Model fearing military junta heads to asylum in Canada

A fashion model from Myanmar who feared being arrested by the country’s military government if she was forced back home from exile has arrived in Canada, which

Myanmar bears cost of green energy

The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are

Widespread condemnation of execution of prisoners

International outrage over Myanmar’s execution of four political prisoners intensified yesterday with grassroots protests and strong condemnation from world governments, as well as fears the hangings could derail

Myanmar executes ex-lawmaker, three other political prisoners

Myanmar's government confirmed yesterday it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former lawmaker, a democracy activist and two other political prisoners

Economy fragile as fighting, inflation hit poor

Army-ruled Myanmar’s economy remains fragile as civil strife, inflation and onerous policy decisions add to troubles facing farmers and businesses, reports by the World Bank and

Amnesty Int’l says Myanmar army has laid landmines in Kayah

Myanmar's military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand, Amnesty

Myanmar hosts first regional meeting since army takeover

Myanmar's military government yesterday hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the army took power last year with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong

Accusations fly after bombing kills one, injures nine

Myanmar's military government and its opponents traded accusations over a bomb that exploded in the middle of the country’s largest city, Yangon, killing one and wounding nine

Big read: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country

The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man's skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn't breathe. Then they taunted him about his family until his heart ached, too: "Your mom," they

Myanmar | UN criticizes sexist language used by ultranationalist monk

  The United Nations’ human rights chief urged Myanmar’s leaders to condemn an ultranationalist Buddhist monk who called a visiting U.N. envoy a “bitch” and a “whore” during a public rally last week. Zeid

Myanmar | Army arrest more than 100 foreigners for illegal logging

The Myanmar army has arrested more than 100 foreigners and 20 Myanmar nationals for illegal logging near the Chinese border, the defense ministry said yesterday. It said the army also seized

Myanmar | Catholics pleased to welcome first local cardinal

  Church colleagues yesterday welcomed home Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, a day after his appointment by Pope Francis as Myanmar’s first Roman Catholic cardinal. Bo, the archbishop of Yangon, was one of

Myanmar | Woman fatally shot at Chinese-backed mine protest

An official from a Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar where a villager was shot dead in a protest expressed sorry yesterday at the incident and said it will impact the

MYANMAR | Kerry presses regime on democratic reform 


To improve relations with the United States, Myanmar must make progress in its democratic transition and halt what Washington sees as backsliding on commitments to improve human rights, U.S. Secretary of State

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