BURMA: Amid Pressure, Suu Kyi’s Operation May be Way Out for Junta

International efforts are once again being stepped up to secure the release of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with Indonesia's special envoy Ali Alatas seeing her in Rangoon and U.N. envoy on Burma Razali Ismail due to go there in a few days.

POLITICS-BURMA: Coming Weeks Watched for Signs of Some Change

The coming weeks will show if new, though modest, signs of possible moves toward some reform by the Burmese military government will indeed come to fruition.

POLITICS-BURMA: Cabinet Changes May Signal Start of Civilian Rule

Burma's ruling generals are in the process of radically changing the country's military command structure, the government and administration - and these far-reaching changes may yet signal the start of a new political era in the country.

POLITICS: China Gives Burma Support, but Also Urges Change

Burma is beginning to find itself more isolated now than it has ever been since the generals seized power 15 years ago. Even Rangoon's closest ally, Beijing, has warned Burma's military rulers that economic and political change is essential if the two countries are to continue to develop together.

POLITICS: Where Thailand’s ‘Road Map’ for Burma Leads is Unclear

Thailand is pushing ahead with its initiative to bring democratic change to Burma by pursuing discussions on a road map to national reconciliation and democracy, but where this political journey leads to remains unclear.

POLITICS: Burma on Diplomatic Offensive, Little Effect So Far

Stung by criticism from its neighbours, Burma's junta has launched a diplomatic offensive against mounting international pressure, especially from Asian countries, to release Aung San Suu Kyi immediately and resume the dialogue process with the opposition leader.

BURMA: Pressure Rises on ASEAN, West to Work on Political Change

International outrage continues to mount over the continued detention of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with Rangoon's neighbours in South-east Asia fidgeting at the political - and perhaps economic - price of the country's intrasigence.

POLITICS-BURMA: Crisis Deepens as Generals Fall Out on Suu Kyi

The future of Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may be in the balance.

BURMA: Generals on the Offensive, But Also at Odds over Suu Kyi

Burma's military rulers have gone on the offensive again, virtually declaring war on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.

BURMA: Generals on the Offensive, But Also at Odds over Suu Kyi

Burma's military rulers have gone on the offensive again.

BURMA: Just-approved Visit by U.N. Envoy Another Try at Dialogue

U.N. envoy Razali Ismail's return to Rangoon in June, after an absence of more than six months, signals yet another opportunity to see how much of a push he can give to the stalled dialogue between the generals and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

BURMA: Gov’t Says its Curbing Drug Production, U.S. Says Otherwise

Burma's leaders are angry at the international community, especially the United States, for failing to acknowledge the government's efforts to stamp out illicit drug production.

POLITICS-BURMA: A Year after Suu Kyi’s Release, Little Has Changed

A year after Aung San Suu Kyi was freed from house arrest, Burma's generals still cling to power and have no intentions of starting serious political talks with the opposition leader.

POLITICS-BURMA: U.N. Envoy Blocked as Dialogue Becomes War of Words

U.N. envoy Razali Ismail is increasingly frustrated by the Burmese government's failure to allow him to return to Rangoon to try to kickstart the country's fragile dialogue process.

BURMA: Deadlock Continues after General Rejects Talks with Suu Kyi

For months now Burma's military leaders have refused to start concrete political talks with the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, prompting her to say in an exclusive interview: ''We have a saying - it's very, very difficult to wake somebody up who is pretending to be asleep.''