asianews (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eye Doctor Examines Burmese Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (file photo) The party of Burma’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says an eye doctor examined the pro-democracy figure at her Rangoon home for one hour this week. The National League for Democracy said Friday that Burmese authorities allowed the eye [...]
green plastic radiohead (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
(photo by yangon) In case you didn't know, Radiohead is in Japan at the moment playing some shows. The band wrapped up the second night in Osaka and will be taking tomorrow off before playing four shows in Tokyo....
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's military authorities have detained a prominent former journalist and political ally of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition party said Thursday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Yangon - The United Nations' flash appeal for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis remains 50 per cent unfunded, five months after the disaster, the group managing the relief effort disclosed Tuesday. Total contribution now stands at 240 million dollars ...
BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
BDD Nine NLD youth and its members who attended the NLD party’s founding 20th Anniversary in Rangoon. Group of NLD youth and other members attended the party birthday and they were arrested on the way from home while they were waiting at the bus stop. Arrested nine NLD members included a female member from Shwe Pyi Tha Township, said sources close to NLD. They were arrested because of more than five...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Yangon - Myanmar's military government arrested at least three National League for Democracy (NLD) supporters Saturday before the opposition party celebrated its 20-year anniversary, witnesses said. Police detained two men and one women near the NLD ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Yangon - Myanmar's military government arrested at least three National League for Democracy (NLD) supporters Saturday before the opposition party celebrated its 20-year anniversary, witnesses said. Police detained two men and one women near the NLD ...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Tiger and Elephant Conservation In Myanmar Wildlife keepers warn against elephants tendency to move sanctuary (Xinhua) Updated: 2008-09-26 13:36 YANGON -- Wildlife keepers in Myanmar have warned against tendency of move of sanctuary of wild elephants from deep mountain range in western Rakhine state to agricultural field as elephant feed is running short there this year, the local Biweekly Eleven News...
PRI's The World - (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ A former aide to Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was re-arrested less than 24 hours after being freed by the military government in a mass amnesty, an opposition spokesman said Friday.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
YANGON, Myanmar -- A former aide to Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was re-arrested less than 24 hours after being freed by the military government in a mass amnesty, an opposition spokesman said Friday.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
From ADNKronos: Rangoon, 25 Sept. (AKI) - One person died and at least three others were injured when a bomb exploded in the Burmese capital, Rangoon, on Thursday. Sein Win, editor-in-chief of the Burmese agency, Mizzima, confirmed the bomb attack in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI) which occurred on the first anniversary of the military government's brutal crackdown against democracy...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Myanmar takes measures for wildlife conservation YANGON, Sept.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
An explosion that may have been a bomb rocked Yangon’s City Hall district Thursday. According to the Associated Press, at least 31 people were killed.
IOL (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Six people have reportedly been injured when a small bomb went off at a bus stop outside City Hall in Yangon.
