Worldwide condemnation followed Myanmar's six-month extension of the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with officials from the UN, EU and US expressing frustration and regret.

Geneva - Two years of negotiations havestill failed to secure access to detainees in Myanm

Yangon  - Some 92.94 per cent of the population in 47 Myanmar townships hard-hit by Cyclone Nargis supposedly voted "yes" over the weekend for a new constitution that promises to consolidate milita

Manila - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday dispatched a 30-member humanitarian mission to help with relief efforts in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar for two weeks.