Burmese blogger in running to win "Best Asian Blog"
The Weblog of a veteran Burmese Buddhist monk, Ashin Mattacara, which contains writings on Burma, has been selected among the finalists for the 'Best Asian Bolg' Award for 2008.Muslims proscribed from worshipping in residential flats
Aping a recent diktat against the country's Christian community, authorities have summoned and warned leaders of Burma's Muslim community not to worship in residential flats.Fresh offensive on Thai-Burmese borderA fresh offensive has broken out along the Thai-Burmese border between ethnic Karen guerillas of the Karen National Union (KNU) and a joint force of Burmese Army troops and those... | Ethnic Kachin rebel vow to oppose junta held electionsThe Kachin National Organization (KNO) in exile on its 10th anniversary vowed to boycott the military junta's 2010 general elections. Colonel Lamang Brang Seng, in-charge of the military wing of... |
Burmese Abbot’s Birthday Draws Thousands to Thailand Celebrations |
| By WAI MOE |
| Tens of thousands of Burmese pilgrims crossed into Thailand to attend celebrations marking the 46th birthday of a monk who was once a close spiritual adviser of Burma’s ousted prime minister and military intelligence chief, Gen Khin Nyunt. |
Mass Unemployment Looms Up in China |
| By ANTOANETA BEZLOVA |
| China is facing the volatile mix of rising unemployment and economic gloom that sparked the 1989 mass pro-democracy marches. |
Nowhere to Hide |
| By JAMES FORREST |
| Thousands of displaced people in Eastern Burma live in daily fear of the Burmese army. For many, the only respite comes through the relief efforts of mobile teams such as the Free Burma Rangers. |
Teenage Activist Transferred to Labor Camp |
| By MIN LWIN |
| A 19-year-old political activist who was sentenced to three years imprisonment has been transferred to a labor camp near Rangoon. |
Business Roundup (January 9, 2009) |
| By WILLIAM BOOT |
| Despite China’s overall rising influence on Burma’s economy, the regime continues to remain dependent in Thailand “as the principal market for Burma’s exports”—notably gas. |
Falling Fuel Prices Have No Effect on Gov’t Pumps |
| By MIN LWIN |
| Official fuel prices in Burma, unchanged since the country’s ruling junta slashed subsidies in August 2007, have overtaken black market rates in recent weeks. |
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