A bid by journalists and activists in Mandalay for permission to protest against the detention of reporter Naw Khine Khine Aye Cho was rejected by local police on Sunday.

Burma's president suggests in radio speech that he does not want to prevent any Burmese citizen from running for the presidency, indicating that the government may support lifting the clause that bars Suu Kyi from contesting.

Salween Institute's Saw Greh Moo analyses the moves ahead for the Rohingya, and calls to Thein Sein and Suu Kyi to stop playing ping-pong politics with their lives.

Authorities in Sagaing division have acceded to a demand by residents in Mogyopyin village, near the Latpadaung copper mine project, to remove police guard posts from around their village following a violent altercation last week which left both protestors and police in hospital.

After more than five decades of censorship, the art scene is blooming in Burma and artists enjoy a newfound freedom. But now, disagreement exists about the role art should play in society.

A draft of Burma’s highly-anticipated broadcasting law, which will pave the way for private enterprises including DVB to broadcast legally in the country for the first time, contains several troubling provisions that could restrict press freedom, media analysts have warned.