Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
2 days ago
Pursue sustainable political solutions with ethnic minorities.UPDATE: Since independence, Myanmar has been plagued by fighting between its army and ethnic minorities seeking more autonomy.
Myanmar leader frees prisoners ahead of US visit
3 days ago
Myanmar's president has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a state visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties between the countries.
Myanmar says Shan rebels attack oil company office
4 days ago
Myanmar's government says ethnic Shan guerrillas have attacked a state oil and gas company compound near the Chinese border, leaving two dead and three wounded.
Myanmar starts evacuations ahead of cyclone
6 days ago
Myanmar state television says thousands of people displaced by communal violence last year have been evacuated from makeshift camps to safer ground ahead of a cyclone expected later this week.
Myanmar says president to make official US visit
6 days ago
Myanmar state television has announced that President Thein Sein will make a state visit to the United States in the near future, the first by a Myanmar head of state in 47 years.
Refugees face uncertain future as Myanmar opens
8 days ago
She sent two of her sons to Thailand, while she and three younger children became internal refugees - like some half a million others in eastern Myanmar - for 11 years.
Myanmar issues cyclone warning
9 days ago
Myanmar's government is warning that a cyclone barreling north in the Bay of Bengal could slam into the country's coast next week.
Dalai Lama lashes Myanmar, Lanka Buddhist violence
12 days ago
Myanmar has been wracked by sectarian violence that has displaced tens of thousands over the past year, while Sri Lankan Buddhist groups have recently attacked Muslim businesses.
Myanmar charges 6 Muslims with sectarian violence
12 days ago
The Rohingya living in Rakhine state are widely seen as foreign intruders from neighboring Bangladesh, and are largely denied citizenship even though many have lived in Myanmar for generations.
Myanmar president vows to protect Muslim rights
13 days ago
Thein Sein also said his administration will implement the recommendations of a government-appointed commission established to investigate sectarian violence in western Myanmar's Rakhine state.