![]() | | Burma’s Former Supremo Still ‘Interested in Politics’ | Former military leader Than Shwe still follows Burma’s politics with interest but he no longer seeks any influence, says a USDP leader who visits him. Read More | | |
| NLD Donates to Migrant Schools in Thailand | The National League for Democracy donates $15,000 to support schools for Burmese migrant children living in neighboring Thailand. Read More | | |
| Burma Hits Back at US Criticism of Kachin Conflict | Burma’s Foreign Affairs Ministry rebukes a critical US Embassy statement on the Kachin conflict, saying that it “strongly objects and rejects” the Embassy’s remarks. Read More | | |
| China Denies Providing Arms to Wa Army | China denies a report that says it has been providing weapons to the United Wa State Army, Burma’s largest militia group. Read More | | |
| Deal Signed to Clear Burmese Debt, Allow New Loans | The World Bank announces a long-awaited deal to allow Burma to clear part of its huge decades-old foreign debt, opening the door for new lending. Read More | | |
| Burma’s Kachin Rebels Lose Ground Near HQ | A key outpost protecting the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army has fallen to government troops, according to a spokesman for the ethnic armed group. Read More | | |
| Liverpool, Spurs exit FA Cup to Lower-Tier Teams | English football clubs Liverpool and Tottenham were humbled by lower-league opposition in the FA Cup on Sunday. Chelsea managed a draw with a late equalizer. Read More | | |
| Kenyan Tops Field in Burma’s First Intl Marathon | Kenyan runner Joseph Kariuki won Burma’s first-ever official marathon race on Sunday, which started and finished near the foot of Rangoon’s Shwedagon Pagoda. Read More | | |
| Rehabilitating Burma’s Cronies | Burma’s tycoons are back in the news again—not for their shady ties to generals, but for their efforts to cozy up to the NLD. Read More | | |
| Cambodia Reports 3 New Bird Flu Cases, 2 Fatal | Cambodia reports three new human cases of bird flu, two of them fatal, in the first three weeks of this year. Read More | | |
| Landslides Leave 16 Dead, 9 Missing in Indonesia | Rescuers find four more bodies on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 16 in two separate landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Indonesia. Read More | | |
Japan’s KDDI Bids for Burma’s Telecom Market | Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI and trading company Sumitomo are considering a joint venture to create Burma’s first foreign-owned mobile phone company, Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun reports. Burma began the process of opening up the telecom market on Jan. 15, by inviting companies to apply for two national licenses to operate in the sector. KDDI [...] Read More | | | | |
Suu Kyi Hopeful That Burma Constitution Will Change | Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she is hopeful that the 2008 Constitution will be amended so that she can become Burma’s future president, although the military still controls a key number of Parliament seats, AFP reports. “I think that the members of our military, like the rest of our nation, would like to [...] Read More | | | | |
Rohingyas Get 6-Month Reprieve in Thailand | A group of 1,390 Rohingya refugees who are staying in Thailand will be allowed to stay for another six months, until Thailand, Burma and other countries agree on what should be done with them, the Bangkok Post reports. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees and other international agencies had urged Thailand to provide the [...] Read More | | | | |
Suu Kyi Still ‘Fond’ of Burma Army | NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on Sunday that she is still “fond” of Burma’s army despite the “terrible” things it has done in the past decades when it ruled the country. “People don’t like me for saying that. There are many who have criticized me for being [...] Read More | | | | |
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