The death toll from recent ethnic violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine has surpassed 100, an official said today, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputat

At least 56 people have been killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Myanmar, a government official said Thursday.

The 25 men and 31 women were re

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has declared her willingness to serve as her country's President and her party's intention to amend the constitution to allow her to do so.

Suu Kyi said on

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has returned home after a triumphant tour of Europe, where she won enthusiastic support for her role in Myanmar's democratic transition and was celebrated like a hea

Myanmar's parliament reopened with Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to take a seat on Monday, while the nation's president vowed 'no U-turn' on reforms as the EU prepares to suspend sanctions.

Suu Kyi's par

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will on Saturday begin campaigning in the constituency near Yangon where she is standing for parliament after years of official marginalisation.

The democ

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi formally registered her party on Friday for any upcoming elections, returning the Nobel laureate to the political arena.

Myanmar's junta was officially dissolved Wednesday after a swearing-in ceremony for the new government, the latest phase of a transition to democracy that has been widely criticized as a sham.

State

Four time bombs were found and defused this week at a hotel in downtown Yangon, Myanmar's state-controlled press reported on friday.