A renewed US push seems destined to fail as the junta pursues self-interest. ONE of the few predictable aspects of Burmese politics is how the ruling military regime responds to outside attempts to influence the direction of the country's internal affairs.

If a shocking documentary about the fate of Myanmar's cyclone orphans wins a video-journalism award in London tomorrow, it will be some time before one of the men who shot it gets a chance to celebrate.

An information center related to climate change will be opened in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon at the end of this month to serve as a base for planning preventive measures against climate change and disasters, sources with the Meteorology and Hydrology Department said on Thursday.

If a shocking documentary about the fate of Myanmar's cyclone orphans wins a prestigious video-journalism award in London tomorrow night, it will be some time before one of the men who shot it gets a chance to celebrate.

A 73-year-old mother broke into tears when she heard the message from her son, Tun Tun Oo, who is in Meik-Hitla Prison, one of thousands of political prisoners in Burmese jails.

At least 50 people are believed to have drowned in Myanmar when a wooden ferry packed with 178 people collided with a tugboat on a river in the southern Irrawaddy delta region, officials said on Tuesday.

RANGOON, Burma - A ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers sank after colliding with an oil barge in a river in Burma , killing at least eight and leaving more than three dozen missing, officials said Monday.

Nyan Win, lawyer for Myanmar's pro democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, talks to journalists during at her party's headquarters on Monday, Nov.

The motorized ferry "Nay Win Tun" carrying 176 people sank in the Ngawun River after the collision, 84 miles west of Yangon.

President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with a top leader of the ruling military.

YANGON a ' Lawyers for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday they had lodged an appeal against her house arrest with the Supreme Court but expected no rapid decision.

Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed a new appeal Friday against her 18-month house arrest sentence, asking the court to lift an order that would keep her in detention during elections next year.

" The Burmese currency - Kyat'A touched a record high in seven years with the black market exchange rate prevailing below Kyat 1,000 against the US dollar.

Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi appealed to Myanmar's top court Friday against her extended house arrest, days ahead of a likely meeting involving the junta's premier and US President Barack Obama.

A Korean language speech contest will be held in Myanmar's former capital of Yangon next month to boost language communication between peoples of Myanmar and Korea, according to the Embassy of South Korea here Wednesday.

YANGON, Myanmar - Two ethnic militias in military-ruled Myanmar have become the first to transform their forces into border guards under a government plan aimed at ensuring stability ahead of elections next year, state media said Wednesday.

"It's a breakthrough because previous attempts at hosting a summit meeting were prevented because of the Myanmar issue." Yeo was speaking to reporters at annual meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore , culminating in a weekend summit of 21 Apec leaders including Obama.

Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, may soon be released so she can play a role in next year's election, a senior Burmese diplomat has said.

The US delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell is scheduled to meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at Rangoon's Inya Lake Hotel on Wednesday morning.

Myanmar's military-ruled government may release pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi soon so she can play a role in next year's general elections, according to a senior Myanmar diplomat.