Hillary Clinton visited Aung San Suu Kyi

Hillary Clinton visited the residence of Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon (Myanmar) The historic visit by Secretary of State marks the thawing of relations between the U.S. and Burma and is a sign of his newly opened...

In pictures: Christmas Day around the world

The Christmas Spirit is evident wherever you look. Pictures cannot lie as expressed in this slide shown by BBC. From Yeonpyeong Island to Colombo, Sri Lanka. From Islamabad to Sydney, Australia. From Gaza City to...

Myanmar Election ends counting begins

  Myanmar holds sham Election Burma junta did not announce when the results would be announced, saying only that they could come "in time".However the state media declaring official results trickled out over state media, exhibiting the military and its proxy parties...

Obama got the DEAF EARS on the Burmese American Imprisonment

Nyi Nyi Aung, a Burmese American has been framed and imprisoned in Burma by military regime. Unlike the case of crazy John Yettaw who swam across the lake to the villa of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's residence because of which our precious National Leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...

Burma: Bogyoke Aung San’s Spirit is in our Hearts, Mind and Souls

Today is the birthday of our nation’s independence hero, father of Aung San Suu Kyi, Bogyoke Aung San's birthday. Bogyoke Aung San was born on February 13, 1915. He was assassinated by pro-colonialists only one year before we gained independence from...

Suu Kyi Trial Adjourned for a Week

The fate of Nobel peace prize winner peace and democracy activist Aang Sang Suu Kyi of Myanmar is in the hands of the junta.The latest development from the myanmar suggests that the ongoing trial ahs been postponed citing the reasons of administrative error.UN chief is on...

Burma Sanctions Revisited

Many years ago I did a stint for Food not Bombs in San Francisco, while there I met a student activist from the Free Burma group.  She was a cool gal.  We were riding the bus back from taking the food...

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held in Insein jail

Burma's pro-democracy leader and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been detained at Insein prison in Rangoon and has been charged under section 22 of the State Protection...

Disabled persons honored in Myanmar

Its really wonderful that the disabled person are getting awards for there skills.on the ocassion of disabled day in mayanmar many disabled persons got the award." A total of 22 outstanding disabled persons in Myanmar were honored by the government for their wonderful...

Rawalpindi: handler of suicide bombers arrested

Pakistani police have arrested a taxicab driver for allegedly providing pick and drop facility to suicide bombers in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. "RAWALPINDI: A suspected handler of suicide bombers has been arrested from Rawalpindi on Thursday.According to the sources,...

Explosion rattles Yangon amid tight security

Just ahead of anniversary of  a military crackdown on the protest by Buddhist monks in the former capital Rangoon a suspected bomb blast outside the City Hall has been reported. And initial report confirms four people are injured.The explosion occurred around 10:30 a.m....

Myanmar frees at least seven political prisoners

Military junta announced releasing  of 9,002 prisoners on Tuesday. Now today Junta has announced to free seven political prisoner expecting them to participate in General election taking place in 2010. "Myanmar's junta has released at least seven...

Win Tin: longest-serving political prisoner out of Myanmar jail after 19 year

It is begining or just an end, 19 year of jail  has weakend him or prepared him for final solution.The spirit of freedom and constant struggle for that makes Win Tin a real winner." I will keep fighting...

Myanmar crackdown remembered

" The people of Myanmar are marking exactly 20 years since a military crackdown on a student-led democracy uprising left an estimated 3,000 dead. But after last year's large-scale rallies that were also...

Blast hits pro-junta office in Myanmar

Offices of  the pro Junta activists have been bombed today early morning. The group helps Burmese militia with its social welfare programme. " An explosion at dawn Tuesday rocked the office of a government-backed social welfare group whose members have been...

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