Full Coverage: Myanmar
Suu Kyi's detention to last until 2009
AP - Mon Jul 21, 11:30 PM ETSINGAPORE - Myanmar's foreign minister has said pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi can be kept in detention legally until late 2009 and not until December this year as reported earlier, Singapore officials said Tuesday.
Off the Wires
- Rice urges ASEAN to push Myanmar to reform Reuters - Wed Jul 23, 5:25 AM ET
- UN to halt aid airlifts to cyclone-swamped Myanmar AFP - Wed Jul 23, 3:44 AM ET
- US Congress approves legislation to bar Myanmar gems AFP - Wed Jul 23, 2:42 AM ET
- Australia to give aid to Myanmar AP - Wed Jul 23, 1:58 AM ET
- Millions in Myanmar cyclone aid still to be released AFP - Tue Jul 22, 9:20 PM ET
News Stories
- Burma aid effort 'requires $1bn' at BBC - Mon, Jul 21, 2008
- Junta's Delays in Myanmar Are Less Costly Than Feared at The New York Times - Tue, Jun 17, 2008
- Rejected by junta, US aid ships sail from Burma at The London Times - Thu, Jun 05, 2008
- Pentagon chief Gates rules out forcing aid on Myanmar at The Los Angeles Times - Mon, Jun 02, 2008
- Myanmar Aid Workers Say Delta Needs Are `Critical' at Bloomberg.com - Fri, May 30, 2008
Feature Articles
- ASEAN Turns Blind Eye to Burma Rights Time.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jul 22, 2008
- In Myanmar, a Times reporter worked in secret to cover the story at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, Jun 13, 2008
- Second wave economic crisis in Myanmar at Asia Times Online - Mon, Jun 02, 2008
- Can a cyclone open the iron fist of Myanmar's generals? at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Will Burma keep its word on aid? at BBC - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Junta Offers Showcase Camps, but Most Burmese Lack Aid at The New York Times - Fri, May 23, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Mulish Myanmar at Seattle Times - Sat, May 31, 2008
- Let Them Eat Frogs at The Washington Post - Fri, May 30, 2008
- In U.S., a Multitude of Forces Drains the Spirit of Giving at The Washington Post - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Myanmar's killing fields of neglect at Asia Times Online - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Only war would provoke intervention in Burma at The Guardian (UK). - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Six Months Since Cyclone Sidr at The New York Times - Fri, May 16, 2008
Related Web Sites
- Nargis Help
- wiki and blog that provides links to news, relief operations, and other Cyclone Nargis-related resources.
- Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- site includes a profile of the country.
- Myanmar Information Committee
- government site that includes annual 'information sheets' with updates on the political situation in the country.
- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- site created to honor the Burmese resistance leader and Nobel laureate. Includes speeches and interviews, a biography, and more.
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- profile of the Burmese opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, from the BBC.
- Nobel Peace Prize: Aung San Suu Kyi
- features her profile and the 1991 acceptance speech in her honor.