Yangon – Yangon’s century-old zoo is to lose 265 of its animals this month to the military’s new capital at Nay Pyi Taw, where a new zoo is to be opened to mark Armed Forces Day on March 27, sources said Friday.

Mon dancers take part in a ceremony to mark the 61st Mon National Day in Sangklaburi, Thailand. (Photo: Lawi Weng)
Burma’s Mon people are celebrating their national day on Friday, despite attempts by the military regime to discourage such displays of national pride.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Britain’s biggest labor group, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged the publishers of the Lonely Planet guidebook to drop its Burma edition, saying it encouraged people to visit a country they might otherwise avoid. “The very existence of a travel guide to Burma encourages people to visit a country they might not otherwise consider,” TUC General-Secretary Brendan Barber said in a statement.

Two Burmese monks go online in a Rangoon Internet café, where owners are required to keep records of all users. (Photo: AFP)

Owners of Internet cafes and their customers are complaining that servers in Rangoon have become increasingly unreliable in recent weeks.

UN envoy discussion on Burma in Indonesia

 

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