On 18 June 1989, the Burmese military junta passed the "Adaptation of Expressions Law" that officially changed the English version of the country's name ...

Protesters in Yangon with a banner that reads non-violence: national movement in Burmese, in the background is Shwedagon Pagoda ...

Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Burma.

Country portal offers a map and links to background notes, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual human rights ...

After almost a month since Cyclone Nargis slammed into southern Burma, the UN says that less than 25 percent of the survivors have had access to relief aid. ...

An overview of human rights issues in Burma, together with news reports and briefing papers.

Working to free Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma through promoting human rights, democracy, and freedom.

A multimedia Web site about Burma (Myanmar) using Marcromedia Flash Technology, with Music Audio and photography by Geoffrey Hiller.

An umbrella group of organizations around the world working for freedom and democracy in Burma. Supports the National League for Democracy (NLD).

Links to the best info on Burma / Myanmar, democracy movement, human rights, AIDS epidemic, heroin production, selective purchasing, Aung San Suu Kyi.

To date, the United States has provided more than $26 million in humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma, and the United States Agency for ...

Lonely Planet Myanmar Travel Guide. Myanmar travel information, advice, hotels, reviews, maps and itineraries.

Burma, also known as Myanmar, is ruled by a military junta which suppresses almost all dissent ... Politics: Burma has been under military rule since 1962; ...

Burma, also known as Myanmar, is ruled by a military junta which suppresses .... Well-off Burmese have access to some international television and a limited ...

Campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma. News, reports and campaigns.

Burma is ranked 29th out of 30 countries in the Asia–Pacific region, and its overall ... Burma will not develop effectively without serious economic reform. ...

Analysis: A TIME writer, just expelled from Burma, explains how anger and foreign aid could help unhinge the ruling junta.

The ruling junta will accept aid only with conditions. Should the US strike to avert a humanitarian disaster?

reg.burma archive (1993-2001): This is the 220MB archive of the IGC online conference which was the main vehicle for online Burma communications for most of ...