Myanmar Travel News Archives

Countries: Myanmar Topics: Disaster , Photography Full Category List Excerpt Myanmar bloggers are posting photos and reports of fire outbreaks in two major cities, Yangon and Mandalay. via Global Voices Online

Daily Firefighter News and Photos Article Fire in Burma's Rangoon Leaves 21 Injured, Nearly 3,000 Homeless February 26, 2008 Two major fires in military- ruled Myanmar [Burma] on Monday left at least 21 people ... via FireFightingNews.com

The United States is imposing more economic sanctions against businesses and individuals linked to Myanmar, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday. via People's Daily

The military junta declared that a new draft of the country's constitution had been completed after 14 years and approved for a national referendum in May. via New York Times

“They are in the process of inviting me to return to Myanmar, hopefully in the first week of March.”

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, offers prayers at the Shwedagon temple in Yangon, Myanmar, in this May 6, 2002 file photo. via Tuscaloosa News

Southeast Asian countries told Myanmar barring pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from elections because she once was married to a foreigner would be odd and not in keeping with the times. via CNN

“The announcement is vague, incomplete and strange”

YANGON, Myanmar : Military-ruled Myanmar's surprise announcement that it will hold a vote on a new constitution this May and a general election in 2010 was criticized as too little, too late by the regime's ... via International Herald Tribune

“Subversive elements with negative attitude are resorting to diverse means and ways such as driving a wedge among the national races, misleading the people, and aiding and abetting anti-government groups to weaken and break up the Union”

Myanmar's military junta accused pro-democracy and dissident groups on Tuesday of trying to tear the country apart, and urged the public to back its "roadmap to democracy" in a referendum on a new constitution ... via WNED.org

The 88 Generation Students Yangon , Myanmar Announcement 2/2008 Date: 11 February 2008 Calling for the People of Burma and the Ethnic Cease-Fire Groups to Reject the Military-Sponsored Constitution, Designed to ... via Ko htike's prosaic collection

“Where are the 1990 election results?”

Supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi protested Tuesday to demand democracy in Myanmar, days after the military regime said it would hold elections in 2010 under a new constitution likely to entrench the junta's powerful position.

Some two dozen members of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, shadowed by plainclothes police, gathered peacefully outside the party's headquarters to complain that the junta's moves toward democracy are insufficient. It was a rare display of public displeasure in the tightly controlled country. Read more

“Many USDA members apply for a phone license and sell it for extra income”

Members of the Union Solidarity and Development Association's may apply for cellular phone licenses as government officials, according to sources. via Burmanet

“It is no coincidence that the announcement comes at a time when the regime is facing increasing economic sanctions following its brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations”

By Aung Hla Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - People in Myanmar welcomed the military government's promise of multi-party elections in 2010 on Sunday as an opportunity to be seized, despite deep skepticism from opposition politicians and abroad.

"Just get on whatever horse you can catch. Then try to find better ones gradually," a retired professor said four months after the army crushed monk-led, pro-democracy protests, killing at least 31 people.

Roadside food vendor Aung Min, 28, was positively excited. "I can't wait to vote in an election," he said. But, he added: "The most important is all major parties should be allowed to run in it." Read more

“We don't have anything to replace these products if we boycott them.”

Many Burmese citizens are reluctant to boycott their favorite products Despite the fact the United States government imposed additional sanctions on the Burmese military junta and its cronies recently, ... via The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine

Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday received a report from the delegation that visited Myanmar recently and discussed with relevant authorities "to lay the foundation of technical negotiations on ... via South Asian Media Net

“The president has made clear that we will continue to take action against the military junta and those who prop it up so long as human rights violations continue and democracy is suppressed”

The Bush administration on Tuesday imposed more financial sanctions against a business tycoon linked to Myanmar's military rulers, targeting companies used to purchase helicopters and other military equipment. via Reuters