IPS Inter Press Service: The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), an umbrella group representing all of Myanmar's armed ethnic factions, held a press conference on the Thai-Burma border to present their agenda for a ceasefire.Credit: Preethi Nallu/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: At a port of entry into Burma from Thailand. Credit:Preethi Nallu/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: It is common to find young people working in factories in Rangoon. Credit: Mon Mon Myat/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: A poster of "The Lady". Credit:IPS.
IPS Inter Press Service: The National League of Democracy, officially disbanded, was a hive of activity with Aung San Suu Kyi's release. Credit: Yan Paing/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: Independent candidates handling out leaflets to residents in Rangoon, the former capital. Credit: Yan Paing/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: The marks on the wooden base of this religious statue shows the Inle lake's low level in July 2010. / Credit:Mon Mon Myat/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: Two years after Cyclone Nargis, these children live in a makeshift hut in Shwe Bo Su village in Bogalay township, Burma. / Credit:Mon Mon Myat/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: For Hseng Noung, women are a key part of Burma' struggle. Credit:The Irrawaddy
IPS Inter Press Service: Paintings from Nay Myo Say's exhibition, 'Women of the Ancient Days' Credit: Marwaan Macan-Markar/IPS
IPS Inter Press Service: Political satire shows Harn Lay (left) pokes fun at Burma's Senior Gen. Than Shwe. Credit: Harn Lay
IPS Inter Press Service: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz (left) and ESCAP executive secretary Noeleen Heyzer (right). Credit: Stanislaus Jude Chan/IPS