption, according to sources close to the government. (more…)

Teknaf, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees at Leda Camp have been facing problems from unhygienic conditions for more than two weeks since local villagers in the area blocked the drain which carries wastewater from the refugee camp. (more…)

Chiang Mai– As debate begins on a potential softening of European Union (EU) sanctions against Burma, the Austrian Embassy in Bangkok has declined to deny reports that Ambassador Dr. John Peterlik led a delegation of Austrian businessmen to Burma this month. (more…)

Pyongyang – Kim Yong Nam [Kim Yo'ng-nam], president of the Presidium of the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] Supreme People’s Assembly, Monday sent a message of sympathy to Thein Sein, president of Myanmar [Burma], in connection with earthquake that hit his country, claiming casualties and material losses. (more…)

An American diplomat met with members of Myanmar’s opposition on Monday to discuss economic sanctions but democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was not present, a political party leader said. (more…)

An apocalyptic series of earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis and floods in the region has spooked everyone. Many people have turned to soothsayers and astrologers for advice about any impending natural disasters. (more…)