EARTHQUAKE-HIT Tarlay and Mong Lin in eastern Shan State were last week still recovering from a strong earthquake on March 24 that left at least 74 dead and more than 3000 homeless. (more…)

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Patients from Arakan State who wish to cross the border into Bangladesh for medical treatment have to spend a large amount of money in order to receive border passes from the concerned authorities of Maungdaw, said a patient who has been to Bangladesh for treatment. (more…)

The Myanmar Taguang Taung Nickel Ore Project Mining System, with joint investment from China Nonferrous Group and Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. (TISCO), has been put into operation, authorities said Friday. (more…)

Washington — President Barack Obama Thursday nominated defense official Derek Mitchell as his special representative on Myanmar to shape US policy towards the country after its criticized political transition. (more…)

At U.N. headquarters, regime change has long been viewed as a toxic phrase. (more…)

My first introduction to Burma’s crisis came when I sought refuge at the Jesuits in Bangkok. I was just starting out as a young photographer and had little money. The Jesuits kindly offered me a place to stay and it was there that I befriended Burmese students who had fled the Burma army crackdown of 1988. I remember thinking that, had I been born in Burma, I may well have been among them because we were the same generation. But the reasons for our respective exiles couldn’t have been more different; mine was voluntary – theirs was forced. (more…)

So begins Byin Pu, one of the women whose story is featured in the new book, Nowhere to be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime. It’s the seventh book from Voice of Witness, the nonprofit branch of McSweeney’s founded by Dave Eggers and Lola Vollen. (more…)