In a bid to promote tourism, Thailand has decided to exempt Burmese tourists as well as tourists from several other countries, of visa fees to Thailand for three months --March...
Members of the ethnic Karen rebel group – Karen National Union – have began moving back into Burma, after Thailand warned them not to set up base in their territory,...
Hundred years ago, Phar Kant used to be a very quiet city nestled among the forests in northern Burma before someone found the great treasure lying beneath it. ...
The local Burmese military junta authorities arrested nine persons in Zaythit Ward, Twante, Rangoon Division at about 1 a.m. yesterday for allegedly not registering overnight guests.
A lesser known organization, the 'Whole Burma United Revolutionary Front' (WBURF), has claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb blasts in Rangoon, according to a statement issued today.
Burma’s ruling military junta has tentatively scheduled its general elections in March 2010, a source close to the military establishment in Naypyitaw said.
Two bombs exploded in the space of an hour in Padomma Park, Sanchaung, Rangoon and at the Hledan bus stop. The first bomb exploded in Padomma Park, Sanchaung on March...
Local authorities in northern Thailand are continuing their crackdown on Burmese migrants, following the murder of a Thai university student one month ago.
Dozens of international scholars launched a campaign urging Thailand to change a law that carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison for insulting the monarchy.
Clemency has been granted to 10 former soldiers convicted in the assassination of Philippine opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., which triggered massive protests culminating in the 1986 ouster of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
The three Kachin ceasefire groups and the Kachin National Consultative Assembly have formed a new political party to contest the planned 2010 election in Burma.
The National League for Democracy should not be faulted for trying the change the Burmese junta’s ways, which are the real cause of the country’s hardships.
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