Mahathir' Influence Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, one of the staunchest foreign backers of Myanmar's military regime who played a pivotal role in bringing Myanmar into the Association of Southeast Nations
Thai-Burma: border dispute The border dispute cooked up last week by Burma against Thailand is a sham and shameful.The Rangoon generals, claiming great anger over Thai military manoeuvres along the northern frontier, replayed their 2001 tantrum and closed the border
Ne Win The 90-year-old former strongman has been warded at the National Heart Centre in the Singapore General Hospital since last Saturday afternoon.His condition is reported to be unstable
Sep 11 - the Burma connection Myanmar's military regime has belatedly released a message of sympathy sent to the United States after the terrorist attacks there, and denied rumours that its troops were ready to fight with the alleged perpetrator Osama bin Laden
