New Delhi – The environment is moving into a more high profile position in Burma these days, with political parties making it a priority in the new Parliament and more civic groups taking up the cause. (more…)

Myanmar will see more freedom of press to be bestowed in line with constitution. (more…)

Fighting in eastern Burma that broke out two weeks ago is showing no signs of letting up, with some 700 refugees now believed to have fled to neighbouring Thailand. (more…)

TWO Singapore companies, Silver Wave Energy Pte Ltd and BFI Holding Pte Ltd, have formed a joint venture with Star Field Corporation and Star Holding Corporation of Japan to explore oil and gas in Myanmar. (more…)

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono concluded bilateral talks with his counterpart Myanmar President Thein Sein, with the two agreeing to aim for a trade volume of US$500 million in 2015. (more…)

Burma chairmanship of Asean was one of the key issues discussed separately at the Asean Senior Officials meeting and the parallel Asean Civil Society Ogranisations Conference/Asean People Forum. (more…)

Jakarta – The lack of consensus in handling inter-regional issues such as border disputes, Myanmar’s government and competing claims in the South China Sea are clouding ASEAN’s efforts to become a full-fl edged community by 2015, according to experts. (more…)

A high-level military delegation led by the commander-in-chief of Burma’s armed forces, Gen Min Aung Hlaing, is scheduled to visit the country’s closest ally, China, in the middle of this month, on what will be the first top military visit to China since Burma’s new government was sworn in in March. (more…)

Human trafficking rackets in Thailand will becoming the target of a crackdown by authorities as Bangkok looks to rein in the flow of illegal workers into the country. (more…)

A month has passed since former Burmese military supremo Snr-Gen Than Shwe renounced his post as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and a nominally civilian government, led by his trusted subordinates, came into office. (more…)

If you were a Burmese soldier who died in action against the Communist guerrillas in the 1960s, and were born again in Rangoon at the dawn of the Naypyitaw-cracy, you would find it hard to notice any change in the socio-political landscape of Burma, apart from the insidious influence of crony businesses. (more…)

To my dismay, recently, BBC which manufactures varieties of fabrications that Myanmar people are embarrassed to hear, aired distorted news about the Tatmadaw. (more…)

Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to publicly condemn the dictatorship in Burma for breaking ceasefire agreements with ethnic organisations in Burma, including breaking the ceasefire with the Shan State Army – North. The dictatorship in Burma is threatening to plunge the country into conflict, which will lead to a major human rights and humanitarian crisis.  (more…)