Tag: Burma
Burmese dissidents jailed for 65 years over protests
Burma's military junta has sentenced at least 11 dissidents involved in monk-led protests last year to 65 years in jail, opposition figures said, a major blow to the pro-democracy movement before a 2010 election.[MORE]
Mekong River residents at risk of arsenic poisoning: UN
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The UN says 1.7 million people living along the Mekong River are at risk of arsenic poisoning from drinking water supplies.[MORE]
Security reduced near Suu Kyi home: report
Authorities in Burma are reported to have removed barbed wire barriers and reduced security around the the home of the detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.[MORE]
Burma opposition members 'jailed over protests'
Burma's Opposition National League for Democracy says six of its members have been given long jail sentences for their part in protests last year.[MORE]
ASEAN takes action to insure against financial meltdown
East Asian nations will move to form a $US80 billion ($120 billion) currency swap scheme by the first half of 2009 to fight the global financial crisis and to launch a regional surveillance agency, according to a statement released today.[MORE]
Australia targets Burmese officials in new sanctions
Australia has expanded financial sanctions against Burma, targeting more of the nation's top officials, ministers and military leaders.[MORE]
7 killed in Burma bus explosion
Seven passengers were killed and one was injured when a bus exploded in Burma's main city Rangoon early Monday morning, a police official said.[MORE]
Suu Kyi appeals against detention
Burma's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appealed to the ruling junta against her detention.[MORE]
Burma warns against Chinese milk
Burma authorities have urged people not to use Chinese milk and dairy products in the wake of the contamination scandal, state media has reported.[MORE]
Burma lightning strike kills 2, injures 4
Four villagers have been killed and another two injured when lightning struck a shop in Burma's administrative capital Naypyidaw, state media has reported.[MORE]
World powers push Burma on political reforms
World powers have called on Burma's military rulers to make "tangible" progress on political reforms ahead of a planned visit by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the country.[MORE]
Undercover in Burma: investigating the Saffron Revolution
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Foreign affairs editor Peter Cave is in Burma reporting on the anniversary of the Saffron Revolution.[MORE]
Explosion rocks Burmese city
An explosion in the centre of Burma's largest city, Rangoon, has injured at least four people. [MORE]
Burma frees longest-serving political prisoner
Burma's longest-serving political prisoner, journalist Win Tin, has been freed after 19 years in prison. The ailing 79-year old was arrested in 1989 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for giving shelter to a girl thought to have received an illegal abortion, and for distributing anti-government propaganda.[MORE]
One year after protests, monks silenced in Burma
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Even in the confines of Burma's notorious Insein prison, stripped of his robes and the rituals of his Buddhist monastery, Gambira's voice still resonates through the dark corridors.[MORE]
ASEAN considers observer status for Burma civilian Govt
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ASEAN members will consider the admission of members of Burma's civilian government-in-exile as observers of the group.[MORE]
Earthquake hits China's border with Burma
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit China's border with Burma earlier today, destroying homes and forcing more than 1,000 people to evacuate, the US Geological Survey (USGS) and Chinese state media said.[MORE]
Burmese protesters arrested after anniversary march
At least 20 people have been arrested in the Burma after staging a silent protest on the 20th anniversary of a major uprising. [MORE]
Regret, anger for Burma's '88 uprising exiles
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At least 3,000 Burmese are believed to have died in 1988 as the army reasserted control of anarchic streets.[MORE]
Amnesty urges Burma to release 2,000 political prisoners
Twenty years after Burma's military crushed a national pro-democracy uprising, Amnesty International has urged the junta to release more than 2,000 political prisoners it says remain jailed.[MORE]
Thaksin faces court over Burma loan
Thailand's Supreme Court has agreed to hear new corruption charges against deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra involving a controversial loan to military-ruled Burma.[MORE]
UN keeps watch on aid money to Burma
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There are concerns that aid funds to Burma will end up lining the pockets of the military junta.[MORE]
UN envoy says aid getting to Burma's cyclone victims
The United Nation's humanitarian envoy John Holmes says aid money for Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis is going to those in need.[MORE]
Govt pledges $30m for Burma cyclone aid
Australia will donate a further $30 million in aid money to help Burma recover from the cyclone that devastated parts of the country earlier this year.[MORE]
Burma cyclone recovery cost to top $1 billion: UN
Recovery from a cyclone that tore into Burma's Irrawaddy delta in May, leaving at least 138,000 dead or missing, will cost more than $US1 billion, a report by the United Nations and South East Asian nations concluded.[MORE]
