myanmar
May 25, 2013
YANGON, Myanmar--Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the...
May 24, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 24 starts his three-day visit to Myanmar, which includes a meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein on May 26 in the capital city of Naypyidaw....
May 22, 2013
UNITED NATIONS--U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment of children into the armed forces but still needs to...
May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House visit that he appreciates the leader's efforts to lead the Asian country on its...
May 21, 2013
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar--A court in Myanmar sentenced seven Muslims to terms ranging from life to two years in prison on May 21 for the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian...
May 21, 2013
Myanmar's undeveloped communications infrastructure will be getting a boost from Sumitomo Corp. and NEC Corp., company officials said on May 21.
May 18, 2013
YANGON, Myanmar--Myanmar's president has pardoned at least 20 political prisoners just ahead of a historic visit to the United States that will highlight the two sides'...
May 02, 2013
KYAW BOI LAY, Myanmar--Hundreds of police and troops restored order in central Myanmar on May 1 after a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in which one man was killed after...
May 01, 2013
HIROSHIMA--One of Myanmar's leading human rights activists who recently visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for the first time said her nation can learn a lot from...
May 01, 2013
Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. has established a joint venture to provide IT services in Myanmar.
April 30, 2013
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar--In Myanmar's central heartlands, justice and security is elusive for thousands of Muslims who lost their homes in a deadly rampage by Buddhist mobs in March.
April 30, 2013
Toshiba Corp. said its branch office in Yangon will start operations in May as part of a push to expand the company's business in Myanmar.
April 28, 2013
MANDALAY, Myanmar--Wrapped in a saffron robe, Buddhist monk Wirathu insists he is a man of peace. Never mind his nine years in prison for inciting deadly violence against...
April 25, 2013
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., one of Asia's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, announced April 25 it will begin sales of its new vehicles in Myanmar.
April 23, 2013
YANGON--Myanmar's president announced an amnesty on April 23 for about 100 prisoners, a senior official said, of whom 56 were confirmed as political detainees by a group...
April 23, 2013
LUXEMBOURG--The European Union agreed on April 22 to lift all sanctions on Myanmar, except for an arms embargo, despite a Human Rights Watch report which accused authorities of ...
April 22, 2013
BANGKOK--Human Rights Watch on April 22 accused authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine State of crimes against humanity in the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims last year, ...
April 19, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Japan’s support for Myanmar’s move towards democratization in a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s largest...
April 18, 2013
MONG PAN, Myanmar--A winding, bumpy route through the misty mountains of eastern Myanmar is being paved into a smooth two-lane highway, the type of road commonly found in other ...
April 17, 2013
Myanmar's charismatic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi made rare comments on April 17 on sectarian violence in her nation, but said she was "not a magician" and will not be...