Myanmar: Suu Kyi Detention Extended May 27, 2008
Myanmar's military rulers have extended the five-year detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by another six months, exile groups said Tuesday.
Myanmar to Let All Foreign Aid Workers In May 23, 2008
Myanmar's ruling junta agreed Friday to "allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities" into the country to help cyclone survivors, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.
Red Cross Suggests Possible 128K Dead in Burma May 14, 2008
The Red Cross says the death toll in Burma's cyclone may be between 68,833 and 127,990.
Myanmar Blocking Foreign Aid Workers May 13, 2008
Police barred foreign aid workers from reaching cyclone survivors in hard-hit areas Tuesday, while emergency food shipments backed up at the main airport for Myanmar's biggest city.
UN Halts Food Supplies to Myanmar May 9, 2008
Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments headed for hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, prompting the world body to suspend further help on Friday.
Burmese Junta Sets Election Dates February 9, 2008
Myanmar's military government, a target of sharp international criticism for failing to hand over power to a democratically elected government, announced Saturday that it will hold elections in 2010.
Myanmar Leader Offers Talks with Opponents October 4, 2007
Myanmar’s military junta broke its silence today about the brutal crackdown on protesters, making a heavily qualified offer to meet with the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and acknowledging that more than 1,400 people are still being detained.
UN Envoy Snubbed by Burma Junta October 1, 2007
The Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was briefly released from 12 years of house arrest yesterday to meet a United Nations envoy sent to demand an end to the military junta’s crackdown on democracy protesters.
Burma Junta Threatens Marching Monks September 24, 2007
Monk-led protest marches in Burma against the country's brutal military government were today reported to have quadrupled in size, as up to 100,000 took to the streets to call for freedom and democracy.
Myanmar Opens New Capital March 26, 2007
Myanmar's secretive military government has allowed foreign journalists into its new capital for the first time since it quit the leafy colonial-era Yangon in October 2005.
Burma Extends Suu Kyi’s Detention May 28, 2006
Burma's military rulers have extended the detention under house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, government officials have said.
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