Feb 01, 2010 (DVB), A bomb was discovered near the office of a major ceasefire group and defused last week , while plotters are still at large, according to local…
Author: Staff Reporter
Burma pledges free election
Jan 14, 2010 (AFP), Burma's foreign minister has told Southeast Asian counterparts that promised elections would be held this year and would be fair, the ASEAN secretary general said on…
Activists sentenced 'without evidence'
Jan 14, 2010 (DVB), Three Burmese opposition activists were sentenced yesterday to three years' with hard labour, despite the prosecution being unable to provide any palpable evidence for their charges,…
Burma freedom is 'worst of the worst'
Jan 13, 2010 (DVB), A Washington-based NGO has labeled Burma one of the worst countries in the world for 'freedom' in an annual report, released yesterday. Burma ranks alongside nine…
Key trans-Burma trade route to reopen
Jan 13, 2010 (DVB), The Burmese junta has agreed to the reopening of an historic Second World War-era trade corridor linking China to India's North East states through northern Burma.…
Army reshuffle focuses on ceasefire areas
Jan 13, 2010 (DVB), Part of a reshuffle within the Burmese army has included the promotion of a number of middle-ranking officials to positions in close proximity to a fragile…