February 21

Burma army burns Kachin rice harvest (Kachin News Group)

Gov’t planning resettlement of Kachin refugees (Mizzima)

Ashin Gambira: “Democracy is only a word in the newspaper” (Best Friend Library)

Myanmar: Campaign Curbs Are Lifted (Associated Press/ New York Times)

Will Myanmar Allow Election Observers? (Wall Street Journal)

Suu Kyi’s Party Wins Easing of By-Election Restrictions (VOA)

Burma Army Killing and Raping Civilians in Karenni State (Free Burma Rangers)

NLD says campaign restrictions lifted (DVB)

Development Needs Transparent Society: 88 Generation Student (Irrawaddy)

Burma to “seriously consider” poll monitors (AFP)

Myanmar: prelate describes Kachin humanitarian crisis (Catholic Culture)

Naypyidaw ‘Seriously Considers’ Election Observers (Irrawaddy)

Burmese Hopes Hinge on Free, Fair Polls (IPS)

 

February 20

Burma soldier dies in Shan state battle with KIA (Kachin News Group)

Burma: How real are new press freedoms? (Global Post)

Thai investors feel urge to rush into Burma despite challenges (The Nation)

Prominent activist monk faces legal action in Myanmar despite political reforms (Reuters)

Eleven Media Launches SMS News Service (Irrawaddy)

Burma prosecutes dissident monk (Guardian)

Burmese army sending more troops to Karen state (DVB)

State Buddhist council lives in authoritarian past (Mizzima)

Burma’s Tug of War Between Monks and Govt (Irrawaddy)

Aung San Suu Kyi party ‘faces Burma campaign restrictions’ (BBC News)

Burma Declares War on Opium, but Deep-Rooted Challenges Remain (Jakarta Globe)

Suu Kyi’s Party Warns Burma Elections “Unfair” (International Business Times)

Suu Kyi’s Party Wins Easing of By-Election Restrictions (VOA)

Burma lifts rally ban after Aung San Suu Kyi’s party complains (Global Post)

 

February 17

Dispatch: On the front line of Burma’s guerilla war (The Telegraph)

Burma case study: My wife was led away… I have not seen her since (The Telegraph)

Troops arrest Kachin army porter (DVB)

Nambiar calls for more reforms, int’l support (Mizzima)

Restrictions on UN work in Burma should be lifted (The Nation)

PR Campaign Begins for Suspended Myitsone Dam (Irrawaddy)

UN Calls for Reforms to Benefit Burmese People (VOA)

For Rangoon Strikers, No End in Sight (Irrawaddy)

EU lifts travel ban on 87 top Myanmar officials (AFP)

Suu Kyi calls for ‘free market’ in agriculture (Mizzima)

EU eases travel ban on Burma, while war in Kachin State unresolved (Asian Correspondent)

 

February 16, 2012

Business tycoon and MP facing lawsuit (DVB)

Burma government soldiers kill Kachin civilian in Manje (Kachin News Group)

Yangon company grants wage increase to striking workers (Asia News)

Burma reforms ‘not set in stone’ (Radio Australia News)

Former NLD Member to Run as Independent (Irrawaddy)

Rohingya Denied Passports to Work in Thailand (Irrawaddy)

Reforms cloud future for Burma’s landmine victims (DVB)

Burma needs to end ethnic wars for genuine change (Asian Correspondent)

Election Commission silent on allowing international monitors (Mizzima)

 

February 15, 2012

Exclusive:Myanmar peace can be reached within 3 months: minister (Reuters)

Burma’s largest Kachin faith group prays for freedom, not ceasefire (Kachin News Group)

Myanmar: Ceasefire does not mean peace (Aljazeera)

Joseph Stiglitz: ‘Talk of poverty isn’t taboo’ (DVB)

Burma’s Govt Does the Right Thing; Activists Wonder Why (Irrawaddy)

Head of HR Commission Rules Out Conflict-zone Inquiry (Irrawaddy)

China Should Think Beyond Business in Burma: Suu Kyi (Irrawaddy)

Opposition MPs Take Aim at Army Influence (Irrawaddy)

Chin: Food Shortages Cause Situation Of Chin State To Deteriorate (Chinland Guardian)

February 14, 2012

Health crisis in eastern Burma: NGO survey (Mizzima)

Myanmar’s rising drug trade (Bangkok Post)

SSA: How long the ceasefire will last up to Naypyitaw (SHAN)

Suu Kyi Calls for Better Ties With China, U.S. (Wall Street Journal)

Myanmar rights body rules out conflict abuse probe (MSN News)

Burma: Asean Chief Warns Of Reform ‘Exploitation’ (DVB)

Burma: How to end a civil war (Foreign Policy)

‘We Have to Go For It!’ (Irrawaddy)

World Bank can encourage human rights: HRW (Mizzima)

Talks fail as Rangoon strikers push on (DVB)

World Bank lobbied over Burma approach (DVB)

No end in sight (DVB)

NLD Membership Expected to Reach Half a Million (Irrawaddy)

Abbot banned from preaching one more year (Mizzima)

Democracy Leader Suu Kyi Marks Father’s Birthday (NTD)

Burma Activists Warily Test Right to Protest (TIME/AP)

The people-less capital city (The Nation)

February 13, 2012

Federalist Reform for Burma: True change has to include a political solution for the country’s ethnic groups.

No Joke (Foreign Policy)

EU dispatching official with $200m in aid

ASEAN chief warns of reform ‘exploitation’

Thousands cheer Suu Kyi on campaign trail

Kachin Celebrities to Hold Fundraiser for Refugees

Burma’s Trust Deficit

Activist monk Gambira is detained

Now is time to invest in health, education: Nambiar

Water bills to rise in Rangoon

Rangoon factory workers’ protest spreads

Talks stall as Burma refuses to meet KIO in China again

Aung San Suu Kyi Campaigns for Burma Parliament

February 12, 2012

Myanmar Arrests Monk Freed From Prison in January (New York Times)

February 10, 2012

Myanmar refugees tell of violence despite peace calls (Reuters)

Rival politician files legal objection to candidacy of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi (AP)

Myanmar Detains Militant Monk (AP)

More armed clashes ahead of Burma gov’t-KIO talks (Kachin News Group)

Burma’s New Media Law May Fail to Ensure Press Freedom (International Federation of Journalists)

Burmese protest leader monk Gambira ‘taken away’ (BBC)

Writers’ talks banned in Magway region (Mizzima)

Fighting breaks out in Shan state (DVB)

Electricity: Burma’s Missing Ingredient for Success (Irrawaddy)

Civil war threatens reforms in Myanmar (Washington Times)

Don’t rush to Burma, firms told (Sydney Morning Herald)

February 8, 2012

The Panglong Agreement: Making it simple (SHAN)

Myanmar’s political opening (Aljazeera)

Burmese Pro-Democracy Leader Takes Campaign to Irrawaddy (VOA)

Empowering Burma’s voices of change (Politico)

‘Boost pay to combat corruption’: Shwe Mann (DVB)

Largest crowds yet welcome Suu Kyi (Mizzima)

Shan army calls for end to state abuse (DVB)

PTT ready to expand its Burma oil business (Mizzima)

Who’s to blame for Burma’s economic misery (Foreign Policy)

Video: Displaced Kachins in northern Myanmar (Reuters AlertNet)

Myanmar’s displaced Kachins live in dire conditions (Reuters AlertNet)

Hope, Anxiety, and Life in a Changing Burma (The Atlantic)

Burma’s Youth Are Staging a Comeback (Jakarta Globe)

Burmese soldier dies after KIA mine explodes (Kachin News Group)

The Book Club: The Butterfly That Pollinates Burma’s Future (Sampsonia Way)

Kachin Refugees Suffering from Preventable Disease (Irrawaddy)

Thousands Come Out to See Suu Kyi in Pakokku (Irrawaddy)

Chin, Shan officials holding out for more than cease-fire (Mizzima)

UN envoy to press govt on Kachin (DVB)

Ethnic leader: Unless charter is amended, ethnic identity will be in peril (SHAN)

EU keeps the pressure up on Burma (AFP)

UN human rights rapporteur visits Myanmar amid political changes (M&C)

Premature rush for Myanmar riches (Asia Times Online)

Karen women want say in peace process (KIC)

Thein Sein urged to investigate human rights violation in Namkham (SHAN)

Thousands line streets for Suu Kyi (UK Press Association)

Ex-army captain facing ‘T-shirt’ charge (DVB)

Suu Kyi on the Campaign Trail (Wall Street Journal)

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi draws enthusiastic crowds (AP/San Francisco Chronicle)

Arakan Liberation Party invited to peace talks (Mizzima)

NLD will try to repeal unjust laws (Mizzima)

Lawyers urge end to politicised laws (DVB)

Burma draws on Singapore’s economic skill (AFP)

Southeast Asian airlines to profit as Myanmar opens (Reuters)

The Rohingya: Myanmar’s outcasts (Aljazeera)

Thousands Greet Suu Kyi in Tavoy (Irrawaddy)

Peace Efforts Persist, But a Nationwide Ceasefire Remains Elusive (Irrawaddy)

KIO wants ‘political dialogue’ with Burma government not ‘ceasefire talks’ (Kachin News Group)

Burma lines up first political prisoner of the “new” era (Asian Correspondent)

SSA-North signs two peace agreements (Mizzima)

Burma Army continues attacks, burns houses and kills one man and two women; over 40,000 Kachin people now displaced by attacks and more preparing to run (Free Burma Rangers)

Zoya Phan: Burma Needs Real Peace, Not Just A Pause in Conflict (Guernica)

Rights Groups Urge International Community to Maintain Burma Sanctions (VOA)

10 Burma soldiers die in battle with KIA in Shan State (Kachin News Group)

Burma’s Parliament talks about 2012-2013 Budget Bill (Asian Correspondent)

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses WEF in Video Message (Wall Street Journal)

Ethnic Groups to Demand ‘Self-Determination’ at Political Dialogue (Chinland Guardian)

Than Shwe: Karma Chameleon (Irrawaddy)

Burma’s Parliament Back in Session, Budget is Top Priority (Irrawaddy)

Jailed Karen Leader Facing Trial Again (Irrawaddy)

Troops deployed to guard China pipeline (DVB)

Internal refugees need help: KNU (Mizzima)

Veterans of 1990 polls to re-register (DVB)

Up to 900 political prisoners may remain in Burmese jails (Mizzima)

Mind the Gap, Tint Swe Tells Rangoon Journals (Irrawaddy)

Win Maw: ‘Prison became my studio’ (DVB)

Burma army redeploys troops to Kachin frontline (Kachin News Group)

An Emotional Moment: Sen. Mitch McConnell Meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi (NPR)

Crowley visits Burma, meets with opposition leader (Queens Ledger)

Statement of KNU CC 2nd Emergency Meeting (Karen National Union)

Burma ‘ready for ethnical investment’: Suu Kyi (DVB)

Dam to destroy Karen villages (Karen News)

In Myanmar, a “sham” parliament stirs to life (Reuters)

Kachin women sold as Chinese bride (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

Ban to Visit Burma; Nambiar Named as Envoy (Irrawaddy)

Art for Rangoon’s Sake (Irrawaddy)

Burma’s blacklisting of Muslim babies reveals entrenched racism (Asian Correspondent)

Burma ‘has a high growth potential’: IMF (Mizzima)

UN’s Ban Says Very Pleased with Burmese Democratic Reforms (VOA)

Militants fire on Thai village, killing two (DVB)

Texas Town Embraces New Refugee Residents (NPR)

Burma army sends more troops to fight KIA along Shwe pipeline route (Kachin News Group)

Burma: The war that won’t stop (Foreign Policy)

Burma-North Korea ties still unnerving US (AFP)

Investing in Burma? Brace for pain (Global Post)

‘No place for dirty coal in Burma’: activists (DVB)

A Monk on a Political Mission of Mercy (Irrawaddy)

Suu Kyi, 88 Generation Leaders Hold ‘Family Reunion’ (Irrawaddy)

Press freedom ranking (Mizzima)

Former PM lands $5,000-a-month job (DVB)

Pakistan Leader Confers with Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi (VOA)

Burmese army shoots pregnant Kachin teacher: BCUK (Mizzima)

Myanmar: Offensive Against Kachin Army Goes On (New York Times)

Though Diplomatic Doors Open to Myanmar, Tragedy Persists in Ethnic Areas (Huffington Post)

Burma’s brutal reality behind the benign face of reform (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

Burma soldiers open fire on Chinese village sheltering refugees (Kachin News Group)

Khin Nyunt has more than freedom to be happy about (Mizzima)

‘Reforms’ in Burma Offer Little Hope to Refugees (Irrawaddy)

Environmentalists call for full moratorium on coal-fired power plants in Burma (PYO/Sham Sapawa)

Dawei energy project moving forward (Mizzima)

Burma rights body lays into HRW report (DVB)

NGO warns of Burma abuses amid EU praise (EU Observer)

Norway companies ‘readying for Burma’: FM (DVB)

Burmese dissident dies a few days after he is released under an amnesty (Asia News)

Min Ko Naing Calls for Rule of Law (Irrawaddy)

Kachin Peace Could Take Three Years: Govt Minister (Irrawaddy)

Pakistan’s President Visits Burma (VOA)

Will Burma’s censor-board do an about-turn? (Asian Correspondent)

Texas Town Embraces New Refugee Residents (NPR)

Burma army sends more troops to fight KIA along Shwe pipeline route (Kachin News Group)

Burma: The war that won’t stop (Foreign Policy)

Burma-North Korea ties still unnerving US (AFP)

Investing in Burma? Brace for pain (Global Post)

‘No place for dirty coal in Burma’: activists (DVB)

A Monk on a Political Mission of Mercy (Irrawaddy)

Suu Kyi, 88 Generation Leaders Hold ‘Family Reunion’ (Irrawaddy)

Press freedom ranking (Mizzima)

Former PM lands $5,000-a-month job (DVB)

Pakistan Leader Confers with Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi (VOA)

Burmese army shoots pregnant Kachin teacher: BCUK (Mizzima)

Myanmar: Offensive Against Kachin Army Goes On (New York Times)

Though Diplomatic Doors Open to Myanmar, Tragedy Persists in Ethnic Areas (Huffington Post)

Burma’s brutal reality behind the benign face of reform (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

Burma soldiers open fire on Chinese village sheltering refugees (Kachin News Group)

Khin Nyunt has more than freedom to be happy about (Mizzima)

‘Reforms’ in Burma Offer Little Hope to Refugees (Irrawaddy)

Environmentalists call for full moratorium on coal-fired power plants in Burma (PYO/Sham Sapawa)

Dawei energy project moving forward (Mizzima)

Burma rights body lays into HRW report (DVB)

NGO warns of Burma abuses amid EU praise (EU Observer)

Norway companies ‘readying for Burma’: FM (DVB)

Burmese dissident dies a few days after he is released under an amnesty (Asia News)

Min Ko Naing Calls for Rule of Law (Irrawaddy)

Kachin Peace Could Take Three Years: Govt Minister (Irrawaddy)

Pakistan’s President Visits Burma (VOA)

Will Burma’s censor-board do an about-turn? (Asian Correspondent)

Government militia arrest villagers over land rights (Karen News)

Chin: Villagers Faced with Famine (UNPO)

Suu Kyi’s choice (Aljazeera)

EU begins easing sanctions on Burma (Telegraph)

EU suspends visa bans on leading Burmese politicians (BBC)

Update on Burma army attack on civilians in New Seng Ra village in Hpakant jade area (Kachin News Group)

Suu Kyi to have access to media: presidential adviser (Mizzima)

Burma’s Censors Tighten Grip Ahead of By-election (Irrawaddy)

Tortured activist dies days after jail release (DVB)

Mon Chairman Says ‘No’ to Ceasefire (Irrawaddy)

Burma’s FM Arrives in India (Irrawaddy)

Army abuses ongoing in Burma: HRW (AFP/DVB)

NLD pledges to develop rural Burma (DVB)

88-Students will be active in politics (Mizzima)

US Calls for International Observers at Burma By-elections (Irrawaddy)

Many Freed Burmese Weren’t Jailed for Politics (New York Times)

Watch for new arrests of political opponents before singing the praises of Myanmar’s spring (Japan Times)

Rights report highlights Myanmar ethnic abuses (AFP)

Sen. McConnell speaks to Burmese refugees in Louisville (WDRB)

’88 Generation Students Group’ Backing Aung San Suu Kyi (VOA)

McCain: U.S. Shouldn’t Rush to Ease Sanctions Against Myanmar (Wall Street Journal)

Burma: Sanctions must be maintained as war continues in Kachin State (Asian Correspondent)

An Interview With Aung San Suu Kyi (Slate)

Q+A-Ex political prisoner Ashin Gambira says Myanmar struggle goes on (Alert Net)

An Ethnic War Is Rekindled in Myanmar (New York Times)

Evicted Buddhist Abbot to Leave Monastery Within One Month (Irrawaddy)

Comedian Zarganar, Khin Nyunt hold meeting (Mizzima)

Burma government in Kachin ceasefire negotiations (BBC)

Govt upping health spending 0.7 percent (DVB)

Kachin ceasefire talks fail to net result (DVB)

Two women and one man killed, 70-year-old woman wounded, and four men tortured as Burma Army attacks villages in Kachin State (Free Burma Rangers)

China Leads Tourism Boom in Burma (Irrawaddy)

Second day of Myanmar-Kachin peace talks begins (Monsters and Critics)

NMSP, Gov’t to resume talks soon (Mizzima)

Possible food shortage in Chin State: NGO (Mizzima)

SSA commander still in regime prison (SHAN)

Rapper to contest seat in Burma’s capital (DVB)

Experts: Watch Burma’s negotiations with rebels, election for reform clues beyond prisoner release(Indiana University)

Shan militias in forced recruitment drive (DVB)

Carve up of Karen territory looms (DVB)

Namkham farmers campaign for full compensation of land loss (SHAN)

Student army laments jailed members (DVB)

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi registers for historic seat in Parliament (AP/Washington Post)

China now No. 1 investor in Burma (Mizzima)

Aung San Suu Kyi registers for Burma election run (BBC)

Arakanese Demand Rights from Shwe Gas Project (Narinjara)

Burma Army wants SSA out from strategic township (SHAN)

10 groups call for an end to Burma’s Kachin conflict (Kachin News Group)

Lead poisoning common in Burmese refugee kids (Reuters)

Burma Reaches Peace Deal With Shan Minority (VOA)

In Burma, ‘Suu Kyi cult’ grows more visible as opposition leader runs for office (Washington Post)

The Coming Age of Ethnic Reconciliation in Burma (Jakarta Globe)

Burma army enforces night curfew – issues shoot-to-kill orders (KIC)

A barren promise of reform – rural communities still abused in Burma (KIC)

SSA hopes to clear up problems at the next round of talks (SHAN)

‘I Am Not a Bad Monk’ (Irrawaddy)

Zarganar to visit U.S (Mizzima)

Government sending more battalions to Kachin State (SHAN)

Suu Kyi Readies for Second Trip to Naypyidaw (Irrawaddy)

More Political Prisoners to be Released Soon, Minister Tells KNU (Irrawaddy)

Burmese Gov’t Holds Peace Talks with Mon Armed Group (Irrawaddy)

21 villages to be relocated for Dawei project (Mizzima)

Thai PM backs Suu Kyi in landmark Myanmar talks (AFP)

Yangon blast kills one: Myanmar official (AFP)

Burma: Ensure Aid Access in Kachin State (Human Rights Watch)

Myanmar’s Sanctioned Tycoons Jostle For Position (Forbes)

Thailand wins oil-drilling rights in Burma (Mizzima)

Thai PM throws support behind Suu Kyi (Bangkok Post)

Rangoon Bomb Kills One and Injures Two (Irrawaddy)

Govt Agrees Ceasefire Talks With Karen Rebels (Irrawaddy)

Burma’s Reality Check (The Mark)

Suu Kyi Says Becoming an MP Will ‘Enhance Cooperation’ (Irrawaddy)

Gold and antimony in KNU areas attract investors (Mizzima)

Burma’s Shan State Army remains faithful to Pang-long Agreement (Asian Correspondent)

Naypyitaw to open to tourists (Mizzima)

SSA won’t sign non-secession agreement (SHAN)

Locals beat female refugee and destroy her hut (Kaladan Press)

Thailand seen buying more natural gas from Myanmar (Reuters)

Famed Myanmar satirist ‘shocked’ by freedom (AFP)

Chin peace committee selected (Mizzima)

Tin Oo to chair NLD, Suu Kyi made deputy (DVB)

Thai PM Visit Stirs Tavoy Voices (Irrawaddy)

Kachin army approached for fresh talks (DVB)

Burma’s most famous comedian Zarganar shocked after seeing liberty in Bangkok (Asian Correspondent)

Burma’s Suu Kyi to Meet Thai PM (AP/TIME)

Opium production up in Burma: UN (Mizzima)

Thai PM Holds Talks with Burmese Democracy Leader (VOA)

Victims of Myanmar’s HIV/AIDS struggle (CNN)

Travel restriction bars Rohingya students from attending universities (Kaladan)

KIO rejects Naypyitaw’s ‘false claims’ about refugee aid (Kachin News Group)

Burmese Army burns Kachin Baptist church in war-torn north (Kachin News Group)

KIA bans logging in Northern Burma (Kachin News Group)