Military Commanders, USDA to hold Separate Meetings at Remote Capital
9 November 2009: Top military commanders from different regional commands are set to meet at the new Burmese capital on November 23rd, a source close to Naypyidaw has said.
Category: Recent News
EFC President Visits UK
09 November, 2009: President of Evangelical Free Church of Myanmar, Rev. Jeremiah Sang Dun, is making a 6-week visit to the UK for the first time, attending evangelical conferences and meeting with churches and Christian institutions.
Chin Celebrated New Year Worldwide
08 November 2009: Chin people across the globe held a series of festivals celebrating their ‘New Year’ in the month of October. The festival, which has its traditional origin associated with cultivation marks the end of the harvest season.
Chin And Kachin Friendly Football Match In Netherlands
07 November, 2009: Chin refugees settled in the Netherlands played a friendly football match with the Kachin near Rotterdam on 24 October 2009. The match ended in a 6-3 score in favour of the Kachin.
Suu Kyi in Good Health Says Doctor
7 November 2009: Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is said to be in good medical condition after she was examined by a ‘female’ doctor on Thursday, according to a source in Rangoon.
Chin Food Aid Concert To Be Held In San Francisco
06 November, 2009: The third in a series of Chin Food Aid Concerts is to take place in San Fransciso tomorrow after the second was successfully held with more than 400 supporters in Battle Creek, Michigan State last Saturday.
US Reaffirms Support for Tripartite Dialogue
4 November 2009: Concluding a two-day fact-finding visit to Burma today, the United States reaffirmed its commitment to a three-party dialogue among the ruling military junta, the opposition and the ethnic groups.
US Envoys Met Suu Kyi, Ethnic Cease-Fire Groups
4 November 2009: Two high-level US diplomats met Aung San Suu Kyi today at Inya Lake Hotel in Rangoon, some 10-minute drive from the lake side home where Suu Kyi is confined under house arrest.
Cabinet Reshuffle Predicted ahead of Election Law Announcement
2 November 2009: A possible cabinet reshuffle of Burma’s State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) is on the card as the military junta is set to announce new electoral laws.
Junta to Announce Election Laws after USDA Conference
2 November 2009: Burma’s ruling military junta is set to announce a set of laws governing the elections in 2010 soon after the general conference of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), which is set to take place on November 23 in the new administrative capital of Naypyidaw, a USDA insider source has said.