Burma's most well-known journalist U Win Tin was released after he spent 19 years in prison along with 9,002 prisoners under the military junta's amnesty. U Win Tin is now 79 years old.
Children as young as 10 years old are being forced into the Myanmar army, according to a report released today by New York-based group, US rights group, Human Rights Watch.
US First Lady Laura Bush is speaking out on the situation in Burma - urging the military government to show restraint and refrain from further violence against pro-democracy protesters.
The newly-elected Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej visited the neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Singapore, and Indonesia. He visited Burma on March 14 and met Snr. Gen. Than Shwe and Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein in Naypyidaw.
The Burmese compatriots in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas, supervised by the chief monk, Mingalarama Buddhist monastery in Silver Spring, are organizing fund-raisings for their fellow country people who have been victimized by the deadly cyclone catastrophe in Burma.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom holds a public hearing on "After the Saffron Revolution: Religion, Repression, and the U.S. Policy Options for Burma."
Daw Hla Kyaw Zaw (Burmese Communist Party) in China remarks the unity among the Burmese opposition is necessary for political change in Burma interviewed by Daw Khin Myo Thet (VOA Burmese).
Thai police are investigating the killing of KNU leader Pado Mahn Sha Lah Phan (64 years old) , who was shot at his home in Mae Sot by three men. The police found the killers' truck on the border.
Congressman Tom Lantos
In an interview with VOA Burmese Service, Congressman Lantos followed up on a previous written statement on Burma, in which he warned Burma's military not to repeat what he called its "terrible mistake" of 1988 when it used violence against demonstrators.
Mr. John Holmes, the UN humanitarian chief visited Burma to inspect the cyclone relief situation and to arrange the UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon's visit.
Japan has canceled nearly five million dollars in aid to Burma over the military government's crackdown that resulted in the shooting death of a Japanese journalist.
The pro-democracy groups criticized the military regime's sudden announcement "holding a national referendum on draft of the State Constitution in May 2008, and a general election in 2010" is a sign of rejecting the political dialogue and 1990 election and an effort to perpetuate the junta's rule.
The President George W. Bush and First Lady visited Thailand, and met the Burmese Activists. Also, the First Lady toured the Burmese refugee camp and the Mae Taw Clinic in Mae Sot, Tak.
According to statistics from international agencies such as UNICEF, Burma's national figures for infant and child mortality already rank amongst the worst.
The former presidential candidate of Columbia, Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages were rescued by the Columbia government troops from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand after 17 months in exile. He faces corruption charges and has promised to stay away from politics.
The United Nations human rights investigator has visited a notorious Burmese prison for political detainees as part of his probe of the military-ruled country's recent crackdown on anti-government protests.
The military regime detained the blogger Nay Phone Lat. Today, Internet users in Burma are very cautious, and the regime is closely looking at the Internet users. Internet users condemn and urge the authorities to immediately release him.
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