The National League for Democracy (NLD) has called on President Thein Sein to ensure his newly formed government establishes the rule of law. (more…)

New Delhi – National League for Democracy (NLD) general secretary Aung San Suu Kyi told Burmese farmers from across the country on Tuesday that if they have a better quality of life, the country will improve. (more…)

Troops from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army who last year agreed to become a border force have now reneged and last week destroyed a weapons cache belonging to their former unit. (more…)

Bangkok—Off the coast of western Burma, local fishermen are being excluded from their traditional fishing grounds by a large fleet of Chinese trawlers that are supported by the Burmese military authorities. (more…)

Police in Thailand have begun an investigation into the nearly 60 Burmese migrants who were freed last week after being locked up and forced to work for months in a garment factory in Bangkok. (more…)

Washington — As protests engulfed Myanmar in 1988, Myo Myint faced a stark decision. A soldier missing an arm and a leg, he believed he could persuade the army to show mercy if he spoke out. Or he could be shot. (more…)

Washington — The United States on Monday urged military-dominated Myanmar to embrace its offer of talks and improve human rights as a path toward international acceptance. (more…)

The Obama administration is appointing the first-ever U.S. special envoy to Burma, but the potential absence of any significant change in U.S. policy toward the country calls into question whether he will be able to produce an improvement in the brutal Burmese regime’s behavior. (more…)

Bangkok – Already Burma’s new civilian government poses problems for its Asian allies as it tries to woo the international community. The month-old quasi-civilian administration, led by President Thein Sein has launched a new diplomatic charm offensive in an effort to get international approval for the cosmetic changes that have been introduced under the guise of a new civilian government. (more…)

While the Internet has spelled gloom and doom for print media and professional journalism, it has dramatically expanded the communications toolkit for the promotion of human rights. (more…)

Kyaw Thu, the former actor and chairman of the Free Funeral Service (Rangoon), celebrated the 10th anniversary of the organization at its office in North Dagon Township in Rangoon Division on April 23.  Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended the ceremony and donated US$ 15,000 for the social work being performed by the charity organization. During the ceremony, a bust of the late writer and film director, Thu Kha, who helped establish the group, was unveiled. (more…)