Yangon — Myanmar has issued opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with a passport, her party said Tuesday, as the former political prisoner prepares to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years. (more…)

Burma’s landmark census planned for 2014 is likely to exclude and further isolate its Rohingya minority group, which has been denied citizenship by the government since 1982. (more…)

A teenager, who was forcibly recruited by the military four years ago, is seeking protection from the International Labour Organisation’s liaison office in Rangoon after deserting the army. (more…)

Burma’s censorship board, the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division (PSRD), has warned weekly news journals that they face disciplinary action if they publish reports of the recent resignation of Vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo. (more…)

Burmese President Thein Sein is set to lead the reformed Union-level peace team which deals with ethnic armed groups in ceasefire negotiations. (more…)

“The president has laid the foundation for the political reforms, and he is the founder of this transition,” Ko Ko Hlaing, his top political adviser, was quoted by Bloomberg.com news in a May 2 interview in Rangoon. “So after this tenure, if it is quite successful, he may be content with his works. The next steps toward democracy will be in the hands of other leaders.” (more…)

Around 200 acres of land has been confiscated by platinum mining companies in Tachilek Township, eastern Shan State, despite nascent democratic reforms by the Burmese government, according to report released by the Lahu Women’s Organization (LWO). (more…)

The ongoing war of words between those responsible for Thai anti-narcotics efforts and the senior leader of an armed Karen minority group would come to an end if the Myanmar authorities got involved and took care of the matter. (more…)

Washington — Senior Senator John McCain said Tuesday he looked forward to someday welcoming Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to the US Congress after the opposition leader was issued a passport. (more…)

New Delhi should encourage the current political reforms in Burma so that a free election is held as scheduled in 2015. Also, it must boost bilateral trade and investment (more…)

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy have taken their seats in the Southeast Asian nation’s parliament, a month after the party’s victory in widely-watched by-elections. In a protest over the wording of the oath of office that they “safeguard” Burma’s controversial 2008 military-drafted Constitution, they had initially refused to take their seats until the wording of the oath was amended. But in a compromise, they were sworn in on May 2 and it is hoped they and the government will work together to continue to build Burma’s future.  (more…)

New Delhi: Indian Parliamentarians’ Forum for Democracy (IPFDB) in Burma released a statement today and welcomes the proposed momentous visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Burma.

While extending its appreciation of the visit, the IPFDB also prompts the Prime Minster of India that there are crucial concerns that needs to be resolved by the government led by President Thein Sein. And therefore, urges India to facilitate in this process as well as advocate for genuine democratic transition in Burma.

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Myanmar’s new government faces an historic opportunity to jump-start economic development, and lift living standards, says the IMF in its annual assessment of the Southeast Asian economy, which the government agreed to make public for the first time. (more…)

AMBASSADOR VERVEER: Good afternoon everyone. I just had a wonderful meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. And I want to say that for me it is an extraordinary honor to be able to spend some time with her as the world has been so inspired by her leadership, her commitment to democracy and for her great courage. (more…)