From foes to friends: The changing face of Burma-North Korean relations

Did Foreign Pressure Make Ship Turn Back?
By LALIT K JHA
WASHINGTON — Pressure from Burma’s key neighbors including India, China and members countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) could have persuaded the military junta not to be associated with North Korean nuclear activities at this point of time. The controversial North Korean ship heading for Burma may have been turned around as a result.

N Korea Using Malaysian Bank for Burmese Weapons Deals: Yonhap
By ARKAR MOE
North Korea sought payment through a bank in Malaysia for a suspected shipment of weapons to Burma being carried on a freighter tracked by the US Navy, according to a source quoted by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.

Suspected North Korean Ship Returns Home
By ARKAR MOE
A South Korean official reported on Tuesday that the North Korean vessel, Kang Nam I, which the U.S.