Burma's Muslims bear brunt of prosecutions a year after riots

By A three-day long of the 22nd World Economic Forum for East Asia concluded on June 7 in Nay Pyi Taw. It was the first time Myanmar hosted an international gathering of such magnitude. The event was attended by around 900 participants from over ...

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines conducted a first ever visit to Myanmar/Burma from May 19 to 23. The ICBL is a global network of 100 countries that work together towards a goal of a world free of antipersonnel landmines. The ICBL was ...

When he attended the World Economic Forum on East Asia (WEF) meeting in Myanmar (formerly Burma) the first week of June, President Aquino was visiting the once pariah state for the first time. During the rule by the military junta, Myanmar was the ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND — An India-funded transportation network being built to cross Burma has been criticized for a lack of transparency and concerns about damage to the environment. The Kaladan project promises to connect India with Burma's remote ...

A Muslim man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison in Burma for an assault on a Buddhist woman which sparked a two-day wave of violence in Lashio. Nay Win, a 48-year-old drug addict, was convicted of setting the woman ablaze at a petrol ...

Photo: Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi sits in the Lower House of Parliament in Naypyidaw. (Reuters: Soe Zeya Tun) Aung San Suu Kyi stole the show at the World Economic Forum as she demanded the opportunity to run for president.

Even 23 years after its renaming, Burmans continue to be divided over how to call their country A three-day conference of the World Economic Forum for East Asia concluded last week in Naypyitaw. It was the first time Myanmar had hosted an international ...

In what could be seen as a move triggered by the clashes involving its citizens in Malaysia, Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has given special offers to Myanmarese who are flying back to their home country. Reuters Myanmar Muslims living in ...

Families from Burma settled in Kadaperi; Railway officials say they have encroached In the late 1950s and early 1960s a few families of Indian origin came to Tambaram from Burma and took refuge on an open piece of land sandwiched between the railway line near ...