Officials in Burma say a new outbreak of bird flu has been detected among chickens in an eastern district near the Chinese border.

Officials in Burma say detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with a Burmese government liaison, the latest effort to move forward political reconciliation in the military-ruled country.

South-east Asian foreign ministers have agreed to new rules for the regional group ASEAN, committing members to promoting human rights and bolstering democracy.

Official information showed that at least 15 people were killed in Burma's biggest city when September's pro-democracy demonstrations were crushed by the military.

United Nations special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari has given an optimistic assessment of the situation in the country.

Witnesses in Burma say three more activists have been arrested as U.N. human rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro meets with Burmese military leaders in the remote capital of Naypyidaw.

Myanmar's military government and opposition are ready for UN-mediated talks on national reconciliation, the UN secretary general said on Tuesday.

Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been allowed to meet with members of her party for the first time in at least three and a half years. As VOA's Kate Woodsome reports from Hong Kong, analysts say the visit probably does not indicate any major change in the policies of the military government.

The UN's special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, has met Burmese pro-democracy hero Aung San Suu Kyi in the capital Rangoon today in the final day of his six day tour.

Burma's ruling junta has rejected UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari's bid for three-way talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit, official media said.

United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari has arrived in Burma for talks on reform with the country's military rulers. Burmese officials say he will travel directly to the administrative capital Naypyidaw.

Burma's military government has told the top United Nations official in the country that his diplomatic credentials will not be renewed, in effect forcing him to leave. The move comes a day before the U.N.'s chief envoy to Burma arrives to push the government to make reforms.