More than 50 feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- More than 50 people were feared dead after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners…
7 years ago
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At least 15 killed in Myanmar bus crash
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 15 people were killed in Myanmar after the bus they were travelling in plunged…
7 years ago
Senators ask US to sanction Myanmar army chief
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Senators called Wednesday for the United States to slap sanctions on Myanmar's army chief, saying…
7 years ago
Singaporean couple jailed for ‘worst of its kind’ maid abuse
Singapore (AFP) -- A Singaporean couple was on Monday jailed for abusing a Myanmar maid after the pair force-fed her…
7 years ago
Bangladesh tells UN it will no longer take in Myanmar refugees
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Bangladesh told the UN Security Council on Thursday that it will no longer be…
7 years ago
The race to save Myanmar’s Inle Lake
by Ye Aung THU Agence France-Presse Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's famed Inle Lake has enchanted tourists for decades with its…
7 years ago
Fire at budget Delhi hotel kills 17
by Abhaya Srivastava Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- At least 17 people died when a fire…
7 years ago
Myanmar ‘too slow’ in allowing Rohingya return: UN chief
UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday criticized as "too slow" Myanmar's efforts to allow…
7 years ago
Myanmar Reuters journalists lose appeal against 7-year sentence
by Jonathan KLEIN / Athens ZAW ZAW Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal…
7 years ago
Rakhine rebels attack police stations in pre-dawn raids: Myanmar army
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on four police stations near the Bangladesh border, Myanmar's…
7 years ago
S. Korea foundation scraps award for Suu Kyi
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- One of South Korean largest human rights groups will strip Myanmar's de facto leader Aung…
8 years ago
Meth precursors fuelling Myanmar’s unstoppable drug trade
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A flood of precursor chemicals into Myanmar is fuelling record meth production, officials said Wednesday,…
8 years ago
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