Interview Lead Story News Politics
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.
Interview Lead Story News Politics
DVB interviews Burmese political analyst Dr Yan Myo Thein about the significance of Aung San Suu Kyi’s upcoming trip to China.
Human Rights Lead Story News Video
UN Special Rapporteur has been presented with findings from an inquiry into Mandalay’s communal violence, as she visited the city on Wednesday.
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[…]
|
|
---|
|
|
---|
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[…]
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[…]
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.[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Apr 29, 2008 (AP)
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[…]
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".[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]