Feb 9, 2010 (AFP)–Malaysia Tuesday called on military-run Burma to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of national elections it expects to be held around October. - more

Feb 9, 2010 (DVB)–A senior member of the Shan political party that came second in the 1990 Burma elections is reportedly in declining health, five years into a 79-year prison sentence. - more

Feb 9, 2010 (DVB)–Australia’s announcement yesterday that it will carry out joint military exercises with the Burmese navy has been met with condemnation by Australian activists. - more

Feb 9, 2010 (DVB)–Three major Rangoon shipping ports handling 90 percent of Burma’s imports and exports are to be privatised, the latest in a major overhaul of Burmese industry, the ruling junta has announced. - more

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Feb 9, 2010 (DVB)–Kyaw Min Htun’s is a story too often seen, but not told: the boy was plied with alcohol by troops in the small town of Taungdwingyi in central Burma last month, before being abducted and taken to a nearby army base. - more

Feb 9, 2010 (DVB)–The many faces of bilateral diplomacy were on show last week as the Burmese junta lauded Kim Jong Il at a film screening to mark the ‘Dear Leader’ of North Korea’s birthday. - more

Feb 8, 2010 (DVB)–The Thai army has reportedly told Karen refugees at the centre of a dispute over their forced repatriation to Burma not to speak to media, otherwise they may face arrest. - more

Feb 8, 2010 (DVB)–Australia will increase aid to Burma by 40 percent over the next three years, despite maintaining sanctions on the pariah Southeast Asian state, the Australian foreign minister announced yesterday. - more

Feb 8, 2010 (DVB)–Burmese exiled media should be sued for broadcasting a “skyful of lies” in relation to forced recruitment of child soldiers by the ruling junta, state-run media said on Saturday. - more

Feb 8, 2010 (DVB)–Resistance to what is hailed the most effective drug for malaria prevention is rising in Burma, the World Health Organisation has warned. - more

Feb 7, 2010 (AFP)–Burma is likely to hold elections around September but they are shaping up to be a "farce" with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi unable to run, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo said Friday. - more

Feb 5, 2010 (DVB)–The home of a senior Karen National Union politician and a neighbouring office belonging a Karen media group in western Thailand were raided by police yesterday. - more

Feb 5, 2010 (DVB)–A meeting is underway along the Thai-Burma border after Thailand yesterday suspended the forced return of some 3,000 Karen refugees back to Burma. - more

Feb 4, 2010 (DVB)–Seven villagers in central Burma remain in captivity after being abducted by the Burmese troops in December last year, while a neighbour claimed they had been forced into the army. - more

Feb 4, 2010 (DVB)–An armed ethnic Karenni party has admitted to the recent bombing of two electricity towers in eastern Burma, but claimed that it did not intend to disrupt civilians. - more

Feb 4, 2010 (AFP)–The detained deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party in military-ruled Burma should be released next week and is set to resume political activities, a party spokesman said Thursday. - more

Feb 4, 2010 (DVB)–The Burmese-born US citizen detained in a Rangoon jail has declined food sent by his family, according to prison officials who spoke to a relative. - more

Feb 4, 2010 (AFP)–Aung San Suu Kyi may be freed during the national elections in Burma, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Tuesday, predicting that the polls could be held during the second half of 2010. - more

Feb 3, 2010 (DVB)–Around 3000 refugees who fled conflict in Burma last year have been told by Thai authorities that they must return to Karen state, despite dire warnings of conditions there. - more