Myanmar`s Suu Kyi in China with dam project on agenda
Myanmar`s Aung San Suu Kyi was to meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday in her first major foreign trip since becoming the country`s de facto leader, with a suspended Beijing-backed dam project set to dominate talks.
Aug 18, 2016, 11:11 AM IST
China to accord head of state welcome to Aung San Suu Kyi
China will accord a head of the state welcome to Myanmar's top leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she visits here next week, which the official media said is a "small diplomatic victory" for Beijing, considering she is visiting the Communist nation first before going to the US.
Aug 10, 2016, 19:17 PM IST
Measles behind Myanmar's Sagaing outbreak that killed at least 30
Myanmar health officials have confirmed that a measles outbreak is behind the deaths of more than 30 people, mostly children, in a remote part of the country as authorities rush to treat victims.
Aug 06, 2016, 09:37 AM IST
Suu Kyi tackles military land grabs in test of new Myanmar government
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Aug 04, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
Aung San Suu Kyi keen to visit India
Suu Kyi led the National League for Democracy to a majority victory in the first openly contested elections in 25 years in November last year.
Jul 28, 2016, 21:25 PM IST
Myanmar rebels hold rare meet as Suu Kyi yearns for peace
Leaders of Myanmar rebel armies held talks in a war-hit border town on Wednesday, state media reported, as they prepare for a major peace conference with a government desperate to end insurgencies that have plagued the country.
Jul 27, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
Myanmar census data undercuts Buddhist hardliner claims
Muslims make up just over two percent of Myanmar`s population, government census figures showed on Thursday, undercutting claims by Buddhist hardliners that Islam poses a threat to the dominance of their faith.
Jul 21, 2016, 14:49 PM IST
Myanmar`s top monks parry claims of Buddhist hardliners
The body representing Myanmar`s top monks has distanced itself from Buddhist hardliners.
Jul 13, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
Myanmar mob torches mosque as religious tensions spike
A mob wielding weapons razed a mosque in northern Myanmar, state media reported Saturday, the second attack of its kind in just over a week as anti-Muslim sentiment swells in the Buddhist majority nation.
Jul 02, 2016, 15:27 PM IST
Myanmar mob torches mosque as religious tensions spike: Report
Myanmar has struggled to contain bouts of deadly religious bloodshed in recent years, with rising Buddhist nationalism posing a steep challenge to the new government.
Religious tensions bristle in Myanmar village after mosque destroyed
Scores of police have been deployed to guard a village in central Myanmar where religious tensions are running high after a Buddhist mob destroyed a mosque, authorities said on Saturday.
Jun 25, 2016, 14:27 PM IST
Suu Kyi urged to recognise Rohingyas as Myanmarese
Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand on Thursday on a three-day visit, during which she will address the issue of immigrants and refugees from her country.
Jun 23, 2016, 16:29 PM IST
Myanmar`s Suu Kyi visits troubled diaspora in Thailand
Seeking to escape poverty at home, some one million registered Myanmar migrant workers form the backbone of Thailand`s manual workforce.
Jun 23, 2016, 11:55 AM IST
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to visit troubled diaspora in Thailand
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi arrives Thursday in Thailand where she is expected to be garlanded by her adoring compatriots, hundreds of thousands of whom have sought work and sanctuary from war acros
Jun 23, 2016, 10:44 AM IST
US to continue sanctions on some of Myanmar's sectors: John Kerry
Kerry said the US has eased some sanctions on Myanmar recently to mark its support for the new government.
May 22, 2016, 21:06 PM IST
Myanmar police charge dozens of labour activists over rally
Some 50 Myanmar factory workers and activists involved in a protest march that ended in scuffles with security forces this week have been charged with rioting, police said Friday.
May 20, 2016, 11:49 AM IST
New Myanmar govt proposes keeping some junta curbs on protests
Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is facing criticism from rights groups and student activists who say her ruling party is planning to retain restrictions on free speech once wielded against it by the country`s former junta.
May 13, 2016, 10:15 AM IST
US mulls Myanmar sanctions rethink under Suu Kyi administration
In December the US temporarily eased restrictions on Myanmar`s ports to unclog trade into the fast-developing country.
May 10, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
Protests build in Myanmar over flashpoint Chinese-backed mine
The Letpadaung mine in the central town of Monywa has for years been dogged by complaints of land-grabbing, environmental damage and brutal police crackdowns on protesters.
May 07, 2016, 19:47 PM IST
Myanmar's Suu Kyi reaches out to rebels with federalism vow
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Monday vowed to press for greater autonomy for the nation's ethnic minorities, in an early move to soothe the rebellions roiling the country after her party's ascent to power.
Apr 18, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
