Top UN official in surprise Burma visit
Vijay Nambiar, chief of staff to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, arrived in Rangoon this morning and is en route to Naypyidaw Punishment of Insein hunger strikers begins
Reports emerging that prison authorities have denied strikers drinking water and blocked family members from visiting Insein jail Two killed by Arakan lightning strike
Freak accident occurs in western Burma as cost of heavy storm that caused flooding havoc in Magwe division continues to mount Suu Kyi meets govt amid talk of return
National League for Democracy considering reregistering as a party following fourth set of talks between Suu Kyi and labour minister Indonesia hints at support for ASEAN bid
Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa leaves Burma with talk of 'significant' change underway in possible endorsement of ASEAN chair bid Thailand ‘protecting migrants’ as water rises
Labour ministry allows extension of visa for migrants and orders police not to harass the thousands fleeing to Burma to escape floods Life on the frontline
The conflict in Kachin state is reaching an intensity not witnessed since a raft of ceasefire Suu Kyi, Zarganar to host film festival
Two luminaries of the pro-democracy movement among a four-member team hosting festival to mark Burma's Independence Day UN caginess hides a Kachin refugee crisis
The failure of UN agencies in Burma to acknowledge the full extent of the refugee crisis in northern Burma means that 20,000 war victims will continue to go hungry Rangoon police disperse farmers’ protest
Protesters demanding land rights are blocked by police in former capital who arrest three, including high-profile lawyer Phyo Phyu

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