Burma

  • Oct 26, 2009
  • 1 min read

EAST ASIA: Movement toward regional trade area

Leaders of half the world's population and a majority of GDP growth pledged yesterday to increase...

  • Oct 22, 2009
  • 6 min read

BURMA: Than Shwe seeks respect but not change

Than Shwe has ruled Burma for more than 17 years. He will play a key role in determining whether...

Burma
  • Sep 23, 2009
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BURMA: Junta welcomes policy of engagement

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said that he supports an international policy of...

Burma
  • Sep 15, 2009
  • 7 min read

BURMA: Minority forces are in election crossfire

Burma's ruling junta is pressing the country's ethnic minority armies to transform themselves...

Burma
  • Aug 31, 2009
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CHINA/BURMA: Border unrest destabilises relations

Burmese refugees fleeing the fighting in Burma's Shan state have started returning from China,...

China
  • Aug 28, 2009
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BURMA: Fighting drives Kokang minority across border

Up to 10,000 members of the Kokang ethnic minority have fled across the border into China during...

Burma
  • Aug 18, 2009
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BURMA/US: State media hails Webb visit

The state-run media today warmly hailed the recent visit of US Senator James Webb to Burma,...

Burma
  • Aug 11, 2009
  • 2 min read

BURMA: Confident regime sentences Suu Kyi

International leaders condemned the Burmese military regime today after pro-democracy leader Aung...

Burma