- - Suu Kyi Says Burmese Have Right Not to Vote - The Irrawaddy : Burmese people have the right not to vote in the upcoming election, detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi told her lawyer on Friday. She also... More →
- - Obama asked to name envoy to secretive Myanmar(Burma) - Ashish Kumar Sen – The Washington Times: President Obama has yet to appoint a special envoy for Myanmar, whose military-ruled regime reportedly is trying to build a... More →
- - Ammonia cylinder explodes at ice factory in Rangoon(Yangon) - Rangoon (Mizzima) – An ammonia gas tube exploded at an ice factory in Kamayut Township, Rangoon, last night, an eyewitness said. The tube about four inches (10.16... More →
- - Cholera cases rising in Mae La refugee camp - Kyaw Thein Kha – The Irrawaddy : Eighty-nine refugees in Mae La Refugee Camp have been infected with cholera in two weeks and the number of cases is increasing, a... More →
- - Oil companies financing nuclear threat in Burma, refusing transparency - Matthew Smith – Huffington Post: The world has a new nuclear threat on its hands; the first ever in Southeast Asia. According to a disturbing five-year study released... More →
- - New schools in Myanmar(Burma) - British Red Cross: In Myanmar, as the new school term begins this month, so does a better learning experience for thousands of children whose schools were destroyed by... More →
- - Burma denies nuclear weapons programme - BBC : The Burmese government has denied recent reports that it is developing a nuclear weapons programme. A statement from the foreign ministry said foreign media reports... More →
- - World Cup Fever Comes to Burma - The Irrawaddy : It may be one of the world’s least developed countries, but Burma does not lag behind when it comes to passion for the World Cup. Football fans from... More →
- - US fears for Myanmar refugees ahead of polls - AFP – BANGKOK : A top US official said Thursday he was “particularly concerned” about the plight of 140,000 refugees from Myanmar in camps along the Thai... More →
- - Yoma establishes automobile distribution business in Myanmar(Burma) - By Janice Teo – SINGAPORE : Mainboard-listed property developer Yoma Strategic Holdings has entered into a 10-year agreement with two Chinese companies to establish and... More →
Today's Headline News
- Suu Kyi Says Burmese Have Right Not to Vote
- Obama asked to name envoy to secretive Myanmar(Burma)
- Ammonia cylinder explodes at ice factory in Rangoon(Yangon)
- Cholera cases rising in Mae La refugee camp
- Oil companies financing nuclear threat in Burma, refusing transparency
- New schools in Myanmar(Burma)
- Burma denies nuclear weapons programme
- World Cup Fever Comes to Burma
- US fears for Myanmar refugees ahead of polls
- Yoma establishes automobile distribution business in Myanmar(Burma)
- Luxury Travel Vietnam Company to Attend a Seminar on Tourism in Myanmar
- Myanmar(Burma) private banks will start operating in two months
- IAEA chief says looking into Myanmar nuclear report
- Brit Photographer Wins PX3 for Burma Work
- Myanmar(Burma) leader meets Chinese PLA delegation
Suu Kyi Says Burmese Have Right Not to Vote
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The Irrawaddy : Burmese people have the right not to vote in the upcoming election, detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi told her lawyer on Friday. She also commented on US Sen. Jim Webb’s support of the election.
“Daw Suu said that just as the people have the right to vote, they also have the right not to vote,” Suu Kyi’s lawyer Nyan Win told The Irrawaddy shortly after meeting with her on Friday afternoon. Read more… »
Obama asked to name envoy to secretive Myanmar(Burma)
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Ashish Kumar Sen – The Washington Times: President Obama has yet to appoint a special envoy for Myanmar, whose military-ruled regime reportedly is trying to build a nuclear weapon and plans to hold what U.S. lawmakers see as a flawed election this year.U.S. officials have expressed disappointment with these developments, and members of Congress and activists say the appointment of a U.S. policy coordinator is key to holding the junta accountable for its bad behavior. Read more… »
Ammonia cylinder explodes at ice factory in Rangoon(Yangon)
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Rangoon (Mizzima) – An ammonia gas tube exploded at an ice factory in Kamayut Township, Rangoon, last night, an eyewitness said. The tube about four inches (10.16 centimetres) wide exploded when a switch on one of the factory’s refrigeration machines turned on at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday. Some people near the factory lost consciousnesses and the noise of the blast caused widespread alarm. Read more… »
Cholera cases rising in Mae La refugee camp
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Kyaw Thein Kha – The Irrawaddy : Eighty-nine refugees in Mae La Refugee Camp have been infected with cholera in two weeks and the number of cases is increasing, a source in Mae La Refugee Camp said on Friday. No deaths have been reported.“Since May 27, 87 refugees have been infected, and today another two patients arrived at the hospital,” said Saw Nay Hsei, a health care coordinator at the Mae La Camp Hospital. The disease is concentrated in three areas of the camp. Read more… »
Oil companies financing nuclear threat in Burma, refusing transparency
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Matthew Smith – Huffington Post: The world has a new nuclear threat on its hands; the first ever in Southeast Asia. According to a disturbing five-year study released Friday by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), carried on Al Jazeera, and vetted by a nuclear scientist and former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the ruling military junta in Burma (Myanmar) is “mining uranium, converting it to uranium compounds for reactors and bombs, and is trying to build a reactor and or an enrichment plant that could only be useful for a bomb.” Read more… »
New schools in Myanmar(Burma)
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British Red Cross: In Myanmar, as the new school term begins this month, so does a better learning experience for thousands of children whose schools were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis on 2 May 2008.
Patrick Elliot, the British Red Cross shelter co-ordinator in Myanmar, said: “The project to reconstruct 24 schools in the Ayeyarwady delta began in November 2009 and was completed at the end of May 2010. It was funded entirely from British Red Cross donations which total around £1 million.” Read more… »
Burma denies nuclear weapons programme
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BBC : The Burmese government has denied recent reports that it is developing a nuclear weapons programme. A statement from the foreign ministry said foreign media reports alleging such a programme were “politically motivated”. The Norway-based Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) broadcaster had run a documentary based on a defector’s information about a nuclear plan. Read more… »
World Cup Fever Comes to Burma
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The Irrawaddy : It may be one of the world’s least developed countries, but Burma does not lag behind when it comes to passion for the World Cup. Football fans from around the globe unite around TVs every four years when the world’s greatest sports competition kicks off. And this year, in South Africa, Read more… »