I think I will give this a miss in the same way that I gave Radovan Karadic's poetry a miss: Burma's military ruler, Senior General Than Shwe has been revealed as a budding lyricist.

Two warships of the 5th Escort Task group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army - Navy left Myanmar Thursday after concluding a five-day friendly call at Yangon's Thilawa Port .

As the BBC Burmese service broadcast a programme marking its 70th anniversary, Sandhobasa, a monk, called in to say that he had been listening for more than two decades.

Burma's junta chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe is reportedly worried about possible assassination attempts against him these days, according to military intelligent sources.

Lt-Gen Myint Aung, the army's adjutant general, who has reportedly been appointed as the future commander-in-chief in the recent reshuffle, supported the decision to kill 81 innocent civilians on Christie Island near Thai territorial waters, according to Aung Lynn Htut, a former military intelligence officer and Charge d' Affaires in Washington DC.

Simon Scott Plummer on Everything is Broken by Emma Larkin, an account of the troubles under Burma's Military Junta As we are discovering this summer, natural disasters can cruelly expose the shortcomings of governments.

Myanmar military ruler Than Shwe will visit China next week ahead of crucial elections Beijing hopes will maintain stability and quiet international criticism.

" Many Irrawaddy residents and party members have agreed to boycott Burma's first elections in 20 years on November 7, according to National League for Democracy party vice-chairman Tin Oo.

There could very well be a third coup in Fiji very soon, this time from inside the barracks.

Several ethnic political parties believe that they will win numerous seats in the new national and regional parliaments and are competing for every parliamentary seat in many ethnic constituencies.

Seventeen farmers from Kachin State in northern Burma are taking their fight over land seized in the Hukawng Valley "tiger reserve" by a junta-linked tycoon to the state's Supreme Court tomorrow.

Myanmar's top junta chief remains in control, despite rumors he had stepped down ahead of the controversial November election, the first in nearly 20 years.

A ROSENALLIS man is looking forward to returning to the Slieve Blooms after claiming to have been unjustly deported by the military regime in Burma.

India is watchful of China's growing presence in the region, including its major investments in ports being built in Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

BANGKOK, Aug 31, 2010 - With its thick forest cover and abundant wildlife, the Dawna mountain range in south-eastern Burma is coming in the way of a flagship highway project being pushed by one of AsiaA's premier financiers of roads.

Yangon a ' Myanmar's two pro-junta parties have submitted large candidate lists for the country's November 7 general election, dwarfing the number of pro-democracy candidates, party sources said Tuesday.

The candidate nomination period for Burma's 2010 election closed on Monday. The deadline for candidates who want to withdraw their application is September 3, according to the timetable set by Election Commission.

Businessmen on the Thai-Burmese border are worried about unconfirmed reports that the border bridge connecting Myawaddy and Mae Sot will remain closed until after the Burmese election on Nov.

The US Administration announced on Tuesday that it will not accept Snr-Gen Than Shwe as the post-election civilian ruler of Burma if he resigns his post as head of the country's armed forces but continues to wield power in a leadership role.

Burma's top leader, Than Shwe, has made an announcement in state media that seems to dispel rumours he stepped down in a military reshuffle four days ago.