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Burma to execute whistleblowers

Two former government officials have been sentenced to death after leaking information about sensitive military contacts with China and North Korea, say exile sources

US warns Burma on election credibility

No immediate plans to lift sanctions

US resumes talks with Burmese junta

Highest-level talks for 14 years

Burma generals signal flexibility on Suu Kyi

Possibility that arrest measures may be relaxed

€35m EU aid signals fresh approach to Burma

Attempt to alleviate country’s poverty

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Talks with Burma are no laughing matter

Distasteful as it is to sit down with the generals, it is the right thing to do. Isolating Burma has pushed it towards China, writes David Pilling

Burma’s ethnic militias play waiting game

Burma’s military wants to regain control over the ceasefire zones that have been carved out of the mountainous east over 20 years as part of ceasefire deals between the generals who run the country and armed ethnic groups

Into the delta: How foreign aid may bring a better future for Burma

The relief effort now reaching the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy area could precede a wider thaw in foreign relations, though the generals already show signs of wanting a return to isolation

Talking to Burma

Now that contact has been re-established, western officials should hold out the prospect of gradually lifting sanctions in return for tangible progress on democracy and human rights. But until the generals respond with concrete actions, they should remain just that: prospects

Crises test resilience of Burma’s farmers

After a year of misfortune, which began with Cyclone Nargis, millions of rice producers now face ruin as moneylenders profit and setbacks mount

Burmese junta aims to win hearts and minds

The military regime is backing community projects in an attempt to gain favour with voters ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections

Burma’s Suu Kyi meets western diplomats

Burma court rejects Suu Kyi’s appeal

Burma’s ethnic militias play waiting game

Burmese junta aims to win hearts and minds

Burma court to hear Suu Kyi appeal

Beijing rebukes Burma after border fighting

Thousands flee Burma into China

Burma frees American after senator’s plea

UN expresses concern at Suu Kyi verdict

Suu Kyi sentenced to further 18 months

Verdict dashes hope of change in Burma

Burmese court adjourns Suu Kyi trial

Suu Kyi trial verdict expected this week

Burma cyclone survivors remain in squalor

Suu Kyi trial nears conclusion

Clinton warns over N. Korea-Burma alliance

EU threatens new Burma sanctions

Burma amnesty cautiously welcomed

UN chief rebukes Burma over Suu Kyi

Burmese elite enjoy times of plenty