![]() | | ABSDF Calls for Release of All Political Prisoners | A prominent armed group visits Rangoon and urges the government to unconditionally release all remaining political prisoners. Read More | | |
| Rangoon Starts Power Cuts for Industries | Rangoon authorities are cutting power supplies to the city’s industrial zones for seven hours per day. Residents fear the outages will also affect them soon. Read More | | |
| Meeting an Inspirational Burmese Dissident | American artist Jim McNalis, who created sculptures of many Burmese dissidents, describes how he was finally able to meet 88 Generation Student Leader Min Ko Naing. Read More | | |
| Thai Govt Urged to Reveal Whereabouts of 73 Rohingya Migrants | Human Rights Watch calls on Thai authorities to clarify where the Malaysia-bound migrants were taken and criticizes plans for deportation to Burma. Read More | | |
| Human Rights Still Key to Lifting of US Sanctions: Report | A bipartisan congressional report says that human rights considerations will remain a key factor in determining whether US lawmakers decide to lift sanctions on Burma. Read More | | |
| Thein Sein Calls KNU Leaders to the Capital | Five top leaders from the Karen National Union (KNU) meet President Thein Sein in Naypyidaw to discuss the peace process. Read More | | |
| US, UN Urge Burma to Stop Air Strikes on Kachin Rebels | The United States and the United Nations express serious concern over the government army’s recent air strikes in Burma’s northernmost state. Read More | | |
| India May Suspend Lawmakers Accused of Sex Crimes | Indian lawmakers facing sexual assault charges could be suspended from office if a court rules in favor of a petition submitted after the recent gang-rape. Read More | | |
| Burma Military Admits Airstrikes against Kachin Rebels | Burma’s military finally acknowledges launching airstrikes against Kachin rebels and says it has captured a hilltop from where the insurgents had attacked government supply convoys. Read More | | |
| Resisting Naypyidaw’s Imperialism | The conflict in Kachin State will only end when Burma abandons its imperialistic attitude toward ethnic minorities. Read More | | |
| Google Chairman to Visit North Korea | The chairman of Google, the world’s largest Internet search provider, will visit North Korea, a country with the most restrictive Internet policies on the planet. Read More | | |
Rohingya Boat People to Be Repatriated to Burma | Officials say 73 Rohingya refugees found adrift off the Thai resort island of Phuket will be repatriated to their homeland. The refugees declared they were unable to continue their journey to Malaysia due to exhaustion and fear of mishaps at sea. There were 12 children among the 73 refugees, all of whom will be sent [...] Read More | | | | |
Japan Seeks Ethnic Help in Search for WWII Dead | Japan is hoping that a series of ceasefires between Burma’s government army and ethnic armed groups will enable it to search for the remains of Japanese soldiers killed during the Second World War, reports the Yomiuri Shimbun. The newspaper said that 14 ethnic armed groups have agreed to take part in the search, which will [...] Read More | | | | |
88 Generation Leaders to Visit the Philippines | Min Ko Naing and other leading members of the 88 Generation Students group plan to travel to the Philippines to take part in “open society activities,” The Irrawaddy learned on Thursday. Min Ko Naing and 15 others, including Ko Ko Gyi, Pyone Cho, Mya Aye and Ant Bwe Kyaw, will participate in the Jan. 14-18 [...] Read More | | | | |
Sixth Session of Parliament to Start Next Week | Burma’s Parliament is expected to pass several pieces of key legislation after it begins its sixth session on Jan. 9, according to state media reports. Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann was quoted by The New Light of Myanmar as saying that during the upcoming session, Parliament will pass a new national plan, a national budget, [...] Read More | | | | |
Burmese Man Stabbed to Death in Malaysia | A Burmese man was killed in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur in the early hours of New Year’s Day after an altercation with thieves, according to Malaysia’s Bernama news agency. The 25-year-old victim, who was not identified by name, was returning home from New Year’s celebrations with a group of friends when they were surrounded [...] Read More | | | | |
Chinese Credit Card Gets Burma Access | Burma’s Co-operative Bank has announced that the Shanghai-based China Union Pay card can be used to withdraw money from the bank’s ATMs starting from Jan. 1, according to the state-run Kyemon newspaper. Card users can withdraw Burmese kyat from machines in 50 locations across Burma, with another 100 to be added over the next three [...] Read More | | | | |
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