Suu Kyi meets PM Singh on landmark India visit
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks in New Delhi on Wednesday, after warning India not to get carried away by reforms across its border.
Suu Kyi, wh
Shallow 6.6-magnitude quake hits Myanmar
A shallow 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake struck around 117 kilometres (72 miles) north of the country's second largest city of Mandalay at
World Bank steps up support for reforms in Myanmar
The World Bank has announced an 18-month work plan to bolster reforms in Myanmar, which will focus on budget, regulatory and private sector.
The strategy, endorsed by the bank's board of directors, w
Death toll tops 100 in Myanmar ethnic strife
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
Many killed in new ethnic violence in Myanmar
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's Suu Kyi says willing to be president
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
Myanmar leader would 'accept' Suu Kyi as president
Myanmar leader Thein Sein has said in an interview he would accept democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi as president if elected, but added he could not alone amend rules that bar her from power.
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Nehru, Gandhi among greatest sources of influence: Suu Kyi
Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has described Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru among her ‘greatest sources’ of influence, as she encouraged American students to read the works of Indi
Flooding in Myanmar forces 85,000 people to flee
At least 85,000 people in Myanmar have fled their homes as the worst monsoon flooding in years submerged hundreds of thousands of acres (hectares) of rice fields, a government relief official said on
Flooding in Myanmar forces 85,000 people to flee
At least 85,000 people in Myanmar have fled their homes as the worst monsoon flooding in years submerged hundreds of thousands of acres (hectares) of rice fields, a government relief official said on