State Peace And Development Council
latest news & developmentsBurmese junta ‘putting energy into reform’
Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi received rare front-page billing on Saturday in Burma’s state-controlled press, which said the ruling junta is ”putting energy” into…
Shuttle diplomacy hopes ride with UN envoy
United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari may not have met Burma junta supremo Than Shwe at the weekend, but the fact he is still in the country suggests his mission is far…
Come play water pistols, the colonel said. It’ll be fun
In repressive Burma, the festival of Thingyan or New Year is the only time residents can let their hair down, dousing each other with water pistols as temperatures soar. With…