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Since 1948 Burma has struggled, both to establish a modern democratic political system, and to unite the people under its rule. So far, it has failed on both counts.

An internet blogger and a writer who disguised an attack on Burma?s dictator in the form of a love poem were among dozens of activists sentenced to draconian jail terms as the junta ordered a fresh crackdown on dissidents.

Threats, physical abuse and under nourishment are rife in the Burma Army, according to testimonies provided by recent SPDC deserters. These statements support reports coming out from other sources about the declining morale within Burma's armed forc

Many women in Burma already live in dire poverty. Further hardship is caused by drug addiction of their sons and spouses, so women are forced to support their families single-handedly.

Six months after cyclone, people in Burma are still suffering! Interntional aid and help is still needed, take a little time off from the on-going presidential campain, and give more care to these people.

Burma's foreign minister arrived in Pyongyang on Monday and met his North Korean counterpart, more than one year after two of the world's most repressive governments resumed diplomatic ties.