• The Tatmadaw intensifies war in Kachin and Northern Shan States, tripling the number of battalions stationed in Kachin State... • Tatmadaw soldiers continue to rape and torture civilians as part of their military offensives against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). IDPs lack sufficient food and adequate shelter... • Chronic power shortages trigger peaceful protests across Burma. The regime responds to the protests by blaming KIA and insufficient conservation efforts by Burma?s people... • Vice-President Tin Aung Myint Oo resigns amid increasing speculation over a cabinet reshuffle... • President Thein Sein reorganizes the regime?s team responsible for negotiating with ethnic armed groups... • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Burma?s Parliament and makes her first overseas visit in 24 years... • US President Barack Obama suspends a ban on US investment and financial services in Burma, while maintaining the legal framework underpinning US sanctions... • Statements by President Thein Sein and a report by a UN panel cast doubts over the regime?s claim that it severed military ties with North Korea... • Delhi and Naypyidaw strengthen business ties during Indian PM Manmohan Singh?s visit to Burma. • Workers in Rangoon?s industrial zones strike to demand better pay and benefits... • Migrant workers from Burma rescued from slavery in Thailand?s Samut Sakhon while Thai authorities arrest and deport undocumented migrants.