Myanmar Politics
Mobs roam streets of riot-hit Myanmar town
Mar 22, 2013 00:26 EDT
Angry mobs took to the streets of a riot-hit Myanmar town for a third day on Friday, as international pressure mounted for an end to communal unrest that has left 10 people reported dead.
At least 10 dead in Myanmar riots: MP
Mar 21, 2013 16:45 EDT
At least 10 people have been killed in riots in central Myanmar, an MP said Thursday, prompting international concern at the country's worst communal unrest since a wave of Buddhist-Muslim clashes last year.
Southeast Asia human rights 'stagnating': US officials
Mar 21, 2013 16:27 EDT
US officials voiced concern Thursday about human rights in fast-growing Southeast Asian nations, pointing to a lack of progress in many places and a worsening situation in some.
Myanmar must launch probe into rights abuses: UN body
Mar 21, 2013 13:34 EDT
Myanmar must launch an independent investigation into reports of widespread human rights violations, the United Nations' top human rights body said Thursday.
Australia eases defence curbs as Myanmar leader visits
Mar 18, 2013 04:22 EDT
President Thein Sein became Myanmar's first head of state to visit Australia since 1974, winning aid and defence concessions as he reaps new fruits of his liberalisation policies.
Myanmar to review disputed constitution: state media
Mar 16, 2013 14:01 EDT
Myanmar's parliament has agreed to review the country's 2008 constitution, state media said Saturday, in a tentative step towards amending a document that bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces protests over copper mine backing
Mar 14, 2013 11:02 EDT
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was met with rare hostility Thursday by villagers near a controversial Chinese-backed mine that was the scene of a violent crackdown last year.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces flak for backing copper mine
Mar 14, 2013 08:06 EDT
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was met with rare hostility Thursday by villagers near a controversial Chinese-backed mine that was the scene of a violent crackdown last year.
British DJ re-arrested in Savile probe
Mar 13, 2013 14:20 EDT
British former radio DJ Dave Lee Travis has been re-arrested on suspicion of sexual offences as part of an investigation sparked by claims against his late BBC colleague Jimmy Savile, police said Wednesday.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi defends protest-hit mine
Mar 13, 2013 08:02 EDT
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged protesters Wednesday to accept a controversial Chinese-backed mine that was the scene of a violent crackdown last year, or risk hurting the economy.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi defends protest-hit mine project
Mar 13, 2013 05:59 EDT
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged protesters Wednesday to accept a controversial Chinese-backed mine that was the scene of a violent crackdown last year, or risk hurting the economy.
Thailand denies shooting Rohingya boat people
Mar 13, 2013 01:21 EDT
Thailand on Wednesday denied accusations its sailors shot Rohingya boat people fleeing sectarian strife in Myanmar, after a rights group urged a probe into the alleged deaths of at least two migrants.
Myanmar probe finds phosphorus used in crackdown
Mar 12, 2013 14:52 EDT
Myanmar police used phosphorus against a rally at a copper mine last year, a parliamentary report led by Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday, in the harshest crackdown yet on protest under the reformist regime.
US condemns use of phosphorus in Myanmar
Mar 12, 2013 14:49 EDT
The United States said it condemned any use of phosphorus as a crowd control measure after an official Myanmar report Tuesday found the toxic agent had been used to end a rally at a copper mine.
Myanmar and Kachin rebels agree ceasefire talks
Mar 12, 2013 06:59 EDT
Myanmar's government and Kachin rebels have agreed to continue talks to reach an elusive ceasefire during peace discussions hosted by China, the warring rivals said in a statement released on Tuesday.
Phosphorus used in Myanmar crackdown: Suu Kyi probe
Mar 11, 2013 23:45 EDT
Myanmar police used phosphorus in a crackdown on a rally against a copper mine last year, causing "unnecessary" injuries to dozens of protesters, a parliamentary report led by Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday.
N. Korea should copy Myanmar's example: US official
Mar 11, 2013 16:28 EDT
North Korea should look to Myanmar as proof of America's willingness to forgive and build a new era of relations, a top US advisor said Monday, even as new sanctions were imposed on Pyongyang.
Myanmar government and Kachin rebels renew talks
Mar 11, 2013 03:43 EDT
Myanmar's government met Kachin rebels for renewed peace talks in China on Monday, an analyst said, as the rivals seek to resolve a festering ethnic conflict that has undermined reforms.
Suu Kyi reappointed as Myanmar opposition leader
Mar 10, 2013 13:08 EDT
Aung San Suu Kyi was re-elected as Myanmar opposition chief Sunday at a landmark congress that disappointed some members hoping for new blood in the wider leadership ahead of a key 2015 election.
Suu Kyi reappointed Myanmar opposition leader
Mar 10, 2013 03:57 EDT
Aung San Suu Kyi was re-elected as Myanmar opposition leader at a landmark congress that stopped short of sweeping changes in its ageing top ranks ahead of key elections in 2015.
