'Urgent calls' by Mizzima News    Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:42 UN Human Rights Envoy Mr.Ojea Quintana recently made an appeal to the international community at the UN General Assembly. After his appointment as the UN's Special Human Rights Envoy for Myanmar (Burma) in May 2008, he officially visited the country in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis and made his assessment. His overall view was that the situation in Burma is unripe for a democratic change at present. He put forward four fundamental points to develop the needed change. Read more...

A tour operator from Asia tells of his recent experience travelling in Burma by Mizzima News    Friday, 24 October 2008 12:21 If things weren't already strange enough in our industry, here's some information you might like to be aware of. After days of hassle, we finally gained permission to travel by ferry to Pathein in Burma's Irrawaddy Division. No one knew if it was okay for foreigners to travel to Pathein yet or not. But eventually, following many trips to local offices and a lot of talking, we were allowed to travel on an old boat that I don't think had been cleaned since my last trip. Read more...   Long awaited answer by Mizzima News    Thursday, 15 May 2008 15:06 It is indeed difficult to explain the suffering of the people of Burma after Cyclone Nargis lashed the country. When I log on to the Mizzima website and read the articles and see the photographs, it really touches my heart. So many people are dying........ Read more...