Dash for gas gives Myanmar the bus stop blues
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To cut down on costly imports of petroleum, of which  Myanmar does not have much, its ruling generals want every  vehicle in the country to run on natural gas, of which it has  plenty.
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Myanmar's military regime has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross out of key border areas and rejected moves to resume prison visits.
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The ouster of Myanmar's prime minister,  architect of a tentative "roadmap to democracy," has dashed  faint chances for an end to military rule and leaves Southeast  Asia's policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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Myanmar announced Saturday that it was lifting a curfew imposed following a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and ending a ban on assembly, the latest sign that the government believes it has extinguished the largest demonstrations in two decades.
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They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta Â they simply want to see a doctor.
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The broom-wielding gangs that broke up fuel price protests in Myanmar were taking direct orders from the ruling junta, which now appears to favor them as a way to crush dissent, rights groups and diplomats said on Thursday.
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Acute electricity shortages across a swath of China after winter blizzards disrupted coal deliveries have exposed the fragility of transport networks.
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On the surface, the Myanmar capital, Yangon, appears almost normal since most of the military's activities take place under cover of a nighttime curfew away from the cameras. But what is normal -- and what happens beyond normal? An I-Reporter inside Myanmar shares experiences of what it's like to live there.
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The government warned its citizens on Wednesday against &quot;all but essential travel&quot; to Myanmar as the military junta there launched a bloody crackdown on protestors.
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YANGON, Myanmar  -- Myanmar announced Saturday that it was lifting a curfew and ending a ban on assembly imposed after a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the latest sign that the government believes it has extinguished the largest demonstrations in decades.
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Running out of gas usually means a long walk to a gas station to get more fuel. When a satellite's fuel tank runs dry, though, the mission's over &#151; or it used to be.
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PARIS: Grumbling about high pump prices, Sri Lankan businessmen ditch their cars for the bus.
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Around 50 members of Myanmar's main opposition party staged a protest march in a provincial town on Monday, witnesses said, as a major junta crackdown failed to stifle rare displays of public anger at soaring fuel prices.
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Comment is free: Ban Ki-moon: The negative aspects of the era of mobility too often overshadow its potential power: to bring millions out of poverty.
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MAE SOT, Thailand -- They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta _ they simply want to see a doctor.
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As the bus slows for a police checkpoint, hawkers rush up pushing ears of corn, sodas and fried treats toward the open windows.
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The Philippine government deployed trucks and vans to carry thousands of stranded commuters to work as bus and jeepney drivers went on strike to protest rising fuel prices, crippling Manila and other parts of the country.