BBC Burmese.com
BBC radio news for Burma. Includes world events as well as Burmese news.
Burma Media Association
Regarding free press as a pillar of democracy, the Burma Media Association
campaigns for freedom of the press. The site lists journalists and writers killed,
imprisoned, and released; presses shut down; and denial of media access to major
political events.
Burma Today
A news website, offers recent news articles from South and Southeast Asia, with
an emphasis on Burma. Site includes many links to other news websites.
Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)
The CHRO documents human rights violations in Chinland and distributes a news
bulletin to international human rights advocacy organizations. The website includes
the news bulletin, articles on the Chin people, and updates on the plight of
Chin refugees.
Democratic Voice of Burma
Today's news updates from Burma, from the perspective of democracy advocates.
A keyword search function enables users to access both headline articles and
news about specific individuals, ethnic groups, and localities. In English and
Burmese.
Guardian Unlimited
News articles on Burma, from the Guardian, published between 1988 and the present.
Includes a brief synopsis of the origins of the political issues in Burma.
InsideBurma
News, links to Burma country info.
The Irrawaddy: Covering Burma and Southeast
Asia
Published by Burmese citizens living in exile, the Irrawaddy seeks to promote
access to unbiased information. The online journal offers articles on news,
culture, and business; editorials; compilations of data on Burma; and links
to other news sources.
Kao Wao News Group
Seeking social justice, peace, and democracy in Burma, Mon activists in Thailand
publish this bimonthly Web media page. Their site offers news, cultural articles,
editorials, interviews, music, and links to other websites hosted by Burmese
ethnic minorities. In English, Mon, Burmese, and Thai.
Mizzima.com: Specialising in Burmese-Related
News and Multimedia
Published by Burmese media persons in exile, Mizzima is an online journal offering
news, editorials, and features. Believing that democracy and independent media
go hand-in-hand, the staff of Mizzima seeks to promote democracy and freedom
of expression.
Myanmar News.net
Offers links to news about Burma, as reported in a wide variety of news sources
from around the globe. International news, international business news, Asian
sports, Burmese weather forecasts, and links to Myanmar tourism websites are
also included.
The Myanmar Times & Weekly
Review
A weekly news journal that reports on international political cooperation, trade,
business investments, tourism, and athletic competitions, as well as on Burmese
weather, agriculture and aquaculture, health care, and information technology.
The New Light of Myanmar: Official Newspaper
from Myanmar
Official news on national goals, economic development, business, the media,
culture, sports, the military, the war on drugs, and the like. In
English or Burmese.
Rebound 88
This pro-democracy website features recent news, editorials, and commentary,
including debates over the most effective means by which to bring democracy
to Burma. The 'Shwepyidaw' section provides a substantial list of Web links.
Shanland.org
The Web site of the Shan Herald Agency for News, this site provides a history
of the Shan people and their political parties, as well as news on politics,
war, drugs, human rights, refugee conditions, and environmental degradation
within Shan State.
Yangon Globe
News on Burma, in English, with many useful links on the country.
Amnesty International
(AI): Myanmar Report 2007
Annual summary of political and economic conditions, governmental actions against
minority peoples and political parties, and status of political prisoners, as
well as international initiatives to ameliorate the political situation, plus
links to all AI reports.
Asian Development Bank (ADB):
Myanmar
Provides links to Asian Development Bank's recent publications and economic
data, including information on cooperation among the six nations along the Mekong
River.
AsianInfo.org
This site offers basic information on the geography, history, people, economy, politics, language, education,
religion, literature, art, food, family customs, transportation, and wildlife of Myanmar. Map.
Buddhism in Myanmar
This site offers articles on major pagodas, explanations of important Buddhist ceremonies, and an introduction to
the daily devotional practices of Burmese Buddhism. Includes lists of monasteries, meditation
centers, monk-scholars, and monks who live outside Burma.
The Burma Campaign UK (BCUK)
Seeking to restore human rights and democracy in Burma, the BCUK promotes public
awareness, encourages economic sanctions, and lobbies businesses and international
organizations to cease trade, investment, and tourism in Burma.
Burma Economic Watch
(BEW)
BEW aims to provide up-to-date and reliable economic data on Burma's economy.
Economists compile these reports based on data compiled by the IMF, the World
Bank, economic and business journals, and other verifiable sources.
Burma Forum Los Angeles
Information on current economic and political conditions in Burma.
Burma: Grace under Pressure
Photos of daily life in Burma, along with short quotations challenging governmental
policies.
Burma: Land of Fear / John Pilger
Details of human rights abuses in Burma's recent past. This website supplements the documentary with brief summaries
of Burmese history, lists of additional websites, and lists of recent articles.
Burma Project (Open Society Institute)
Strives to raise international awareness of the repressive actions of the
Burmese government, to promote constructive debate on reform. This extensive
website offers synopses of history, recent news, and links to online journals.
Burma Research at the School
of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Provides information about faculty, course offerings, academic resources, an
e-list, an e-discussion group, a comprehensive bibliography of Burma, and the
online journal SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research.
CFOB: Canadian Friends of Burma =
Les Amis canadiens de la birmanie
Provides a concise overview of the various political and environmental problems
created by the Burmese military junta, also includes a brief history of Burma
and a synopsis of current activism.
CIA World
Factbook, Burma
Basic facts on Burmese geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military, and current transnational disputes.
"Conflict and
Displacement in Karenni: The Need for Considered Responses" by Vicky Bamforth, Steven Lanjouw, and Graham Mortimer
A substantial research report on the status of a displaced ethnic-minority group
in Burma. Published by the Burma Ethnic Research Group (BERG) in May 2000.
Country Reports
on Human Rights Practices: Burma / U.S. Department of State, 2006
An extensive summary of human rights abuses in Burma in 2003, published by the
U.S. government. Includes a search engine for access to other State Department
documents.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Pages
Biography of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, up-to-the-minute news articles pertaining
to the democracy movement in Burma, a list of Nobel prize-winning women, texts
of important interviews and speeches, and links to related free-Burma websites.
EarthRights International
(ERI): Burma Project
ERI believes that human rights and environmental problems occur in tandem.
Working inside Burma, ERI gathers rare information about the military regime's
war on its peoples and its environment, which it publicizes to the world to
increase pressure for change.
East
and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources: Burma (Myanmar)
A wide-ranging annotated directory to internet resources on Burma/Myanmar. Resources
are grouped by various political, social, cultural and economic categories and
sub-categories.
Ethnologue: Languages of Myanmar
Overview of basic facts about 109 languages spoken in Burma.
Freeburma.org
List of links to websites supporting a democratic Burma.
"Global Business
vs. Global Justice" / NOW, with Bill Moyers, PBS, January 2004
Summaries of recent Burmese history, the controversies surrounding the Yadana
Pipeline Project, the Doe vs. Unocal court case, and the U.S. Alien Tort Claims
Act, with links to other pertinent websites.
Global IDP Project: Monitoring Internal
Displacement Worldwide: Myanmar
Insightful reports on the many hardships faced by displaced ethnic minorities
inside Burma and by those living in refugee camps in Thailand, India, and Bangladesh.
The Golden Land of Myanmar
An official web site of the government of Myanmar.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) World Report: Burma
Sites also include links to other HRW publications on Burma, dating back to
1993.
International
Crisis Group (ICG): Myanmar
A multinational organization, ICG works to prevent deadly conflict through field-based
analysis and high-level advocacy. ICG strives to produce pragmatic policy recommendations
for Burma. Site offers links to reports issued between 2000 and 2004.
Karen Website
Introducing the Karen people and culture, the Karen Website includes an extensive
list of links to recent news articles on Burma, a list of links to other Karen
organizations, a list of scholarly resources, and lists of recent human rights
violations in Tenasserim.
"A Land of War: A Journey
of the Heart" / The Seattle Times Special Project
A journalist returns to a refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border one year after
serving as a medical aid worker. This website offers a personal and moving account
of her experiences.
Mental Culture in
Burmese Crisis Politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy / by Gustaaf Houtman, 1999
Online access to the table of contents and a PDF version of the book itself.
The Mon Information Home Page
/ George Aaron Broadwell
Although it includes a brief history of the Mon people and some accounts of
their suffering under the Burmese junta, this website primarily emphasizes Mon
linguistics.
Monland Restoration Council (MRC)
Alarmed by the Burmese military dictatorship's crimes against humanity and brutal
repression of ethnic minorities, the MRC seeks to establish a democratic federal
union of Burma and restore human rights to the peoples of Burma by nonviolent
means.
Myanmar and the
IMF / International Monetary Fund
Myanmar joined the IMF in 1952. This website contains records of financial transactions
between the IMF and the government of Myanmar, including IMFC statements, speeches
from annual meetings, and publications.
Myanmar Book Center (MBC)
An import-export company specializing in books and periodicals on Myanmar (Burma),
and all materials published in Burmese and other indigenous languages.
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB):
Toward Democracy, Human Rights & Federalism
Supporting the struggle for democracy, Burma's parliament in exile publishes
a website of recent news, reports on international actions censuring the regime,
and reports on political injustice and atrocities within Burma.
National Council of the Union
of Burma (NCUB)
A union representing both Burmese and ethnic minorities, the NCUB aims to replace
the Burmese military dictatorship with a federal democracy that promotes cooperation
among Burma's ethnic groups and that ensures equality and human rights for all
citizens.
National Library of
Australia, Burmese Materials Collection
Web site allows users to search the online catalogue of the National Library
of Australia. The Burmese Materials Collection includes works about Burma and
the Burmese people in Burmese, English, and other European languages.
Nations of the World:
Meat-n-Potatoes: Burma
A Web site which provides links to information on Burmese government, economy,
reports, Internet resources, education, history, and news.
Online Burma/Myanmar Library
/ The World-Wide Web Virtual Library
Provides annotated, classified links to more than 5000 full text documents on
Burma/Myanmar on the Internet. It also offers some articles, conference papers,
theses, books, reports, archives and directories on-site.
"The Opium
Kings: Adrian Cowell's 30-Year Chronicle of Burma's Heroin Trade and the Rise
and Fall of Warlord Khun Sa" / Frontline, PBS, May 1997
This Web site offers a transcript of the documentary, along with short articles
and interviews providing additional information on Burma and the heroin trade.
Permanent Mission of the
Union of Myanmar to the United Nations and Other International Organizations, Geneva, Switzerland
This government-run Web site contains official statements on a wide variety of
topics, including diplomacy, political ideology, economic policy, trade, religion,
tourism and visas, also offers the regime's replies to controversial issues.
Population Reference Bureau's Data Finder: Myanmar
Statistical data on population trends, health, education, employment, and environment. Most data included. Click "Myanmar" on the drop-down
menu on the home page.
The Official Site of Human Rights Foundation of Monland
(HURFOM)
The Web site documents human rights abuses in Mon territory and southern Burma.
Includes reports on the rights of women and children, land confiscation, and
education.
"Soldiers
of Fortune," by Andrew Marshall and Anthony Davis / TIME Asia, December 2002
Online magazine article on opium poppies, methamphetamine and an army of 'narco-traffickers'
among the Wa people in the mountains of northeastern Burma.
"The
Survival of Burmese Journalism," by A. Lin Neumann, in Harvard Asia Quarterly, Winter 2002
This article describes the censorship of the press under the oppressive Burmese
regime.
UNICEF: At a Glance: Myanmar
Overview of the status of children; recent news pertaining to child welfare; statistics on children, families, women, child and maternal
mortality, nutrition, immunization, disease prevention and treatment, access to clean water, sanitation, school attendance, literacy rates,
child labor, and recovery efforts after natural disasters.
Union of Myanmar, Ministry Homepages
This official government Web site describes the projects of the ministries of
agriculture, commerce, construction, culture, energy, finance, foreign affairs,
forestry, health, home affairs, industry, mines, religious affairs, social welfare,
tourism, transportation, etc.
United
Nations Commission on Human Rights
This 2006 report on human rights violations in Myanmar summarizes repression
of civil and political rights, prison conditions, displacement of ethnic minorities,
forced labor and portering, land confiscation, assaults on women, and problems
faced by orphans. (The 1999 report can be found
here.)
U.S.
Policy Regarding Burma / Foreign Policy in Focus, September 2000
Concise summary of human rights violations and summary of actions taken by American
governmental bodies to restrict trade w/Burma; critique of current US policy toward
Burma; recommendations for the future.
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