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Ban Ki Moon Leaves Burma Disappointed
Before it began, United Nations officials had described UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon's visit to Burma as a diplomatically risky mission that could end in failure.
UN chief in move to see Burma's Suu Kyi
UNITED Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon met Burma's junta leader Than Shwe yesterday, but left with no clear answer to his request to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has led the drive for democracy for two decades.
Myanmar snubs UN chief over...
Comment about "Myanmar snubs UN chief over Suu Kyi visit" Phone Name Comment 0 Myanmar snubs UN chief over Suu Kyi visit AFP An activist from Myanmar holds a placard during a protest demanding the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar's military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia reports.
Burma reported its first case of H1N1 in a 13-year-old girl who recently visited Singapore, state media said Sunday.
Burma Denies United Nations Suu Kyi Request
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "deeply disappointed" after the Burma junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
North Korea tests short-range missiles
NORTH KOREA test-fired three short-range missiles from its east coast yesterday, South Korean media reported, as a US envoy was in Beijing to discuss new sanctions against the reclusive regime.
UN's Ban meets with Myanmar's junta supremo
Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe smiled briefly but gave nothing away as he listened on Friday to UN chief Ban Ki-moon, at the start of what Ban has called a "tough mission" to promote democratic reform.
Myanmar's frustrated generation looks abroad
**ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, JULY 4** In this June 3, 2009 photo, a Myanmar woman student passes by a sign of the University of Yangon which can be barely seen due to tree branches that overhang it from outside.
UN chief faces steep challenge in Burma
Ban Ki-moon arrived in Burma Friday in a risky bid to break the political stalemate.
Irrawaddy: Than Shwe congratulates Iranian President Ahadinejad a " Lawi Weng
Burmaa TMs state-run media reported on Wednesday that Snr-Gen Than Shwe, the head of the Burmese junta, has congratulated the recently re-elected president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Burma, North Korea Said To Expand Military Ties
Exile Burmese media have voiced alarm in recent days at reports of growing ties between Burma and nuclear-armed North Korea.
UN head meets junta to plead Suu Kyi's case
In a high stakes diplomatic mission, the UN secretary general is today due to press Burma's military leaders to release all its political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi even as the widely condemned trial of the imprisoned opposition leader resumes.
UN's Ban to meet Suu Kyi party members
YANGON: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to meet senior members of the party of Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits Myanmar this week but has no plans yet to see the opposition leader, a party spokesman said.
Report: NKorea likely to fire barrage of missiles
North Korea is highly likely to test-fire a barrage of missiles in coming days, a news report said Thursday, a move that would aggravate the already-high tensions following Pyongyang's nuclear test and U.N. sanctions.
Arrest, censorship and manipulation amid trial of Aung San Suu Kyi
Reporters Without Borders Burma Media Association 29 June 2009 /EIN News/ BURMA Arrest, censorship and manipulation amid trial of Aung San Suu Kyi Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association today condemned the military junta for intimidating the press trying to cover recent national and international events, as a journalist was ...
BURMA: U.N. Chief Comes Calling with Politics on His Mind
The return this week of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to military-ruled Burma gives the mission an air of a high-stakes gamble.
MYANMAR: Fresh visa headaches for aid workers
Securing Myanmar visas for international aid workers is again proving problematic more than a year after Cyclone Nargis killed nearly 140,000 people and affected another 2.4 million.
Mizzima News: Piracy hits Burmese music industry hard
With the increase in music piracy and ineffective laws governing the illegal reproduction of music, Burma's music industry has witnessed an 80 percent reduction in the release of new albums over the course of the last two years.
Late onset of monsoons hampers paddy cultivation in Central Burma
" Farmers in Central Burma are worried over the late monsoons, which are hampering the cultivation of monsoon paddy.