US looks for better way to sway Burma: Clinton
Feb 19, 2009 (AFP)‚ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday US president Barack Obama’s administration is looking for a better way to bring change to military-ruled Burma and[…]
Legal diploma course begins in Mae Sot
Feb 13, 2009 (DVB), A two-year law programme is being run on the Thai-Burma border to provide training in international and domestic law to 25 students from Burma, according to[…]
Burma activists conclude meeting in Barcelona
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), Burmese democracy campaigners in Europe agreed to oppose the planned 2010 elections and pressure the European Union for strong action on Burma at a meeting in[…]
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NCGUB conference draws to a close
Jan 28, 2009 (DVB), A three-day strategic conference in Dublin, Ireland, held by the National Coalition Government for the Union of Burma and representatives from Burmese democracy organisations overseas ended[…]
Opposition groups expect no change from Obama
Jan 22, 2009 (DVB), Pro-democracy leaders in Burma have said they expect United States policy on Burma to stay the same under president Barack Obama, who was inaugurated on Tuesday.[…]
Indian vice president to visit Burma
Jan 20, 2009 (DVB), Preparations are underway for the visit of Indian vice president Hamid Ansari to Burma in early February, according to the Indian press. The planned visit of[…]
Goodbye cruel 2008 and hello to reality
Pascal Khoo Thwe Jan 8, 2009 (DVB), For the majority of people in Burma, 2008 will be remembered as the year an apocalypse by the name of Cyclone Nargis visited[…]
Commentary: Goodbye cruel 2008 and hello to reality
Pascal Khoo Thwe Jan 8, 2009 (DVB), For the majority of people in Burma, 2008 will be remembered as the year an apocalypse by the name of Cyclone Nargis visited[…]
Burmese Buddhist monastery opens in Finland
Jan 5, 2009 (DVB), The first Burmese Buddhist monastery in Finland was officially consecrated in Kuopio on 3 January.by five monks led by Penang abbot U Pannya Wuntha and abbot[…]
Nobel laureates launch appeal for Aung San Suu Kyi
Dec 15, 2008 (AFP)
Interview: Former Norwegian PM urges action on Burma
Dec 12, 2008 (DVB), Former Norwegian premier Kjell Magne Bondevik expressed his hopes for a democratic transition in Burma but said a fair election could not be held in the[…]
Former Norwegian PM urges action on Burma
Dec 12, 2008 (DVB), Former Norwegian premier Kjell Magne Bondevik expressed his hopes for a democratic transition in Burma but said a fair election could not be held in the[…]
UN chief frustrated by lack of progress in Burma
Dec 8, 2008 (DVB), United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has expressed his frustration at the lack of progress in Burma and said he will not return to the country until[…]
Former world leaders urge UN chief to intervene in Burma
Dec 4, 2008 (AFP)
Interview: Win Tin dismisses junta's scare tactics
Nov 19, 2008 (DVB), Veteran journalist and senior National League for Democracy member Win Tin said activists would not give in to the Burmese regime's efforts to intimidate them, in[…]
Interview: Education for emancipation
Oct 31, 2008 (DVB), Czech minister Ondøej Liška stressed the importance of education in bringing about democracy and an active civil society in Burma in an interview with DVB. Liška,[…]
Education for emancipation
Oct 31, 2008 (DVB), Czech minister Ondøej Liška stressed the importance of education in bringing about democracy and an active civil society in Burma in an interview with DVB. Liška,[…]
Interview: Lessons from Zimbabwe
Oct 29, 2008 (DVB), Zimbabwean opposition MP Trudy Stevenson said in an interview with DVB yesterday that Burmese and Zimbabwean activists could benefit from closer links in their struggles for[…]
Lessons from Zimbabwe
Oct 29, 2008 (DVB), Zimbabwean opposition MP Trudy Stevenson said in an interview with DVB yesterday that Burmese and Zimbabwean activists could benefit from closer links in their struggles for[…]
Roundtable: Khin Nyunt's legacy
Oct 22, 2008 (DVB), It has been four years since general Khin Nyunt, the State Peace and Development Council’s most powerful military intelligence chief and prime minister, was arrested and[…]
Junta leases 50,000 acres of farmland to Bangladesh
Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), The Burma junta's second-in-command, vice senior general Maung Aye, has signed a contract in Dhaka leasing 50,000 acres of paddy fields in Arakan state to the[…]
UN chief may delay visit to Burma
Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has said he will cancel his proposed trip to Burma in December unless it is likely to bring tangible progress towards[…]
Activists and member states discuss ASEAN rights body
Sep 16, 2008 (DVB), Representatives of NGOs were among those who took part in ASEAN discussions in Manila on 11 September on the setting up of a body to monitor[…]
Exiled opposition MPs contest junta's UN seat
Sep 11, 2008 (DVB), Elected members of parliament from the 1990 election have submitted a letter to the United Nations challenging the right of the ruling State Peace and Development[…]
What do the Thai demonstrations mean for Burma?
Sep 5, 2008 (DVB), Political tensions are running high in Thailand, with demonstrators from the People's Alliance for Democracy calling for the resignation of the government led by Samak Sundaravej.[…]
What do the Thai demonstrations mean for Burma?
Htet Aung Kyaw Sep 5, 2008 (DVB), Political tensions are running high in Thailand, with demonstrators from the People's Alliance for Democracy calling for the resignation of the government led[…]
Commentary: Burma must stand on its own two feet
Zin Linn Sep 2, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese opposition and pro-democracy forces have lost faith in the good offices of the United Nations after Gambari’s latest futile mission and its[…]
Burma must stand on its own two feet
Zin Linn Sep 2, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese opposition and pro-democracy forces have lost faith in the good offices of the United Nations after Gambari’s latest futile mission and its[…]
