Myanmar

President Duterte on Robredo: “Apurado masyado maging presidente”

(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday named Vice President Leni Robredo as one of his enemies, and lashed…

Increasing cars in Yangon pressure authorities for traffic solutions

YANGON, Myanmar (Reuters) -- During the decades of military rule, cars ownership in Myanmar was reserved to a select few…

Myanmar farmers struggle to turn away from illicit but lucrative opium crops

KAYAH STATE, Myanmar (Reuters) -- At a remote farm about two hours away from Koikaw, capital of the northern Kayah…

Human Rights Watch calls for ASEAN countries to solve Rohingya crisis

  (Reuters) -- Human Rights Watch says they hope to see countries from the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN)…

21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - by Shafiqul ALAM More than 20,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, humanitarian officials…

Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar violence

TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP) - by Munir UZ ZAMAN Sam JAHAN Horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder are emerging…

30,000 displaced by violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) - Up to 30,000 people have been displaced by violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, half of them…

Myanmar ferry disaster toll nears 50

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The death toll from a ferry disaster on a river in central Myanmar four days ago…

14 dead, scores missing in Myanmar ferry disaster: official

  YANGON, Myanmar | AFP | -- Rescuers have discovered 14 bodies and expect to find scores more after a…

Myanmar weighs damage after earthquake rattles Bagan pagodas

by Phyo Hein KYAW YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Officials picked through the wreckage of toppled spires and crumbling temple walls…

Powerful quake hits Myanmar, damaging famed Bagan temples

by Hla-Hla HTAY YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar Wednesday, killing at least three…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi reiterates stance on not using term ‘Rohingya’

    (Reuters)  Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights that the…

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