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May 22
Myanmar power cuts draw protest in main city (AP)
Burma’s Spreading Protests Test Reformist Government (VOA)
Myanmar Opposition Members Held over Protest (AFP)
A missing fact in the suspension of sanctions on Burma (Washington Post)
Burma appeals for ‘understanding’ after power protests (BBC)
Burma Explains Power Cuts to Calm Protests (AP)
Burma’s Rohingyas vulnerable to abuse at home and abroad (Radio Australia)
India issues visas to Myanmar’s Rohingyas (Deutsche Welle)
Is Refugee Return Already Underway? (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi to Address ILO in Geneva on June 14 (AFP)
Aung San Suu Kyi to Give First International Speech in Geneva (VOA)
Phil Robertson: ‘ASEAN remains a toothless tiger when it comes to human rights’ (DVB)
US eases economic sanctions to reward Myanmar (AP)
Protesters Released as Blackout Marches Spread (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar opposition members ‘held’ (AFP)
Electricity cuts spark protests in Mandalay, other cities (Mizzima)
US Lawmaker Proposes Keeping Burma Sanctions (Irrawaddy)
May 21
Govt Negotiator Meets KIA Leader (Irrawaddy)
Restore Rangoon University: President’s Adviser (Irrawaddy)
Aung San Suu Kyi to give Nobel talk in Oslo June 16 (The Telegraph)
US, Suu Kyi agree Myanmar reforms fragile (AP)
May 18
U.S. eases investment ban on Burma (Washington Post)
U.S. firms eye Myanmar as sanctions suspended (Reuters)
Heavy battles rage around Laiza (Kachinland News)
U.S. Eases Myanmar Financial Sanctions (Wall Street Journal)
I am not the Burmese Lech Walesa, says Aung San Suu Kyi (Polish Radio)
US gives green light to investment in Myanmar (Asia Times)
Govt to Hold Talks with SSA-South; Meeting with KIA (Irrawaddy)
‘Irreversible’ or Not, Reforms Have a Long Way to Go (Irrawaddy)
Burma’s Journalists Can Form Independent Press Council (Irrawaddy)
88 Generation Leaders Hear Dawei Fears (Irrawaddy)
Burma to receive $144 million in aid projects from U.N. (Mizzima)
Law: the bane of Burma’s landowners (Asian Correspondent)
Gang rape in church highlights Burmese Army impunity: reports (Mizzima)
G-8 leaders to Discuss Burma at Camp David (Irrawaddy)
Exclusive: Myanmar’s central bank aims for weaker currency (Reuters)
Too Soon to Ease Burma Sanctions, Ros-Lehtinen Says
May 17
U.S. eases pressure on Myanmar but some restrictions remain (CNN)
US to suspend Myanmar sanctions, but keep laws on books (Reuters)
U.N. chief calls for end to fighting in Myanmar (Reuters)
Obama eases investment curbs on Myanmar, names new ambassador (AFP)
US eases economic sanctions to reward Myanmar (AP)
U.S. Rewards Myanmar, Easing Ban on Investments (New York Times)
Official: US to ease economic controls on Myanmar (AP)
Obama says to retain US investment sanctions on Myanmar (Reuters)
AIPMC calls on US to maintain sanctions on Myanmar, for now (May 17, 2012)
President Obama maintains US sanctions on Myanmar (AFP)
Why ceasefires fail in Myanmar (Asia Times)
Aung San Suu Kyi calls for more aid to ethnic areas (Karen News)
Kachin Crisis Needs Urgent International Action (Irrawaddy)
Journalist Groups Object to Govt’s Press Council Plans (Irrawaddy)
Clinton, Burmese FM Meet in Washington (VOA)
Burmese ‘Slaves’ Rescued from Thai Factory (Irrawaddy)
KIO urges Ban’s UN intervene in Kachin conflict (Kachin News)
UN in Talks with Govt, KIA over Kachin Conflict (Irrawaddy)
Burma Marks First Ever LGBT Day (Irrawaddy)
British MPs support aid increase to ‘victims of conflict’ (Mizzima)
Burma Vice-President Enters Monkhood (Irrawaddy)
A Hard Life in Loi Tai Laeng (Irrawaddy)
Stateless Burmese Rohingyas lament India ‘hardships’ (BBC)
KIO Chairman’s letter to UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon (Kachin News)
Pipeline Compensation Causes Disunity Among Villagers (Narinjara)
May 16
Statement on the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict
Kachin villagers take shelter in Sumprabum church (Kachin News Group)
Villagers and gold mine workers flee from the Irrawaddy Myitsone dam area (Kachin News)
Shopkeepers in Sittwe Continue to Rise Against Illegal Market Tolls (Narinjara News)
Minister U Aung Min: “Death Railway” to be rebuilt (IMNA)
Democracy activists remain in prison (Mizzima)
Burmese Refugees Not Tempted by New Myanmar (Wall Street Journal)
Britain largest Burma investor so far this year (Mizzima)
Rohingya Protesters in Delhi Urged to Leave (Irrawaddy)
On the Run From Oppression in Burma? (Mother Jones)
Burma Railway Set for Renaissance (Irrawaddy)
Parliamentarians to meet with armed groups (DVB)
Fighting prevents aid from reaching refugees (DVB)
ABSDF Denies Talks Delayed by Terror Charges (Irrawaddy)
Will Reform Bring Burma Peace? (The Diplomat)
May 15
Myanmar Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea (New York Times)
Suu Kyi says it may be “too optimistic” to lift Burma sanctions just yet (AFP)
Burma: Malaria’s Crucial Battleground (Wall Street Journal)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says sanctions remain tool for change (Reuters)
Burmese Army increases its use of airstrikes in Kachin war (Kachinland)
Nowhere to run: rebels trapped in Burma’s escalating ethnic war (The Independent)
KIA creates new battalion near Pangwa (Kachin News Group)
Fears Burmese political prisoners will be forgotten (Radio Australia)
US Officials Argue Sanctions Policy on Burma (Irrawaddy)
UNHCR Officials to Meet Rohinya Refugees (Irrawaddy)
Burma to follow UN resolutions aimed at N Korea (AFP)
Chinese party delegation in Naypyitaw (Mizzima)
Farmers square off with parliamentarian’s company (DVB)
President creates interim press council (DVB)
As Donors Go into Burma, Cross-border Aid Dries Up (Irrawaddy)
Women’s League calls for more women in peace process (Mizzima)
Land Grabs Intensify as Burma ‘Reform’ Races Ahead of Law (Irrawaddy)
Burma to Rejoin UNWTO (Irrawaddy)
Who Will Replace Tin Aung Myint Oo? (Irrawaddy)
Burma Halts Arms Buys From North Korea (AP)Media Censorship to be Abolished in Burma (Irrawaddy)
Seoul: Burma to Comply with UN Resolutions on Pyongyang (VOA)
S. Korean Leader ‘Wins Myanmar Promise Over North’ (AFP)
May 14
Gay people in Burma start to challenge culture of repression (The Guardian)
Myanmar insurgents urge more sanctions if army offensive continues (The Nation)
Demand to provide relief to Myanmar refugees (The Hindu)
Stock exchanges battle for a piece of the ‘frontier’ (AFP)
More clashes before powwow (SHAN)
Burma asks emigrants to return home (Australia Network News)
Rangoon Chief Minister to be Vice President? (Irrawaddy)
Thailand’s Nation in Tie-up with Burmese Journal (Irrawaddy)
Hardliners Will Be Left Behind: Thein Sein (Irrawaddy)
Anatomy of a Burmese workers’ strike in Thailand (Mizzima)
Burma to Host Asean Human Rights Meeting (Irrawaddy)
Burmese women ready to play leadership role: U.S. ambassador (Mizzima)
Ethnic Alliance Issues Conflict Deadline (Irrawaddy)
Burma army shoots Kachin preacher in the knee (Kachin News Group)
UNFC gives deadline to halt military offensives (Mizzima)
Mon language study only allowed on weekends in government schools (IMNA)
A new wave of IDPs flee Pangwa (Kachinland)
KNU Opening Liaison Office in Three Pagodas Pass (Irrawaddy)
Vendors protest taxation policies (DVB)
Burma prepares for first ever public LGBT rights celebration (Gay Star News)
Burma prepares to send athletes to Olympics (DVB)
Easing sanctions raise concern for Burma prisoners (ABC)
Lee Makes 1st South Korean Trip to Burma (AP)
South Korean president visits Burma (Australia Network News)
May 11
Farmers Still Oppressed, Despite New Government (Narinjara)
Ethnic groups seek the Lady’s help in peace talks (Asia News Network)
Kachin army takes control of key Burma army post on Putao route (Kachin News Group)
Shwe Mann visits EU parliament (Mizzima)
Switzerland Lifts Burmese Sanctions (Irrawaddy)
Rights Violations Continue under Thein Sein: Report (Irrawaddy)
New Shan party approved to register (Mizzima)
Heavy fighting continues in Kachin state: rebels (DVB)
The Last Frontier: Burma’s Chinland (Mizzima)
VP Quit Rumors Grow with Photo No-Show (Irrawaddy)
Commodity Prices, Cronyism Threaten Burma’s Economy: UN (Irrawaddy)
Thai, Burmese bank open remittance service (DVB)
Thein Sein talks strategy (Mizzima)
May 10
Burmese Army Threatens to Wipe Out the KIA (Irrawaddy)
KNU questions role of Govt’s business linked ‘peace talk’ advisors (BNI)
70,000 Kachin refugees in desperate need (BNI)
Myanmar villagers want share of energy bonanza (Asia One)
Commodity Prices, Cronyism Threaten Burma’s Economy: UN (Irrawaddy)
Burmese Refugee Photographs Life He Left Behind (WGRZ)
Burma could growl post-sanctions (ABC)
Death sentence of torture victim condemned: AHRC (Mizzima)
AIDs/HIV drugs woefully short in Burma (Mizzima)
Pledge to legalize Student Union (Radio Free Asia)
Election body refutes ballot tampering claims (DVB)
Ethnic groups welcome new gov’t peace team (Mizzima)
Human rights violations continue in Burma: report (Mizzima)
Peace team sets sight on Kachin conflict (DVB)
Burmese stay in poor conditions, demand refugee status (Deccan Herald)
Free To Exploit Burma (Eurasia Review)
Burma army intensifies attacks in Kachin state despite reforms (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Burma’s Reforms Leave Forgotten Political Prisoners (Irrawaddy)
May 9
Burma suffering from huge shortfall in HIV and Aids drugs, warn doctors (The Guardian)
Big oil and little villages (AFP)
Burma stifles news of VP’s resignation (Mizzima)
Major Shan ethnic party approved by Election Commission (Mizzima)
Empowering the Myanmar Human Rights Commission (Irrawaddy)
NLD MPs Discuss Trade, Aid with Australian Ministers (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Reforms: Hundreds Of Prisoners Remain Wrongfully Detained (Huffington Post)
Burma Government: Ballot Tampering Claims ‘Groundless’ (VOA)
Aung San Suu Kyi inspires classical music piece (BBC)
McCain hopes Suu Kyi can visit US (AFP)
Burma economy: IMF says growth to accelerate further (BBC)
Burma’s troublesome census (DVB)
Australia increases aid package to Burma (Mizzima)
Burma’s Frontier Appeal Lures Shadowy Oil Firms (Irrawaddy)
Burma’s president, vice president to lead peace team (Mizzima)
Soldiers using forced labour to be prosecuted (DVB)
Is Tin Aung Myint Oo on His Way Out? (Irrawaddy)
Bombing suspect given death sentence (Mizzima)
Freed Mon Activist to Return to Political Work (Irrawaddy)
‘Human Rights Violations continue in Burma’ – ND-Burma reports (AC)
Burma Army suffers high casualties along Loije route (KNG)
Burma’s Aids crisis: ‘For a doctor, it’s a horrible situation’ – video (Guardian UK)
May 8
Suu Kyi Given First Passport in 24 Years (AP)
Myanmar: A Long Way to Walk (Huffington Post)
Censor Bans Reports of VP’s Resignation (Irrawaddy)
Than Shwe asked for penguins, as 64m suffered power blackouts (Bangkok Post)
Burmese President Will Lead Peace Committee (Irrawaddy)
Census risks marginalising Rohingya (DVB)
Phyo Wai Aung Receives Death Sentence (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar courts sentences man to death for 2010 festival bombing that killed 10 (AP)
KNU to Survey Dawei Locals on Compensation (Irrawaddy)
Platinum Mines Seize 200 Acres of Farmland (Irrawaddy)
Armed group closes checkpoints as tensions flare (DVB)
Artists struggle to survive as piracy flourishes (DVB)
Plans for Burma census continuing (Mizzima)
Myanmar needs policy reform for growth – IMF (Reuters)
IMF consultation report highlights Burma’s weaknesses (Mizzima)
12 Burma soldiers die in KIA attack in southern Kachin state (KNG)
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi gets passport (BBC)
Aung San Suu Kyi given Myanmar passport (AFP)
Thein Sein may step aside in 2015: adviser (Mizzima)
Burmese Navy orders shooting of any person on its confiscated lands (Narinjara)
KNU puts human rights on ‘peace talks’ agenda (KIC)
Sellers March to Prime Minister’s House for Reduced Market Taxes (Narinjara)
Heavy Rains Make Hundreds Homeless in Kutupalong Unregistered Camp (Kaladan Press)
May 1
Burmese Army razed homes in Ban Sau village (Kachinland News)
Inquiry Launched into Police Death Plunge Teen (Irrawaddy)
SSA North: Burma Army breaching truce 13 times (SHAN)
U.N. chief lauds Suu Kyi’s pursuit of democracy, invites her to visit (CNN)
Minister apologises for calling MPs ‘uneducated’ (DVB)
NGO to deliver aid to Kachin state (DVB)
Military maneuvers in Burma’s parliament (Foreign Policy)
US companies open up on Myanmar (AFP)
Rohingyas in India Demand Full Refugee Status (Irrawaddy)
KIO Asks Govt for Fresh Peace Talks (Irrawaddy)
Dawei in Doubt as Thai Port Talk Grows (Irrawaddy)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon : Aung San Suu Kyi ‘symbol of hope’ (BBC)
Burmese Comedy Shows Struggle for National Image (AP)
UN chief meets with Suu Kyi (AFP)
U.N. Chief Hails Flexibility of Suu Kyi (AP)
Aung San Suu Kyi ends boycott to make Myanmar parliamentary debut (Christian Science Monitor)
April 30
Village headman fears reprisal from government militia over forced recruitment (Karen News)
Government militia force-recruiting villagers (Karen News)
MYANMAR: Ethnic minorities call for caution as sanctions ease (IRIN)
Four government officials killed in attack on office (Irrawaddy)
Britain relaxes trade policy, to open NPT office (AFP)
Mon Political Prisoner Pair Released (Irrawaddy)
Rights groups call on U.N. chief to press Burma on reforms (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi Yields in Oath Dispute (WSJ)
Thein Sein to replace gov’t peacemaking team (Mizzima)
Suu Kyi, her party to attend parliament Wednesday (WT)
Political prisoners still in Burmese jails (Mizzima)
Private insurance firms to open (DVB)
Burma to Relax Visa Rules (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi’s party ends boycott of Myanmar’s parliament (Reuters)
Suu Kyi to take Myanmar parliament oath, ending deadlock (CNN)
Saffron Crackdown Commander in Parliament Stirs Outrage (Irrawaddy)
Govt Single Peace Team Plan Positive: UNFC (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi backs down over Burmese parliamentary oath (BBC)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges further lifting of sanctions on Myanmar, increased aid (AP)
KIO tightens grip on former NDA-K stronghold Pangwa (KNO)
April 26
Myanmar to buy electricity from China (IANS)
World Bank looks anew at Myanmar, Debt and Data Key (Reuters)
Britain relaxes Myanmar trade policy (AFP)
Burma army shelling kills 2 kids in Kachin state (KNG)
Thein Sein’s drug problem (Asia Times)
Gov’t wants to hold KIO peace talks inside Burma (Mizzima)
Shan army ordered to move out of Burma Army’s way (SHAN)
Suu Kyi hopes for Myanmar crisis resolution (Aljazeera)
The Road to Naypyidaw (New York Times)
Sanctions against Myanmar lifted, it’s time to raise the bar on reform (Globe and Mail)
US maintains select sanctions (AFP)
Capitalist Race Means Less Human Rights Talk (Irrawaddy)
Human Rights Experts Urge US Not to Drop Sanctions (Irrawaddy)
Burma: Suu Kyi hopeful on oath dispute (AP)
Diplomat: US to Move Cautiously in Easing Sanctions Against Burma (VOA)
Burmese gov’t urged to remove military from Parliament (Mizzima)
Experts ask U.S. to use caution in relaxing Burma sanctions (Mizzima)
Burmese Refugees Protest Slow UN Resettlement (Irrawaddy)
UNHCR and Govt Discuss IDP Resettlement (Irrawaddy)
Infamous Burmese Drug Trafficker Reportedly Arrested (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi Hopes to Settle Burma Oath Dispute (AP)
Oath standoff a ‘technical matter’: Suu Kyi (Mizzima)
Mosque building halted in Mayanmar’s Kachin state (Muslim News)
NGO: lifting sanctions on Myanmar must lead to forestry reform (Mongabay)
WHO Sees Gains in Malaria Fight but Concerns Remain (VOA)
April 25
Ban Ki-moon Goes to Myanmar: What He Should Be Looking For (Council Foreign Relations)
US ‘careful’ on easing investment ban in Myanmar (AP)
Eye on unrest, US rules out end to Myanmar sanctions (AFP)
At UN, With Ban & Nambiar “All In” for Myanmar & Spinning on SC Seats (Inner City Press)
Rights Groups Question Easing of US Sanctions on Burma (VOA)
Analysis: Myanmar’s military moves amid Suu Kyi no-show (Reuters)
Death of migrant workers trigger human rights issue (Jakarta Post)
Chinese timber tycoons supply rations to Burma troops (Kachin News Group)
Burma warned not to rush change (Australia Network News)
Morning explosion in Myitkyina injures two (Kachin News Group)
Asean Welcomes EU Suspension of Myanmar Sanctions (Jakarta Globe)
KIO rejects offer to hold peace talk in Myitkyina (Mizzima)
Burma’s gas export revenue increases (Mizzima)
UN leader to visit Burma, meet with Suu Kyi (AFP)
Lessons from the ‘oath crisis’ (DVB)
Three Hurt in Kachin State Bomb Blast (Irrawaddy)
Government mulls new broadcast law (DVB)
Judicial Corruption Inquiry Approved by Parliament (Irrawaddy)
Rights groups question easing of U.S. sanctions on Burma (Mizzima)
Obama Officials to Brief Lawmakers on Burma (Irrawaddy)
DKBA Leader on Thailand’s Most-Wanted List (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar has more to prove before U.S. drops all sanctions (Los Angeles Times)
Over 260 Households Forced to Contribute for Indo-Burma Rih Road Construction (Chinland Guardian)
April 24
Burma Community Based Organizations question aid cuts (Karen News)
Former Burmese Dissident Monk Disrobes (Wall Street Journal)
Helping Myanmar on the Road to Democracy (IHT)
PaO armed group to hold peace talks (DVB)
Trafficking victims rescued from Thai fishing boat (DVB)
Burma’s Parliament convenes without NLD (Mizzima)
Burmese Workers at Risk from Thai Labor Deal (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi’s seat vacant as President insists on oath (AFP)
President unwilling to bow to Suu Kyi (AFP)
UN Chief to Travel to Burma (VOA)
Military reshuffles personnel in parliament (DVB)
Burmese Parliament resumes business (Mizzima)
Burmese Army shells villages as fighting intensifies (Kachinland News)
Thai Authorities Survey Refugees Over Repatriation (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar exiles urge US go slow on easing sanctions (AP)
Villagers accuse both the Burma Army and KNLA of extorting “taxes” (Karen News)
Ancient Arakanese City Walls Destroyed for Sittwe-Rangoon Road (Narinjara News)
April 23
Burma’s parliament opens without Suu Kyi (AFP)
EU lifts Burma sanctions for one year (Guardian)
Burmese Democracy Party Skips Parliament Opening (VOA)
William Hague warning over change to sanctions in Burma (The Independent)
EU agrees to suspend most Burma sanctions (BBC)
Chinese Plan to Extract Gold from Laymro River under Guise of Hydropower Project (Narinjara)
President refuses to amend parliamentary oath (AFP)
NLD files complaint; rival parties decry ‘unfairness’ (DVB)
Oath Rewording to be Raised in Parliament (Irrawaddy)
Regime negotiator misses out on ethnic alliance (SHAN)
Suu Kyi, party put Myanmar parliament debut on hold over oath issue (CNN)
Burma Faces ‘Very Difficult Reforms,’ ADB Says (Jakarta Globe)
Parliament Oath Revision is Possible: Thein Sein (AP)
EU agrees to suspend most Myanmar sanctions, keep arms embargo (Reuters)
Burmese ‘Slaves’ Rescued from Thai Fishing Boat (Irrawaddy)
Aung San Suu Kyi refuses to take seat in Burma’s parliament (Telegraph)
Suu Kyi’s NLD ‘boycott’ at opening of Burma’s parliament (BBC)
Taking seat is ‘up to Suu Kyi’: Thein Sein (AFP)
Why the burst of Kachin news stories in state-run press? (Mizzima)
‘First Responders’ Might Have Second Thoughts on Myanmar (New York Times)
Govt Wants to Start Resettling Refugees: Minister (Irrawaddy)
Newly Elected Myanmar Lawmakers Balk at Word in the Oath of Office (New York Times)
The race is on for Burma’s resources (New Europe Post)
Myanmar’s embarrassing no-show(Aljazeera)
Myanmar’s minorities say it’s too soon to lift sanctions (The National)
April 20
Burmese Opposition Considers Parliament Boycott (VOA)
Explosion kills officer at Burma’s Muse checkpoint (KNG)
Suu Kyi boycott bid over war of words (AFP)
Divide and rule strategy still at large in Burma (Asian Correspondent)
Govt Peace Negotiator to Meet KNPP (Irrawaddy)
NLD sends appeal letter to Thein Sein on oath (Mizzima)
NLD MPs ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Swear In on Monday (Irrawaddy)
Pipeline, rubber plantation responsible for pollution (DVB)
Burmese FM, Suu Kyi invited to visit U.S. (Mizzima)
Dissident Monk Ashin Gambira Disrobes (Irrawaddy)
Bomb hits checkpoint; one official dead (DVB)
Rohingya ‘camping out’ at UNHCR office (Mizzima)
Suu Kyi and others unlikely to attend Myanmar parliament next week (CNN)
Shan party protests development zone (DVB)
Ethnic alliance ready to meet government negotiator (SHAN)
Aung San Suu Kyi’s parliamentary debut in doubt over oath standoff (Guardian)
Suu Kyi MPs unlikely to take seats over oath issue (AP)
April 19
Govt seeks deal with Burma to import 200,000 workers (The Nation)
EU to suspend Burma sanctions (Guardian)
Oath Dispute Puts Suu Kyi’s MP Debut in Doubt (Reuters)
Myanmar’s army and the economy (Economist)
EU ‘to suspend Burma sanctions’ (Press Association)
Thein Sein Joins TIME’s 100 Influential People List (Irrawaddy)
Japan to waive Burma’s multi-billion dollar debt (AFP)
To ‘protect’ or to ‘respect’? NLD wants change in oath (Mizzima)
Open Secrets Behind the KNU Talks (Irrawaddy)
NLD’s Parliament Entry on Monday in Doubt (Irrawaddy)
EU ‘to suspend most Burma sanctions’ (BBC)
Burma’s tourism boom hits budget travelers (DVB)
Naga rebels prepare for peace talks with Burmese government (Mizzima)
On the Front Lines with the Kachin Independence Army (TIME)
Multilaterals Warned Not to Go Too Far, Too Fast in Myanmar (IPS)
Plight of Myanmar HIV/AIDS patients exposed (Aljazeera)
Lights out in Myanmar (Global Post)
Myitsone dam prayer service leads to police summons (KNG)
KIA slipping into Burma Army back door (SHAN)
Burmese government to evict monks in Shan state (DVB)
April 18
Ending Burma sanctions: Spurring development, or helping the military? (Asian Correspondent)
NLD Stalling on Parliamentary Oath (Irrawaddy)
Karenni rebels reach out to locals over peace-talks (DVB)
US eases funding restrictions for Burma NGOs (AFP)
Treasury Authorizes Limited Financial Transactions In Myanmar (Wall Street Journal)
Aung San Suu Kyi to Visit Norway and Britain, Her Party Says (New York Times)
Suu Kyi to visit Norway, Britain after 24 years in Myanmar (Reuters)
‘The Fortunes of Chins Should be Decided by Chins’ (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar lawmakers’ oath creates problem for Suu Kyi’s party (CNN)
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Make Historic Overseas Trip (VOA)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to Make First Foreign Trip Since 1988 (AFP)
US to ease some Burma sanctions to encourage reforms (BBC)
April 17
US eases sanctions for Myanmar nonprofit work (AP)
Happy Burmese New Year!(Foreign Policy)
Burma health care system ‘compromised’ (Mizzima)
United Wa State Army mark anniversary (DVB)
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi threatens to boycott newly-won seats (Telegraph)
April 16
Australia Eases Sanctions Against Burma (AP)
NLD may boycott parliament over ‘oath’ (AFP)
MPs Share Parliamentary Experience with Public (Chinland Guardian)
Australia joins Norway, UK in push to ease sanctions (AFP/DVB)
‘They now have to deliver real change’ (Mizzima)
Burmese refugees skeptical about new Myanmar (First Post)
Blast during Myitkyina Water Festival (Kachin News Group)
Court rejects ‘evicted’ villagers appeal (DVB)
April 13
Time ‘to suspend’ some sanctions: PM Cameron (Mizzima)
Rohingya, Myanmar’s Stateless Muslims, Seek Deliverance (International Business Times)
Burma Sanctions – Losing Both Carrot and Stick (Irrawaddy)
Aid access granted for Burma’s northern Kachin State (Mizzima)
Myanmar’s Karen National Union Urges Caution on Lifting Sanctions (WSJ)
Sanctions and a ‘civilian’ government (DVB)
Burma hails a new dawn, but sanctions still have a role to play (Guardian)
Jim Webb meets President, scraps NLD talks (DVB)
Workers need holiday pay: union (DVB)
US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film (VOA
Sanctions must be continued in Burma – Why? (Asian Correspondent)
Burma Sanctions Suspension – Timelines and Benchmarks Needed (Burma Campaign UK)
April 12
Cameron to weigh Myanmar sanctions (Financial Times)
Burma Set to Enter ‘Dual Ruling party’ Era (Irrawaddy)
An Old Spook Revives Ghosts of Burma’s Past (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar opposition mulls boycott over oath row (AFP)
Myanmar has much top offer but a long way to go (Financial Times)
UN Security Council Hails Burmese By-elections (Irrawaddy)
Karen Rebels Open Liaison Office After Having Rare Meeting With Suu Kyi (Asian Correspondent)
The Economic Forces at Work Behind the Karen Ceasefire (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi party may not take seats if lawmakers’ oath with ‘undemocratic’ aspects not changed (AP)
China-backed hydro dam upsets Burma locals (Mizzima)
Rohingya minority group presses US on Burmese sanctions (BBC)
Stumbling Blocks in a Booming, Newly Opened Economy (New York Times)
Cameron mulls lifting Myanmar sanctions (Financial Times)
April 11
Suu Kyi, Thein Sein meet in Naypyitaw (Mizzima)
Groups Warn of Health Needs in Burma (VOA)
Aid Agencies Urged to Focus on Conflict Victims in Promoting Peace in Burma (Chinland Guardian)
Burma stock exchange planned by Tokyo bourse (BBC)
Despite political openness, Burma aid workers still face difficulties (Mizzima)
Kachin rebels live in limbo as war with Burma drags on (Mizzima)
UN Security Council must address war crimes in Burma (Mizzima)
Jim Webb meets President, scraps NLD talks (DVB)
NLD MPs to call for release of political prisoners (Mizzima)
KNU, gov’t focus on cease-fire details (Mizzima)
Potential Pitfalls for Myanmar’s Economy (WSJ)
Clinton Says Meaningful Progress Possible in Burma (Irrwaddy)
Khin Nyunt Interrogated Over ‘Saving Suu Kyi’ Claim
KNU opens liaison office (Mizzima)
Refugees Seek Support for Chindren’s Education in Camp (Chinland Guardian)
April 10
Despite Political Openness, Burma Aid Workers Still Face Difficulties (VOA)
British Prime Minister Cameron to visit Myanmar (CNN)
Cameron urged to talk tough to Burma (Mizzima)
Clinton warns Suu Kyi: Democracy isn’t easy (AFP)
Clinton, Mitchell appear at ‘The Lady’ screening (Mizzima)
Armed groups hold talks with government, Suu Kyi (DVB)
Secretary Hillary Clinton Mixes Hollywood and Politics at Screening of New Film ‘The Lady’ (ABC)
Analysts: New Burmese Parliament to Look Closely at China Relations (VOA)
UN Burma Adviser to Brief Security Council (Irrawaddy)
Burma army buildup near Laiza suggests push for KIO capital (Kachin News)
Group reports 1,000 political prisoners behind bars (DVB)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to hold rare meeting with president (Reuters)
April 9
Myanmar’s Karen rebels meet with Aung San Suu Kyi (AP)
Kachin Rebels Live in Limbo as War with Burma Drags On (VOA)
Election body to investigate allegations; group publishes report (DVB)
Myanmar: No end in sight for Kachin conflict (Global Post)
Burma: First an Election, Now an Exchange Rate That Makes Sense (TIME)
Government hands out punishment to news journal (DVB)
Lifting Sanctions on Burma’s regime would be a mistake (Washington Post)
As sanctions begin easing, Burma’s economy under scrutiny (VOA)
Suu Kyi holds talks with KNU leaders (AFP)
Karen Delegation Meets Aung San Suu Kyi (VOA)
US aims to put pressure on Burmese military (AFP)
‘Burma’ or ‘Myanmar’: U.S. sticks to ‘Burma’ (Mizzima)
More Karen women needed in peace, development process: KWO (Mizzima)
Asean foreign ministers to meet in Burma (Mizzima)
Unlawful association law should not exist: Suu Kyi (Mizzima)
U.S. Said to Have Picked an Ambassador to Myanmar (IHT)
Still waiting for reform in Burma (Ottawa Citizen)
Thein Sein, Suu Kyi Meet KNU for First Time (Irrawaddy)
Competition Heats Up to Establish Burma Stock Exchange (Irrawaddy)
Burma Returns to Blackouts after By-election (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Ki to take her seat in Parliament on April 23rd (AP)
Burma President Thein Sein meets Karen rebels (BBC)
British PM ‘to visit Myanmar this week’ (AFP)
April 6
Derek Mitchell to be named ambassador to Burma (FP)
Lifting sanctions disproportionate reward for Burma’s ‘reversible’ reforms? (Democracy Digest)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hopes victory is dawn of new era (AP)
Clinton Invites Burmese Foreign Minister to Washington (Irrawaddy)
Malaria fight ‘badly compromised’ by resistance (BBC)
Deadly malaria strain threatens Thai-Burma border (AFP)
Burma minorities caution against embracing military government (Mizzima)
‘Suu Kyi won because of father’ (Mizzima)
KNU to meet with Suu Kyi in Rangoon (Mizizma)
Media freedom in Burma still limited (DVB)
Kachin forces capture Burma army checkpoint in N. Shan state (Kachin News)
Power cuts increase in elections’ wake (DVB)
Burma Holds landmark Political Talks With Karen Rebels (Jakarta Globe)
Armed groups hold talks with government (DVB)
Heavy Burden on Thein Sein’s Shoulders (Mizzima)
Myanmar ruling party claims poll irregularities (AFP)
USDP makes counter charges in alleged election violations (Mizzima)
As Sanctions Begin Easing, Burma’s Economy under Scrutiny (VOA)
April 5
France to urge EU sanctions easing for Myanmar (Reuters)
Burma’s old guard under pressure after Suu Kyi win (Reuters)
The Burma road to 2015 (Global Post)
Video: Kachin Plight Reveals Burma’s Patchy Progress (BBC)
U.S. policy on Burma should be measured (Washington Post)
Recognizing and supporting Burma’s Democratic Reform (US State Department)
Myanmar’s Karen rebels restart cease-fire talks (AP)
Travel companies double the numbers of trips it leads to Myanmar (Los Angeles Times)
US set to relax sanctions, appoint ambassador (DVB)
ILO to begin work in ethnic conflict zones (DVB)
Burma sanctions: to keep or not to keep (Asian Correspondent)
Hague calls for gradual removal of sanctions (Mizzima)
Human Right’s Watch: Kachin people still face “serious abuses” (BBC)
Burma’s tourist industry booms (Mizzima)
Suu Kyi’s celebrated victory is hollow (Mail & Guardian)
EU: Ease Burma Sanctions Gradually to Match Progress (Human Rights Watch)
Second-round KNU peace talks begin (Mizzima)
Call to end Myanmar sanctions (AFP)
Burma: The plight of Kachin State (BBC)
Burma’s Elections and Suu Kyi’s Victory: Caution or Celebration? (Aid Netherlands)
KNU Seeks Help to Gain Legal Status (Irrawaddy)
Ministry of Finance unveils new tax system (DVB)
Can We Trust Myanmar? Ask the Kachin as They Die (Bloomberg)
88 Generation Students Tour War Zones (Irrawaddy)
Can We Trust Myanmar? Ask the Kachin as They Die (Bloomberg)
U.S. moves to normalize relations with Myanmar (New York Times)
Local official shot by army captain (DVB)
Kachin rebels take on the Burmese government (France 24)
Still in the grip of Burma’s tyrants (The Independent)
IFI’s must “engage with the Burmese people” (Bretton Woods Project)
China calls for lifting Burma sanctions (AP)
Clinton Announces Burma Rapprochement (VOA)
United States announces plans to ease sanctions (BBC)
April 4
Leaked document says CPI “planning to restart” Myitsone dam project (Kachin News Group)
Suu Kyi’s biggest challenge is the Burma ahead (ABC)
Burma’s By-elections—Tiptoeing Towards Democracy (Irrawaddy)
NLD will hold 6.4 per cent of seats in Burmese Parliament (Mizzima)
Military leaders promoted in by-elections’ wake (DVB)
4 Burma soldiers fall in battle on election day in N.Shan state (Kachin News Group)
Muted Coverage of Burmese Vote Shows Chinese Unease (Irrawaddy)
Karen group forms political wing (DVB)
How Facebook Won Burma’s Election (Irrawaddy)
Leaked document reveals Myitsone dam set to reopen (DVB)
Burma’s Karen rebels restart cease-fire talks (AP)
Aung San Suu Kyi, David Cameron and the perils of politikverdrossenheit (Guardian)
55 Chin Refugees in Custody, 1 Missing in Malaysia (Chinland Guardian)
SE Asian Leaders: Lift Burma Sanctions (AP)
Myanmar’s Karen rebels restart cease-fire talks (AP)
US planning more gestures to Myanmar (AFP)
AIPMC urges ASEAN to monitor closely human rights abuses in Burma (Asian Correspondent)
Myanmar confirms sweeping election victory for Suu Kyi’s party (CNN)
Southeast Asian leaders call for Western nations to lift Burma sanctions (AP)
Myanmar Mulls Wider Financial Reforms (WSJ)
April 3
Can Burma’s Military Let Go? (The Diplomat)
Myanmar’s Exchange Rates Mean More Than Election Results (Bloomberg)
Video: Secretary Clinton Discusses Elections in Burma
NLD wins 43 seats in Burmese by-election (Mizzima)
A new Burmese MP’s cautious optimism (France24)
Military officers among voters supporting NLD (DVB)
Aung San Suu Kyi’s victory does not bring freedom to Burma (The Guardian)
Myanmar President Praises Weekend Elections (New York Times)
Myanmar sets out on rocky new road (Financial Times)
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Wins Parliament Seats (New York Times)
Myanmar, N. Korea in Focus As ASEAN Summit Starts (AFP)
4 Burma soldiers fall in battle on election day in N. Shan state (Kachin News)
Karen rebels set date for union-level peace talks (Democratic Voice of Burma)
Evaluating the Burmese by-election process: Anfrel (Mizzima)
Election Fraud Will Be Punished: EC (Irrawaddy)
Ethnic leaders urge Suu Kyi to give first priority to ethnic affairs (Mizzima)
Elections in Burma – important but not a radical change (Public Service Europe)
Official Burmese newspaper: mention of by-election on page 16 (Mizzima)
Is it time to start easing sanctions on Burma? (CBC)
EU debates pace of Myanmar sanctions removal (AFP)
Asean Backs Burma’s Call to End EU Sanctions (Irrawaddy)
Burma elections: President Thein Sein happy with results (Telegraph)
Caucus calls for Asean to raise Burmese human rights issues (Mizzima)
Suu Kyi’s party wins 43 seats (Bangkok Post)
Kachin plight reveals Burma’s patchy progress (BBC)
What’s next in Myanmar? (New York Times)
Asean calls for Burma sanctions to be lifted (BBC)
Myanmar President Calls Elections ‘Successful’ (NPR)
Burmese president hails elections (Reuters)
April 2
US lawmaker warns against premature easing of sanctions (DVB)
White Tiger “almost certain” to win (SHAN)
Burma: By-Elections a Step, but Not Real Reform (Human Rights Watch)
Suu Kyi opponent admits defeat, while she urges calm (DVB)
Shan rebels to hold union-level peace talks (DVB)
As election brings new era to Myanmar, reminders of civil war remain (Christian Science Monitor)
A First Step on a Long Road to Democracy (Jakarta Globe)
The Opposition Claims Victory as Burma Revels in the Freedom from Fear (TIME)
Now, Will She Kick the Hornet’s Nest? (IHT)
US lawmaker warns against premature easing of sanctions (AFP)
Suu Kyi Makes Victory Speech to Adoring Crowd (AP)
Suu Kyi’s party says it won nearly all seats it contested in Myanmar elections (CNN)
Burma sets currency exchange rate as it floats the kyat (BBC)
The NLD Rules the Day—and the Night (Irrawaddy)
Landslide victory for Aung San Suu Kyi sets Burmese nerves on edge (Telegraph)
Burma starts new currency regime (AFP)
Burma Launches Managed Float of Kyat (Irrawaddy)
Rule of Law is Our Priority: NLD (Irrawaddy)
Suu Kyi Hopes Victory is Dawn of New Era AP/TIME
Myanmar’s pockmarked road to democracy (Aljazeera)
Suu Kyi Declares ‘New Era’ as Myanmar Shifts to Democracy (Bloomberg)
Burma, S. China Sea Dominate ASEAN Summit Discussions (VOA)
April 1
Aung San Suu Kyi Wins Seat in Parliament (ABC)
Prisoner to parliament for Burma’s Mother Suu (AFP)
Clinton gives cautious support to Myanmar election (Reuters)
Clinton congratulates Myanmar on landmark election (AP)
Myanmar by-elections a hard sell in Kachin conflict zone (Global Post)
March 31
Suu Kyi runs for parliament in crucial Burma poll (Washington Post)
Kaw Mu residents accuse USDP give misleading voting information (Karen News)
Serious Voter List Fraud Uncovered by Observer (Irrawaddy)
Foul play reported during early voting (DVB)
Police Reject Case for Youth Beaten for Wearing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi T-Shirt (Narinjara)
Advance voting not OK in Shan State North (SHAN)
Aung San Suu Kyi makes election debut in Myanmar (AFP)
Background on Suu Kyi and the 2012 By-Election (Mizzima)
Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi set for key elections (BBC)
As Burma Heads for a Historic Vote, the Opposition Decries Campaign Infractions (TIME)
March 30
10,000 Voters Error in Moulmein Constituency, Says AMDP (IMNA)
High stakes in Myanmar election (Aljazeera)
Myanmar’s Sunday elections could be ‘political theater’ (Washington Times)
Myanmar’s Newest Challenge: Hungry Journos (Wall Street Journal)
U.S. and China Joust for Influence in Myanmar (New York Times)
Suu Kyi Raises Doubts About Vote (Wall Street Journal)
Aung San Suu Kyi: prisoner-turned-politician (AFP)
Testing Myanmar’s Political Dispensation (New York Times)
Myanmar’s election on Sunday: Why It Matters (AP)
EU says won’t be pushed into lifting Myanmar sanctions (Reuters)
Suu Kyi Says Campaign Plagued By Intimidation and Vandalism (Jakarta Globe)
Despite Burmese Reforms, Conflict Continues in Karen State (VOA)
Burma: Election Fever Heats Up and Even the Military’s Party Plays Along (TIME)
The danger of filming Burma’s revolution (CBS News)
Myanmar Prepares for Election, Tests out a Freer Society (PBS NewsHour)
Burma: Hundreds Of Political Prisoners Still Behind Bars (IRIN)
Australian monitors denied visas ahead of polls (DVB)
Election a test of Myanmar’s new openness (CNN)
Chinese crackdown targets Burmese (DVB)
Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma election not free and fair (BBC)
Suu Kyi Says Myanmar Polls Not Completely Fair (AFP)
Flawed 2010 election should not be repeated: Quintana (Mizzima)
Slingshot possession lands fisherman in jail (DVB)
The Election Game (The Irrawaddy)
Aung San Suu Kyi criticises Burmese election irregularities (Guardian)
Ethnic issue exposed by missing piece of election jigsaw (The Australian)
Aung San Suu Kyi vows to fight on despite election irregularities in Burma (Telegraph)
By-elections ‘will not be free and fair’: Suu Kyi (DVB)
Suu Kyi says vote campaigning not free and fair (ABC)
March 29
Ten thousand affected by voter’s list problem in Mon State (BNI)
Bombs target bridge in Shan state (DVB)
A clash before voting in Shan State North (SHAN)
2008 Constitution: What needs to be changed? (BNI)
BoAML: Great Uncertainty in Myanmar Game Change (IFLR)
Foreign media flock to Myanmar for polls (AFP)
Myanmar shines spotlight on historic election (AP)
Testing Myanmar’s Political Dispensation (New York Times)
The Place to Head Off Malaria (New York Times)
NLD’s Gestures Raise Eyebrows (Chinland Guardian)
Burmese Political Prisoners Speak Out In ‘Into The Current’ Documentary (The Daily Beast)
Burma Pledges to Loosen Notorious Censorship Laws (VOA)
Burma’s press freedom still under threat (Asian Correspondent)
For Myanmar’s Rebel Icon, Politics Get Real (Wall Street Journal)
Burma gives details of next month’s currency float (BBC)
Will The Lady rule Burma? (Los Angeles Times)
Waiting to Exhale in Myanmar (IHT)
Human Rights Commission to seek Parliament’s approval (Mizzima)
UK Must Not Abandon Burma’s Political Prisoners (Mizzima)
Election results due one week after voting: EC (Mizzima)
Govt to Address Breaches of SSA-South Ceasefire: Aung Min (Irrawaddy)
Is there a constitutional dilemma between Suu Kyi and Army Chief? (Asian Correspondent)
Opposition parties offer pragmatic promises (AFP)
Burma Among Worst For Religious Freedom: Report (Irrawaddy)
Kachin State Safe for By-elections: KIO (Irrawaddy)
Burma gears up for historic vote (AP)
‘My Wife Died From Police Abuse,’ Says Husband (Irrawaddy)
International Election Observers and Journalists Arrive in Burma (Irrawaddy)
Burma Meets Less than Half of its Natural Gas Demand (Irrawaddy)
In Myanmar, Political Opposition Stretches Its Legs (PBS NewsHour)
Follow the Burma Elections on YouTube (YouTube)
Cautious Hope for Freedom of Information in Burma (PBS Mediashift)
The Triumphal Rise of Aung San Suu Kyi (Der Spiegel)
US Says Observer Conditions Don’t Meet Int’l Standards (Irrawaddy)
Burma Knocks Back Australian Election Monitors (ABC)
March 28
Burma to unshackle kyat from government control (AP)
159 Observers to Monitor Burma Election (Irrawaddy)
Govt to Address Breaches of SSA-South Ceasefire: Aung Min (Irrawaddy)
UN finally arrives in Mai Ja Yang (Kachin News Group)
Government Censors Issue Warnings to Two Opposition Party Newspapers(Reporters Without Borders)
Burma’s Parliament Rejects Funding for Human Rights Commission (VOA)
Making Sure Burma Doesn’t Go Dutch (Irrawaddy)
Burma confirms currency reform to go ahead next week (AP)
Malaysia PM Leads 150-Strong Delegation to Burma (Irrawaddy)
Burma unable to secure polls in Kachin State, officials say (The Nation)
Burma’s By-Elections Mostly for Show, Say Critics (Epoch Times)
Media Free to Cover Polls: Burma (Straits Time)
Burmese army must play a ‘political role’: top brass (Mizzima)
Burma’s Kachin vote delay leaves two popular candidates out in the cold (Kachin News Group)
Car crash kills six migrant workers in Thailand (AFP)
NLD campaign team insulted in Irrawaddy Region (KIC)
NLD statement causes misunderstanding: KIO (Mizzima)
March 27
Ministry drops lawsuit against newspaper (DVB)
Burma by-elections may not help lift sanctions (Asian Correspondent)
Burma General Defends Military’s Role (AP)
KNU delegation plans to meet with Suu Kyi (DVB)
KIO’s War against Drugs: Destroying opium poppy fields in Northern Burma (Kachin News Group)
Elections fall ‘short of international standards’: report (DVB)
Burma’s top general defends army’s role in politics (BBC)
Burmese Legal System Remains Tool of Govt: AHRC (Irrawaddy)
Students Without a University (Irrawaddy)
Opinion: UN may not be the answer to Burma’s humanitarian needs (Asian Correspondent)
Burma’s Christians continue to face discrimination (Christian Today)
Burmese censors warn two political journals (Mizzima)
U.N. convoy has aid for about 2,200 refugees (Mizzima)
Human Rights Commission formed without Parliament’s approval (Mizzima)
Key legislation passed in third Parliament session (Mizzima)
Burmese Elections Highlight Ethnic Divide (AFP)
Burma Army Ransacks Church In Bhamo District (Asian Tribune)
The Lady and the Peacock (Foreign Policy)
Personality cult of Suu Kyi dominates Myanmar campaign (DPA)
Myanmar general vows to protect army’s political role (Reuters)
Media election coverage has critics talking (Bangkok Post)
Burma’s environmental groups wary of potential investors (KIC)
SSA South to help rebuild Union (SHAN)
March 26
Burma Army ransacks church in Bhamo district (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Day Laborers Face Exploitation at Shwe Gas Construction Sites in Arakan (Narinjara)
Burma Army breaches ceasefire again (SHAN)
Italian-Thai surveyors’ attitude upsets KNU and villagers (Karen News)
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi takes a few days off from campaigning to recover from exhaustion (AP)
Fragile Freedoms in Myanmar (IHT)
UNHCR delivers aid to thousands in Myanmar’s remote Kachin state (UNHCR)
UN says aid arrives in rebel-held part of Myanmar (AP)
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Burma election tour – in pictures (Guardian)
Burma poses electoral challenges to Asean (Mizzima)
Respect ‘Decision of the People’: Myanmar President (AFP)
Authorities cancel election in three Kachin constituencies (Mizzima)
Two bombs explode at Thachilek golf course; boy dies (Mizzima)
UN aid convoy reaches Kachin refugees (Mizzima)
Corruption is Burma’s Biggest Problem: Upper House Speaker (Irrawaddy)
Polls postponed in Kachin state (DVB)
Suu Kyi expected to win place in Burmese parliament (AFP)
Burma Allows Second UN Aid Shipment to Kachin Rebel Areas (VOA)
NLD Seeks Election Talks with KIO (Irrawaddy)
Citing exhaustion, Suu Kyi suspends campaigning (Mizzima)
Aung San Suu Kyi’s health improving: party (AFP)
Myanmar exiles test government’s promise of change (AP)
March 23
West points to flawed monitoring in Myanmar (Financial Times)
No monitors during advance voting elicits worry (IMNA)
Burma postpones by-elections in troubled Kachin state (BBC)
Thein Sein Interfering in Election, Says NLD (Irrawaddy)
Courage and Cowardice in the Courtroom (Irrawaddy)
Community Groups Form Election Monitoring Network (Irrawaddy)
UN presses Burma on displaced people (Australia News Network)
Protest Held in Mandalay for Political Prisoners (Irrawaddy)
Beaches, Temples and Sex—Will Burmese Tourism Follow the Thai Model? (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar postpones voting in conflict-hit north (Bangkok Post)
Corruption Scandal in Burma: The Canadian Connection (Irrawaddy)
Ethnic strife in Burma ignored, warn US refugees (DVB)
Political party takes aim at coal plant (DVB)
Time-Bomb Exploded in Tonzang Township (Chinland Guardian)
Ethnic refugees in U.S. meet with Ambassador Derek Mitchell (Mizzima)
U.S. accepts Burma’s invitation to observe April 1 vote (Mizzima)
Myanmar to Open Up Banking Industry (WSJ)
UN rights extends Myanmar investigator mandate (AFP)
Suu Kyi stressing jobs in Kawhmu campaign (Mizzima)
UN chief may visit Burma after polls (AFP)
Burmese election monitors to have three days to prepare (Mizzima)
US-Based Refugees Petition Mitchell (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Vote Monitor Deals Not Enough for Some (Wall Street Journal)
Exile Groups Highlight Ethnic Plight (RFA)
March 22
Is Burma’s election monitoring a window-dressing? (Asian Tribune)
Asian NGO calls for outside observers in April 1 election (Bangkok Post)
It is too soon to celebrate Burma’s fragile democracy (Guardian)
US refugees urge focus on Myanmar ethnic rights (AFP)
Burma army steps up Kachin offensive ahead of by-elections (KNG)
Anfrel calls for Myanmar sincerity (Bangkok Post)
Burma army sent to Myitsone dam site to enforce evictions (KNG)
Myanmar refugees urge US action on ethnic violence (AP)
Pitfalls remain in Burma’s evolving media landscape (DVB)
Villagers resist eviction, sentenced to hard labour (DVB)
Myanmar invites U.S. and EU to observe April elections (CNN)
US to send monitors to Myanmar elections (Reuters)
UN Sec-Gen Considers Burma Post-Election Visit (AP)
Election monitor ‘asked to leave’ Burma (DVB)
Good First Step, But Short of Complete Transparency: US (Irrawaddy)
Turning Tourism Awareness into Action (Irrawaddy)
Burma’s ‘Resource Curse’ Set to Get Worse, Says Watchdog (Irrawaddy)
Burma Struggles with Surge in Visitor (AP)
March 21
Myanmar invites US election monitors (AP)
Top court drops Kachin abductee case (DVB)
Election Coordinator Deported from Burma (Irrawaddy)
China tells Burma to “punish the murders” of Yunnan civilian (KNG)
Four killed in Irrawaddy ferry accident (DVB)
Residents near coal-fired power plant to leave their homes (Mizzima)
Chin MP threatened at gunpoint by military (DVB)
Burma calls on US and EU election observers (AFP)
Constitution Remains Key to Solving Ethnic Quagmire (Irrawaddy)
Burma’s communication sector to have 150 per cent growth (Mizzima)
Myanmar Port Faces Growing Public Backlash (AFP)
U.S. names world’s ‘worst religious freedom violators’ (Mizzima)
Salt Lake City gets firsthand account of Burma’s political prisoner experience (Examiner)
Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail (The Independent)
Myanmar Invites U.S., EU Election Monitors (Wall Street Journal)
Chin refugees in Mizoram jungle require health assistance (Mizzima)
March 20
Taungoo Township villagers scared of forced labor orders and forest fires lit by Burma Army (KIC)
Arakan Rangers and Government Troops Clash, One Injured, One Killed (Narinjara)
Land Owner Threatened for Demanding Compensation (Narinjara News)
Myanmar: President Pardons a Rebel Official (AP)
Rape, torture plague Myanmar’s Kachin conflict: rights group (Reuters)
Burma’s push for freedom is held back by its institutionally corrupt courts (Guardian)
Myanmar Drafts New Foreign Investment Rules (Reuters)
Myanmar troops accused of rights abuses (Financial Times)
Myanmar to allow Southeast Asian neighbors to send observers to monitor April vote (AP)
Burma invites Asean observers for April elections (BBC)
Kachin state’s opium harvest largely in government territory (KNG)
Rights group: Conflict blocks aid to Kachin refugees in Myanmar (M&C)
Rights group accuses Myanmar army of rape, torture (AFP)
Burma’s Exiled Media Calls for United Front (Irrawaddy)
Govt Ministry Files Lawsuit Over Graft Claims (Irrawaddy)
Burmese army soldiers disrupt Christian conference (Mizzima)
Burma gets ASEAN poll monitor boost (DVB)
Burma Army Tells Locals to Leave Myitsone Area (Irrawaddy)
Govt Troops Clash with SSA-South Despite Truce (Irrawaddy)
Human Rights Watch says abuses continue in Myanmar conflict zone despite reforms (AP)
Ahead of Vote, Myanmar Accused of Abuses (Wall Street Journal)
Rights Groups Says Burmese Abuses Continue in Kachin State (VOA)
Burma: Reforms Yet to Reach Kachin State: Army Abuses and Blocks Aid (Human Rights Watch)
March 19
Money extorted for the houses and care of Mon armed group which recently surrendered (IMNA)
Myanmar Hearing Calls to Reform Telecom Market (Wall Street Journal)
First press award ceremony held in Burma (Asian Correspondent)
Myanmar activist says top Karen rebel official freed in presidential pardon (AP)
Displaced and Distressed (Irrawaddy)
Govt Withdraws 39 Polling Stations in Kachin State (Irrawaddy)
Karen border forces clash, officer killed (DVB)
Burma to stamp out forced labour ‘by 2015? (AFP)
Major Thai garment companies moving to Burma (Mizzima)
KNU leader granted amnesty (DVB)
Suu Kyi says Chinese ‘threatened’ over vote (AFP)
US concerned as polling stations scrapped (DVB)
Questions over Govt’s Plan to Construct New Buddhist Pagoda in Chin State (Chinland Guardian)
Ex-Political Prisoners Call for Post-Release Care (Irrawaddy)
Conflict-Hit Burma Refugees Yearn For Peace (AFP)
Suu Kyi Party Complains of Burmese Ballot Irregularities (Reuters)
NLD Supporters Attacked in Naypyidaw (Irrawaddy)
March 16
SSA: Burma Army treating us like subordinates (SHAN)
Residents protest toxic mine in Shan state’s Muse township (KNG)
Burma soldiers set Kachin truck ablaze near Momauk (KNG)
UN still working on new aid convoy to KIO area (KNG)
At Burma’s Jungle School of Medicine, Students are Teachers, Healers (Huffington Post)
Shoe workers in Myanmar win pay raise, union rights (The Militant)
Rumors of Burmese Troop Buildup After Maritime Verdict (Narinjara)
Palaung suffer from conscription (DVB)
Kachin crisis ‘inconsistent’ with reform: US (AFP)
US Envoy Told 619 Political Prisoners in Burma (Irrawaddy)
US Aid to Bring Little Relief to Kachin Refugees (Irrawaddy)
Aung San Suu Kyi takes her case to the nation (Foreign Policy)
March 15
License to rape: How Burma’s military employs systematic sexualized violence (Women Under Siege)
Burma: New Law on Demonstrations Falls Short (Human Rights Watch)
Suu Kyi calls for political, judicial reforms in Burma during landmark campaign speech (ANI)
Hopes to Travel Outside Myanmar Soon (AFP)
Lawsuit looms as media exposes graft (DVB)
Burma’s resource wealth: transparent as oil? (DVB)
Govt Still Gags Media, Says Suu Kyi (Irrawaddy)
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi makes landmark campaign speech (BBC)
Suu Kyi: Constitution does not conform with ‘democratic norms’ (CNN)
Future of Exiled Burmese Media (Irrawaddy)
US urges free and fair polls in Myanmar: envoy (Reuters)
Gov’t lawsuits imperil Myanmar’s new press freedom (AP)
US voices concern over Myanmar refugees (AFP)
Myanmar threatens to sue journal over graft story (Reuters)
97,000 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR (Malaysia Star)
Fighting resumes after Kachin talks falter (KNG)
Karen fighters and Burma Army soldiers killed over ceasefire breech (KIC)
NLD candidate: For local lions, winning is what matters (SHAN)
Where Myanmar Keeps Trampling Rights (New York Times)
March 14
Burmese Army Breaches Karen Ceasefire (Irrawaddy)
Top KNU official given 20-year prison term (Mizzima)
Burma-Vietnam establish closer ties (Mizzima)
Climate change threatens Burma (DVB)
Burma point of focus in China-U.S. nuclear talks (Mizzima)
Court revokes EU sanctions on son of Burmese tycoon (EU Observer)
Suu Kyi calls on army in TV address (DVB)
Burmese media to air Aung San Suu Kyi campaign speech (BBC)
Talk of Restarting Myitsone Project Worries Activists (Irrawaddy)
Ethnic groups fear increase in abuses (DVB)
Government lawsuits imperil Burma press freedom (AP News)
Burma Announces Wage Increase for Govt Workers (Irrawaddy)
Future of Exiled Burmese Media (Irrawaddy)
Far away from peace in Burma’s war-torn Kachin State (Asian Correspondent)
March 13
Displaced people on the border “not ready for resettlement” (SHAN)
Myanmar soldiers shot dead China farmer: Beijing (AFP)
Human rights must be addressed: Quintana (Mizzima)
Complaint on Recruitment of Child Soldier Filed with ILO (Narinjara)
Parties attack voter lists (DVB)
Highlights of Suu Kyi’s speech (Mizzima)
Toppling a Regime One Joke at a Time (Huffington Post)
New Burma-Thailand trade point opens (Mizzima)
In India’s Northeast, Peace and Foreign Ties Quietly Spread (NYT)
KNU’s ‘Papillon’ Gets Life Sentence(Irrawaddy)
Abuses ‘could accompany’ Burma reforms: UN(DVB)
Phone Maw Day Marked in Burma for First Time Since 1989 (Irrawaddy)
Objections raised over restarting Myitsone Dam project(Mizzima)
Burma remains on ‘Enemies of the Internet’ list(Mizzima)
March 12
Ongoing forced labour and movement restrictions in Toungoo District (KHRG)
New labour law goes into effect in Burma(Mizzima)
Burmese government fails to sign peace pact with Kachin rebels (The Nation)
Beijing Finally Admits to Kachin Refugees in China (The Irrawaddy)
ASEAN chief fears Thai labour drain(DVB)
Media reform on Burma’s Agenda (Australia Network News)
Myanmar to hold trial FX auctions before April float-source (Reuters)
Soldiers of Mixed Fortunes (The Irrawaddy)
March 9
Burma’s top standup comic: ‘We sacrifice our lives for jokes’ (The Guardian)
Zin Mar Aung receives award from Sec’t Clinton (Mizzima)
NLD Supporters Left in the Dark (Irrawaddy)
Govt ‘accepts’ Kachin army demands (DVB)
NLD Venue Snub for Suu Kyi Rally (Irrawaddy)
U.S. Ambassador Mitchell to visit Burma starting Sunday (Mizzima)
Burma at Critical Juncture:, Says Woman Activist (Irrawaddy)
A Human Rights Commission’s shaky rise in Burma/Myanmar (Global Post)
Activists Slam Labor Laws for Curbs on Strikes (Irrawaddy)
Election body warned on voter fraud (AFP)
Burmese voter list is ‘open to fraud’ (Scotsman)
Dead people on Myanmar voter rolls: Suu Kyi (AFP)
March 5
Myitsone Dam Continues: Kachin NGO (Irrawaddy)
Karen Civic Leaders Call for Political Solution (Irrawaddy)
No Formal Political Role for Influential Dissidents (Irrawaddy)
Freedom bitter-sweet for Myanmar activist (AFP)
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi takes election battle to military (AP)
Inside Burma’s democracy movement (Sydney Morning Herald)
Suu Kyi Arrives in Nay Pi Daw on Campaign Tour (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar: Karen Groups Cautious on Peace Initiative (IRIN News)
As Myanmar thaws, decades-old civil war festers on (AP)
Burmese Census Planned in 2014 (Mizzima)
Residents Protest Kawthaung Coal-Fired Power Plant (Mizzima)
Make Burma End Forced Labour Before Dropping Sanctions: TUC (Mizzima)
Zarganar Steals the Show in New York (Irrawaddy)
Burmese Government Agrees to Talk to KIO in China (KNG)
Ethnic Karens Call for Peace in Burma (VOA)
March 2
Chin refugees in India need international support (Mizzima)
Myanmar loosens restrictions on press freedom (PRI)
Burmese arbitration court gives Tai Yi workers pay increase (Mizzima)
Burmese Pleased with President’s Speech, but Doubts Linger (Irrawaddy)
President ‘must go beyond words’: Ko Ko Gyi (DVB)
Myanmar’s Leaders face a New Environmental Dilemma (Asia Sentinel)
Problems obtaining campaign venues continue: NLD (Mizzima)
For Burma’s Exiled Journalists, the Promise of Reform Brings Peril and Possibility (TIME)
Work to resume on Death Railway: reports (DVB)
Suu Kyi hails effects of sanctions (AFP)
As Myanmar Thaw, Decades-old Civil War Festers On (AP)
Slow Connection: Myanmar Test for IT Crowd (Reuters)
Hkun Htun Oo: State governments must have more power (SHAN)
Burmese government troops must withdraw: KIO (Mizzima)
Burmese Migrants in Malaysia Face Registration Woes (Irrawaddy)
March 1
Reforming Myanmar should avoid “sweetheart deals” – U.N. official (TrustLaw)
China no safe haven for Kachin refugees (DVB)
Where now for Burma’s freed student leaders? (BBC)
Burma drops ban on DVB journalists (DVB)
Burma’s reformers: What now for the ’88 Generation? (BBC)
Global protests target Burma pipeline (DVB)
Coal-fired power plant plan may be reborn (Mizzima)
Thein Sein gives a ‘state of the Union’ address to Parliament (Mizzima)
Suu Kyi says sanctions aiding Myanmar reform (AFP)
Burma economy: Chasing riches? Mind the Karen guerrillas (Global Post)
Has the Myitsone Dam in Burma really been suspended? (Asian Correspondent)
February 29, 2012
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says reforms could be reversed (Reuters)
Sanctions working in Myanmar, Nobel laureate Suu Kyi says (CBC)
Relocated villagers at Burmese dam site cannot return home (Mizzima)
Japan Considers Resuming Loans to Myanmar (Wall Street Journal)
MPs to Debate President’s Office $750m Budget (Irrawaddy)
Humour still weapon of protest in Burma (AFP)
Activists to launch global campaign against Shwe Gas (Narinjara)
Deportation threat for 1m Burma migrants (DVB)
Villagers on trial for resisting relocation (DVB)
Burmese refugees receive donations after devastating fire (Mizzima)
Ruling soon in footwear strike in Rangoon (Mizzima)
Burmese Focus on Aung San Suu Kyi’s Campaign Trail (VOA)
Nobel laureate Suu Kyi says sanctions help nudge Myanmar toward democracy (The Canadian Press)
February 28, 2012
Police harassment in Maungdaw (Kaladan Press)
88-generation students volunteer to help end Kachin conflict (Mizzima)
Consequences of Burma’s ‘blood rubies’ shown in Field Museum exhibit (WBEZ)
Shwe Mann reaffirms strong Sino-Burma ties (Mizzima)
U.N. should consider commission of inquiry on Burma: AI (Mizzima)
Burmese Vice-President Visits Arakan Oil Pipeline (Irrawaddy)
Striking Factory Workers Form Union (Irrawaddy)
Exiled media weigh up return to Burma (AFP/DVB)
Video: Refugees hope fore ceasefire (Reuters)
11 ‘SIM Card’ Campaigners Detained for Questioning in Rangoon (Irrawaddy)
Tension eases in DKBA arms dispute (DVB)
Teenager ‘tortured, forced into sex trade’ (DVB)
Company lied about project for industrial zone: farmers (Business and Human Rights Resource Centre)
USDP Plans Dirty Tricks Campaign for Burma By-election (Irrawaddy)
Rangoon Activists Focus on Kachin Peace (Irrawaddy)
Distrust and Displacement on Kachin Frontline (Irrawaddy)
Burma Vows to End Media Censorship (AP/TIME)
Aung Suu Kyi cleared to contest Burma by-election (BBC)
February 27, 2012
Humanitarian cost of economic development (IRIN News)
Burma’s workers push back (Foreign Policy)
Video: Suu Kyi campaigns in Kachin (Reuters)
88 Generation Students Visit Myin Chan, Speak to the People (Burma Partnership)
Suu Kyi talks peace and Panglong on Kachin State trip (Kachin News Group)
Inequality must be corrected, Suu Kyi says (The Nation)
When big business and human rights collide (Los Angeles Times)
Myitsone evictees begin returning home (DVB)
Myanmar military in the money (Asia Times)
Is Burma Army against the President’s Peace Plans? (Asian Tribune)
Mon army agrees truce with govt (AFP)
China Calls on Burma to Ensure Border Security (Irrawaddy)
Kachins pray for God’s help when fighting stronger enemy (Kachin News Group)
China Calls on Burma to Ensure Border Security (Irrawaddy)
Burma signs preliminary peace deal with Mon rebels (AP)
Shan party eyes return to politics (DVB)
Suu Kyi Tourism on the Burma Itinerary (Irrawaddy)
Asean Meets in Naypyidaw for Economy Summit (Irrawaddy)
UN says deal reached for Kachin refugees in KIO area (Kachin News Group)
February 24, 2012
US urges Myanmar to lift ex-prisoners’ restrictions (AFP)
Burma’s Punk Scene Fights Repression Underground (Spiegel)
Politics In Myanmar Reverberate In Upstate NY (NPR)
Aung San Suu Kyi’s father to be portrayed on screen (Radio Australia)
HRW says access to Burma prisons key (AFP)
Suu Kyi draws large crowds in Kachin State (Mizzima)
HRW: Army Abuse Unabated Despite Burma Reforms (Irrawaddy)
No deaths in camp fire; donations needed (Mizzima)
Japan set to resume Burma loans (DVB)
Families fight copper mine eviction (DVB)
Female migrants see dark side of China’s border (DVB)
Suu Kyi campaigns for peace in north Burma visit (AP)
Suu Kyi vies for crucial ethnic support (DVB)
Myanmar villagers protest eviction (Aljazeera)
Burma’s Military ‘As Abusive as Ever’ (RFA)
Troops die in renewed Shan fighting (DVB)
Defectors boost Suu Kyi’s election bid (DVB)
Freed blogger turns eyes to rural Burma (AFP)
Suu Kyi Delivers Message of Trust, Respect in Myitkyina (Irrawaddy)
Teenage Boys Tell of Forced Labor Horror (Irrawaddy)
China Calls on Burma to Secure Border (TIME)
Among the charred ruins of a refugee camp, a smile remains (MSNBC)
February 23
Myanmar military abuses unabated despite reforms, rights group says (AP)
Beyond ceasefires: Burma’s precarious peace process (The Nation)
Karen religious leaders join hands for unity and peace (KIC)
Spotlight on tackling corruption in Asia (BBC News)
Suu Kyi to campaign in Kachin State (Mizzima)
Suu Kyi Takes Campaign to Burma’s Restive North (Jakarta Globe)
Fire at Myanmar refugee camp, Thailand, leaves thousands homeless –NGO consortium (Reuters AlertNet)
DKBA Ceasefire Breaks Down (Irrawaddy)
Burma’s Parliament Says No To President Thein Sein (Irrawaddy)
Inside Burma: an end to the world’s longest civil war? Not so fast (Global Post)
BGF ordered to return DKBA arms (Mizzima)
A Burmese refugee camp in Thailand is ravaged by fire (BBC)
February 22
Let the flowers bloom, but not bullets (Waging Nonviolence)
Burma Army-SSA stand-off in Tachilek (SHAN)
Myanmar’s Allure Is Complex (Wall Street Journal)
Lives at risk in Myanmar on expected HIV, TB-funding gap–MSF (AlertNet Reuters)
Tantalized but Cautious, Filmmakers Capture Myanmar (New York Times)
Burma keeps civil war while promising reforms (Asian Tribune)
Asean MPs on migrant labourer inspection tour (Mizzima)
Civil servant wage hike approved amid controversy (DVB)
Banned festival resumed at Shwedagon Pagoda (Mizzima)
Burmese narco-battalion fights KIA in Shan State (Kachin News Group)
Burma ‘needs more funds to fight Aids’ (BBC)
Where is Burma’s ‘war on methamphetamine’? (DVB)
Shwe Mann departs on official China tour (Mizzima)
First priority cease-fire, then dialogue: KNPP (Mizzima)
SSA-South Reports Renewed Fighting with Burma Army (Irrawaddy)
Talk of a Power Struggle in Naypyidaw (Irrawaddy)
KNU Calls for Govt Troops in Ethnic Areas to Withdraw (Irrawaddy)
Clinics Turn Away HIV, TB Patients in Burma (VOA)
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)
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
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
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)
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