UN Secretary General invited to visit Burma
June 18, 2009 (DVB), Burma's ruling junta has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the country in early July, although Ban is thought to be wary of the[…]
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to Burma’s U Thant
June 4, 2009 (DVB), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday paid tribute to former Burmese UN chief U Thant on the 100-year anniversary of his birth and lamented his unrealised[…]
Legal expert says Nargis judges breached own laws
Apr 3, 2009 (DVB), A researcher from a prominent exiled lawyers' organisation has said that the charges handed down by judges to two journalists recently were in breach of Burmese[…]
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Activists mark U Thant’s centenary birthday
Jan 23, 2009 (DVB), Political activists inside and outside Burma marked the centenary of former United Nations secretary-general U Thant's birth on 22 January and called for today's UN leaders[…]