NLD to test election laws in court

Burma's main opposition party has decried laws that bar leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running for office and potentially force her expulsion

Karen refugees leave Thai camp

More than half of the Nong Bua camp population leaves despite concerns remaining over their safety upon return to Burma

Released Burmese-born US activist Kyaw Zaw Lwin is en route to Washington after being held in a Burmese prison for more than six months

LARRY JAGAN

So much of the Burma election picture is unknown, although we must be wary of the all-controlling Election Commission

JOSEPH ALLCHIN

Controversial laws draw the ire of the international community, as Burma's foreign minister waxes lyrical on the merits of 'tolerance'

KAID ASHTON

JAMES MACKAY

Burma's main opposition party has decried laws that bar leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running for office and potentially force her expulsion