Tag: Myanmar

President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Myanmar on Tuesday for two days of talks and a meeting with veteran democracy advocate Aung San Suu...

Myanmar said Saturday it freed more than 300 political prisoners in its most significant amnesty yet, a move which prompted the United States to...

Myanmar Air Force Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Myat Hein called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani at the General Headquarters on...

A large pre-dawn explosion at a warehouse in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on Thursday killed at least 17 people and injured dozens but was...

Aung San Suu Kyi voiced guarded hope Friday that democracy will come to Myanmar as the opposition leader warmly welcomed Secretary of State Hillary...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won promises of further reforms from Myanmar’s rulers in historic talks Thursday, but said it was too soon...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar Wednesday on the first top-level US visit for half a century, seeking to encourage a “movement...

Southeast Asian leaders agreed Thursday to allow Myanmar to chair their bloc in 2014, in a victory for the new government seeking international legitimacy...

Myanmar’s government is preparing to release prisoners under an amnesty, for the second time in just over a month, “very soon” and more political...

More than 100 people were killed in flash floods in central Myanmar caused by heavy storms, an official said on Sunday. "So far, 35 dead...

Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday pledged to work for the release of the country's remaining political prisoners, following an amnesty that...

Workers in military-dominated Myanmar will be allowed to unionise and go on strike, for the first time in decades, officials said Friday as the...

Myanmar faced calls on Thursday to free its remaining political prisoners as the opposition expressed disappointment with a much-anticipated amnesty that left most key...

Myanmar freed more than 70 political prisoners on Wednesday under an amnesty by the new leadership, according to a Thai-based rights group, which said...

Myanmar announced a mass prisoner amnesty Tuesday, raising hope for the imminent release of hundreds of political detainees in what would be a major...

Police in military-dominated Myanmar on Monday prevented a rare protest by pro-democracy activists on the fourth anniversary of a bloody crackdown on a monk-led...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed talks between Myanmar's president and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, calling on both sides to build on...