President Thein Sein and leaders from two major Arakanese parties met during informal talks on Wednesday and discussed the unrest in western Burma’s Arakan state that was rocked by sectarian rioting in June. (more…)

Burmese President Thein Sein says the recent deadly communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Burma’s western Rakhine state “has nothing to do with race or religion.” (more…)

Facing growing criticism for stalling on promises to abolish its draconian censorship board, Burma’s government has announced that it has formed a new 20-member interim press council, state media reported on Friday. (more…)

Burma’s Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday voted down a motion that would require all members of the union, state and regional government to declare their movable and immovable assets and interests for the public record. (more…)

Civil society groups have urged the World Bank to exercise caution before pressing ahead with their plans to pump $85 million into community projects in Burma’s conflict-torn border regions or risk “exacerbating” local problems. (more…)

YANGON, MYANMAR — Soe Thiha Hlaing, the director of sales and marketing for Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar), says the company’s planned 160-acre rental apartment and condominium complex on the rural outskirts of Yangon will emulate high-end housing developments in Singapore and other international cities. (more…)

AS POST-SANCTION Burma opens for business, Australian companies are eyeing investment opportunities in the country’s unexploited mineral reserves. (more…)

Makassar – A rally by the Islamic Defenders Front against the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar turned violent in Makassar on Friday, as protesters attacked two Buddhist temples in the South Sulawesi capital. (more…)

New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Friday that more Rohingya refugees were expected to arrive in Indonesia over the next few months as the situation worsens in Myanmar. (more…)

9 August 2012 – A United Nations senior official today warned that the humanitarian needs faced by over half a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar are rapidly growing, and called on the Government to give access to aid agencies to provide assistance in all areas of the country. (more…)

Karachi – Different religious and political parties have once again urged the government and UN to use their good offices to stop the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. (more…)

Despite plenty of fighting, refugees and bloodshed the international media has largely ignored the ongoing conflict between Burma’s army and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), which has now entered its 14 months. (more…)

Why is peace-process in Burma too difficult to reach its objective? The civil war has broken out together with the country’s independence since 1948. The cost of the civil war pulls Burma down into an abysmal gorge of poverty. (more…)

BANGKOK – A shake-up of Myanmar’s quasi-civilian government is in the pipeline, one that could highlight underlying tensions between reformists and hardliners in President Thein Sein’s delicately balanced administration. Extensive cabinet changes and an overhaul of the civil service are supposedly imminent, as the president seeks to reform and modernize the country’s outdated government machinery. (more…)