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Curfew imposed in Myanmar’s second city after riots
Two night of sectarian unrest in the city of Mandalay left two people dead World News -
Myanmar journalist gets jail time for trespassing
A court in Myanmar sentenced a journalist to one year in prison for trespassing and obstructing a civil servant Print -
When mob was Rohingya, Myanmar’s response ruthless
Sectarian violence has gripped this predominantly Buddhist nation of 60 million in the last 16 months Features -
Classic car enthusiasts hit Myanmar roads
A group of classic car enthusiasts on Monday embarked on a road trip around Myanmar - an event organizers hope will help save the country’s ... Art and culture -
Explosion hits hotel in Myanmar’s main city
An explosion struck one of the most prestigious hotels in Myanmar's main city just before midnight on Monday, ripping apart a guest room and wounding ... Asia -
Muslim victims lament Myanmar police failure to stop violence
Even as the president came to western Myanmar to urge an end to sectarian violence last week, security forces could not prevent Buddhist mobs from ... Features -
U.N. official: ‘more interfaith dialogue’ needed in Myanmar
There needs to be more “interfaith contact and dialogue” between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, U.N. special adviser to ... Asia -
Gingerly, film-maker tests limits of freedom in Myanmar
Myanmar movie director Zay Par is doing what would have been unthinkable two years ago – putting the finishing touches to a film that harks back ... Art and culture -
Muslim nations press U.N. over Myanmar Rohingyas
Islamic nations on Wednesday called on U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon to do more to halt the “tyranny” they say Muslims are enduring in Myanmar. ... Asia -
Myanmar frees children from the armed forces, U.N. says
Myanmar has discharged 42 children and young people from its armed forces, U.N. agencies said Monday, urging increased efforts to free child soldiers ... Asia -
Sri Lanka bans Time magazine ‘Buddhist terror’ edition
Sri Lanka has banned the latest issue of Time magazine over its cover story on Myanmar’s Buddhist-Muslim clashes, which it said could hurt ... Media -
Myanmar monks to meet over deadly religious unrest
Buddhist monks from across Myanmar will gather on Thursday for talks about the religious violence that has shaken the country, after some of them were ... Asia -
Myanmar needs investors with staying power, experts say
Myanmar’s investment suitors should be prepared to commit long term to the rapidly-opening nation, experts said, as foreign firms weigh the ... Economy -
Myanmar Muslims find shelter in Buddhist monastery
More than 1,000 Muslims who fled Myanmar’s latest bout of sectarian violence huddled in a Buddhist monastery guarded by army soldiers as calm ... Features -
Muslims and Buddhists clash in northern Myanmar
Muslims and Buddhists clashed in Myanmar’s northern city of Lashio on Tuesday, witnesses said, as a wave of sectarian violence reached a ... Asia -
Burmese Muslims given two-child limit
A two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State is being implemented by authorities after a series of violent ... Asia -
Thein Sein aide: U.S. visit endorses ‘Myanmar’s spring’
President Thein Sein’s historic invitation to the White House is an endorsement of “Myanmar’s Spring” and a further sign that ... Analysis -
Myanmar leader frees dissidents ahead of U.S. visit
Myanmar released more than 20 political prisoners on Friday, a government official said, hours before President Thein Sein was due to leave on a ... Asia -
Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya Muslims capsize
An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of Rohingya Muslims into the sea. Eight bodies ... Asia -
State TV: Myanmar president to make landmark U.S. visit
Myanmar’s president will soon make the first state visit to the United States by a leader of the former pariah nation in almost half a century, ... Asia -
Half a century of Burmese integration in Saudi society
A quarter of a million Burmese fled ethnic and religious persecution in Myanmar for Saudi Arabia half a century ago. The fleeing Burmese community ... Features -
Myanmar president vows to protect Muslim rights
Myanmar President Thein Sein, nearly one year after sectarian violence first exploded under his watch, vowed Monday his government would do everything ... World News -
U.S. lifts more sanctions on Myanmar to support reforms
The United States on Thursday lifted another set of sanctions against Myanmar to support reforms in the formerly army-ruled country, while retaining ... Asia -
Myanmar residents live in fear amid anti-Muslim violence
Fear courses through the streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, especially among its Muslim minority. They have watched the country’s ... Features