Some astronomy too in this edition.

The office of Virginia Senator Jim Webb says he\'s won the release of a U.S. prisoner in Myanmar and met with detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Aug. 15)

Many in the international community condemn the sentencing of Myanmar Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 months of house arrest, after a court found her guilty of violating security laws.

Western governments have imposed sanctions on Myanmar for their treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi and other human rights abuses, but these measures have had little effect so far. Nor have efforts by the UN and others to engage the military government produced tangible results. What is the way forward for Myanmar? [More] [Less]

Western governments have imposed sanctions on Myanmar for their treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi and other human rights abuses, but these measures have had little effect so far. Nor have efforts by the UN and others to engage the military government produced tangible results. What is the way forward for Myanmar? [More] [Less]

Myanmar\'s military junta has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar democratic movement, to a further 18 months under house arrest. She has already spent 14 of the past 20 years in confinement . The sentence will be enough to keep her away from next year\'s election. The verdict in the army-ruled nation has drawn widespread international condemnation. Al Jazeera\'s Harry Smith reports. [More] [Less]

The office of Virginia Senator Jim Webb says he\'s won the release of a U.S. prisoner in Myanmar and met with detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Aug. 15)

Demo of spdc\'s dicision

Many in the international community condemn the sentencing of Myanmar Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Criticism has poured in for Myanmar from world after authorities there sentenced of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further 18 months of house detention following an incident in which a US man swam to her lakeside residence in May. Images and soundbites of a protests in front of Myanmar\'s embassy in Bangkok. Duration: 01:02 [More] [Less]

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was Tuesday ordered to stay under house arrest for 18 months after a prison court convicted the Nobel laureate at the end of her internationally condemned trial. Suu Kyi has already been in detention for 14 of the past 20 years since Myanmar\'s ruling military junta refused to recognise her National League for Democracy\'s landslide victory in elections in 1990. An AFPTV profile of Myanmar\'s democracy icon. Duration: 02:07. [More] [Less]

Western governments have imposed sanctions on Myanmar for their treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi and other human rights abuses, but these measures have had little effect so far. Nor have efforts by the UN and others to engage the military government produced tangible results. What is the way forward for Myanmar? [More] [Less]

Some astronomy too in this edition.

Over 300 people attended the vigil for Daw Aung San Syu Kyi on 31 May 2009 at Speakers Corner at Hong Lim Park, Singapore.

Over 300 people attended the vigil for Daw Aung San Syu Kyi on 31 May 2009 at Speakers Corner at Hong Lim Park, Singapore.

Please everyone support Aung San Suu Kyi as we wish to show that City Journalist Directory is doing all we can to support Daw Aung who is constantly in our thoughts as we live so close to Burma, and we deplore the treatment that she has to endure under the vile detention of the military junta

The office of Virginia Senator Jim Webb says he\'s won the release of a U.S. prisoner in Myanmar and met with detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Aug. 15)

Many in the international community condemn the sentencing of Myanmar Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A short video inspired by the peaceful protest of the Monks marching in Burma in 2007. May the peaceful struggle continue on.

Cannes film festival is the top destination for the entertainment industry. But this year, a Burmese monk came to the French Riviera to set a candle vigil for his countrys democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ashin Sopaka wants to highlight the Nobel Peace laureates trial ordeal in a Rangoon prison. [Ashin Sopaka, Burmese Monk]: \"I came here to make awareness of Aung San Suu Kyi and more than 2,100 political prisoners. Cannes is very important because all around the world people are coming. It\'s a global village here, so I want to make awareness.\" Sopaka knows that international pressure was the key factor in allowing diplomats and press into Suu Kyis trial on Wednesday. But as the Burmese military junta closed the trial to the public on Thursday, the Burmese monk hopes the Cannes community will help make a difference. [More] [Less]

Demo of spdc\'s dicision