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Suu Kyi visit ‘crucial’ to Sino-Burmese relations
DVB interviews Burmese political analyst Dr Yan Myo Thein about the significance of Aung San Suu Kyi’s upcoming trip to China.
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UN rapporteur meets peace-keepers in Mandalay
UN Special Rapporteur has been presented with findings from an inquiry into Mandalay’s communal violence, as she visited the city on Wednesday.
Quintana says rights situation in Burma ‘challenging’
Feb 20, 2009 (DVB), United Nations special rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana has said the human rights situation in Burma remains challenging, but noted some positive signs at the end of[…]
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UN rights envoy visits Insein prison
Feb 17, 2009 (DVB), United Nations special rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana went to Rangoon's Insein prison yesterday as part of his six-day visit to Burma to assess human rights developments[…]
UN rights envoy Quintana visits Pa-an prison
Feb 16, 2009 (DVB), The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, visited Pa-an prison in Karen state yesterday during his second trip to the[…]
Gambari's visit sees no progress in Burma
Feb 5, 2009 (DVB), The National League for Democracy has expressed disappointment that the visit of United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma did not bring about any progress.[…]
Arakan villagers forced to wait to greet PM
Jan 28, 2009 (DVB), Villagers in Butheetaung and Maung-Daw townships in Arakan state were disappointed when prime minister Thein Sein failed to make a scheduled trip to the area on[…]
Officials sacked after Than Shwe visit
Jan 15, 2009 (DVB), Provincial and township administration officials in Zalun township have been dismissed after junta leader senior general Than Shwe was left disappointed by his trip to the[…]
Activists' families denied overnight passes in Myitkyina
Dec 12, 2008 (DVB), Local authorities have made it more difficult for the families of activists detained in Myitkyina prison to visit by refusing to issue guest passes to them[…]
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[…]
Villagers forced to help prepare for visit of commander's wife
Sep 1, 2008 (DVB), Villagers in Muse township in northern Shan State have been ordered to contribute money and labour to preparations for the upcoming visit of the wife of[…]
Lawyer Kyi Win asks to visit Daw Suu again
Aug 28, 2008 (DVB), U Kyi Win, lawyer for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is waiting to hear if his request for permission to visit the detained National League for[…]
Gambari holds second meeting with NLD
Aug 22, 2008 (DVB), United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari met National League for Democracy executive committee members today for the second time, according to NLD information team member Dr[…]
UN envoy Gambari expected to meet Daw Suu
Aug 20, 2008 (DVB), United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari is expected to meet detained National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi today, according to diplomatic sources[…]
Daw Suu receives visits from lawyer and doctor
Aug 18, 2008 (DVB), Detained opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed another meeting yesterday with her lawyer, Kyi Win, which lasted for about two hours. Kyi Win[…]
Low expectations for Gambari visit
Jul 17, 2008 (DVB), Opposition figures and a political analyst have expressed doubts over whether the planned visit of United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma in mid-August will[…]
Let's hope the UN gets it right this time
Bo Kyi Jul 16, 2008 (DVB), The basic strategy of the United Nations special envoy so far appears to have been to yield to the regime. How far will aspirations[…]
Russian specialists inspect Tenasserim outposts
Jul 16, 2008 (DVB), Four Russian defence specialists have reportedly arrived in Tenasserim division to inspect the Burmese government's air defence and artillery outposts along the Thai-Burmese border. The four[…]
UN envoy to visit Burma in mid-August
Jul 16, 2008 (DVB), United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari is planning to return to Burma in August on the invitation of the military regime, the UN announced yesterday. Gambari's[…]
Commentary: Let's hope the UN gets it right this time
Bo Kyi Jul 16, 2008 (DVB), The basic strategy of the United Nations special envoy so far appears to have been to yield to the regime. How far will aspirations[…]
Thailand leader to cook for Burmese PM
Apr 29, 2008 (AP)
Burmese No 2 leader to visit India
Apr 1, 2008 (AP), The second-highest ranking member of Burma’s ruling junta, senior general Maung Aye, will visit neighboring India in the near future, state-run media said Sunday. The Burmese-language[…]
Gambari says no tangible outcome from Burma visit
Mar 19, 2008 (DVB), United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari told the UN Security Council yesterday he was disappointed his recent visit to Burma had delivered "no immediate tangible outcome".[…]
Pinheiro will not visit Burma
Mar 17, 2008 (AP), The UN human rights investigator on Burma said Saturday he will not visit the Asian country before the end of his mandate. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro says[…]
UN envoy's visit falls short of expectations
Mar 12, 2008 (DVB), United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said yesterday that the recent visit of his special envoy to Burma did not make as much progress as he had[…]
India to host Burmese general to sign port development pact
Mar 11, 2008 (AFP), India will host a top general from Burma’s ruling junta next month and is likely to sign a pact to develop a key port in the[…]
Junta remains defiant as Gambari's visit ends
Mar 10, 2008 (DVB), United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Burma today after a visit in which UN calls for the release of political prisoners and election monitoring were[…]
NLD hopes envoy's visit can spur dialogue
Mar 6, 2008 (DVB), A spokesperson for the National League for Democracy has said the party is hopeful some progress will be made during the visit of United Nations special[…]
UN special envoy to arrive in Burma tomorrow
Mar 4, 2008 (DVB), United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari will travel to Burma tomorrow for his third visit since the military regime's brutal crackdown on public demonstrations in September[…]
ILO says forced labour increasing in the military
Mar 3, 2008 (DVB), The International Labour Organisation has extended its cooperation agreement with the Burmese regime, but a senior ILO official said forced labour remains a concern in the[…]
