Youth members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and pro-democracy activists have called on the general public in Burma to pay particular attention to Aung San Suu Kyi’s personal security during her forthcoming trips outside Rangoon. (more…)

Coordinated protests for the release of political prisoners in Burma were blocked by authorities last week after they claimed organisers had failed to seek approval from the government. (more…)

By Independent Mon News Agency – The public market and gold shops in Three Pagodas Pass area have been closed due to an unstable situation after the military intelligence office was bombed yesterday. (more…)

Two earthquakes hit Burma and Laos on Friday night, the Meteorological Department reported on Saturday. (more…)

Yangon — Mechanical diggers on the pristine beaches near the sleepy fishing town of Dawei are a sign that change is coming to the remote corner of Myanmar — but not necessarily for the better. (more…)

Yangon – International cruise ship operators are slowly rediscovering Myanmar, with nine ships expected to dock at Yangon in 2011-12, up from six the previous year, the Myanmar Times reported on Sunday. (more…)

New Delhi – A five-year plan to provide continuous ARV drug treatment to Burmese HIV/AIDS patients was adopted at a meeting in Naypyitaw attended by government ministers, and UN and NGO officials. (more…)

The former Vietcong PoW and US presidential candidate John McCain flew into Burma last week, and issued a polite warning to the lightly disguised military men who run the country. “The winds of change are now blowing, and they will not be confined to the Arab world,” he said.”Governments that shun evolutionary reforms now will eventually face revolutionary change later.” (more…)

For the first time since 2005, the US dollar has fallen below 800 kyat at the unofficial “street”  exchange rate—a far more accurate indicator of the value of the Burmese currency than the government exchange rate of approximately six kyat to the dollar. The kyat’s recent appreciation demands an reexamination of the Burmese currency exchange regime and its impact on the population. (more…)

The spread of nuclear weapons to an increasing number of states threatens international security. While North Korea, Iran and Pakistan dominate global nuclear proliferation concerns, other states operating on the periphery of the international system – such as Myanmar – are at risk of becoming the next proliferation challenge. (more…)

Burma is asking China to back its bid for chairmanship of partnership in 2014. (more…)

No foreign journalist had ever been allowed to cross the threshold of Tay Za’s luxurious villa located a few hundred yards from the home of Aung San Suu Kyi, the icon of the country’s pro-democracy opposition, in Rangoon. I did so recently with strong reservations, well aware of its owner’s pro-regime reputation and his allegedly unscrupulous business practices. (more…)

Ta’ang (Palaung) Working Group has revealed and released a briefing paper on the huge economic crisis that Ta’ang people are facing in 2011 due to the decline of tea prices and the collapse of the tea market. (more…)

Côte Saint-Luc, June 6, 2011 – The City of Côte Saint-Luc will unveil a plaque honouring Aung San Suu Kyi on the city’s Human Rights Walkway on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 5:30 pm as part of the city’s annual Canada Day celebrations. (more…)