Senator says US must engage Myanmar on sentence
Thursday, 11 February 2010 00:00 | 
Written by AFP | 
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Senator Jim Webb, who paid a rare visit to Myanmar last year, called Thursday for the United States to keep engaging the military regime after it handed a three-year sentence to a US citizen.
Myanmar Military Regime Confirms Holding Of Election 'soon'Friday, 12 February 2010 00:00 | Written by RTTNews |
(RTTNews) - Ending months of speculation and showing signs of compliance to calls by the international community, the military regime in Myanmar has confirmed that it will hold a general election soon, honoring previous commitments. Myanmar Plans Reforms to Revive Rice SectorFriday, 12 February 2010 00:00 | Written by FLEXNEWS |
Source: Reuters Feb 12 - After doubling rice exports last year, military-ruled Myanmar is retooling its farms and beginning to dream it could once again be the world's top rice exporter, a status it lost through mismanagement and sanctions. |
Tens of thousands of child soldiers in MyanmarFriday, 12 February 2010 00:00 | Written by ethiopianreview.com |
They are sometimes as young as 10 and they fight not only in the official army but for various rebel groupings across the country. Australia To Provide Scholarships To Myanmar StudentsFriday, 12 February 2010 00:00 | Written by Bernama |
YANGON, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- The Australian government will provide scholarships to post-graduate students in Myanmar to help develop the country's human resources, China's Xinhua news agency cited a local daily as saying on Friday. |