The BBC’s Burmese-language news service has severed ties with Burma’s MNTV, with the former citing “interference” from the state broadcaster, saying it had constituted “a serious breach of trust with…
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BBC reporter wins appeal, walks free
Reporter walks free from a court in Mandalay on Thursday, when he won an appeal against a conviction for punching a policeman.
NLD will win ‘about 75%’, Suu Kyi says
In her first media interview since the general election, NLD leader Suu Kyi tells BBC her party will win a convincing majority in parliament.
OPINION: Election will be neither historic nor consequential
The November polls will change nothing; the military will stay in charge, says Burmese dissident Maung Zarni.
Koh Tao murders: remaining evidence to be retested
Koh Samui court orders all remaining forensic evidence found at the crime scene, including a shovel, to be gathered for forensic retesting.
Another wrong turn in Mong La
Burma’s recent reforms have created an atmosphere of journalistic possibilities, but many foreign journalists fail to capitalise on access to areas previously restricted to engage in more extensive coverage of…