Britain calls for Myanmar leader Suu Kyi’s immediate release

The Times Of India : LONDON: Britain has called for the immediate release of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung Saan Suu Kyi and the United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari’s return to the military-ruled country.

Brazilian Falopa to extend contract with Myanmar

XINHUA : Brazilian coach Marcos Antonio Falopa will return to Myanmar this month and extend contract with the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF), local media reported Tuesday.

Rambo Star Sylvester Stallone Received Death Threats Over Burmese Conflict

Sky News : Sylvester Stallone has told how he received a string of death threats while filming the new Rambo movie.The 61-year-old was on the Thai-Burmese border, when he and the crew received a series of chilling warnings.

Burma – Censorship board warns print media not to post material online without approval

Mizzima News : The Press Scrutiny Board, a division under Burma’s Ministry of Information, recently summoned periodical and journal editors to its office in the former capital Rangoon to warn them from inserting in their web edition articles and news reports that have not been checked by the censors.

Little hope in Burmese junta’s democratic bluster

The Nation - Dr. Pavin Chachavalpongpun : The Burmese government’s announcement that it plans to hold a referendum on the new constitution in May and general elections in 2010, paving the way for a transition from a totalitarian to a democratic regime, is even more unimaginable. Burma is a country where democracy has been alienated since 1962.

Swan Arr Shin members patrol Rangoon

Mizzima News : Local residents in Rangoon, Burma’s former capital, say security has apparently tightened. They report seeing members of Swan Arr Shin, a junta-backed civil organization, patrolling the city.