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Grim Headlines Keep Tourists away in Myanmar Cyclone's Wake

Yangon - It's 7 in the morning and the Shwedagon Pagoda's gold-covered pinnacle in Myanmar's...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 09:05
U.N. Chief Visits Myanmar’s Relief Camps

U.N. Chief Visits Myanmar’s Relief Camps

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Myanmar today in an attempt to persuade the country’s...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 17:16
Myanmar Death Toll Reaches 78,000

Myanmar Death Toll Reaches 78,000

Nearly two weeks after the devastating Cyclone Nargis hit the Irrawaddy Delta and the country’s...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 22:57
Myanmar Holds Referendum Despite Cyclone Disaster

Myanmar Holds Referendum Despite Cyclone Disaster

Despite the huge devastation caused by Cyclone Nargys, Myanmar held a referendum on Saturday to...
» read full story May 10th, 2008 - 12:28
Government Responsible for Deaths in Myanmar Cyclone

Government Responsible for Deaths in Myanmar Cyclone

In the aftermath of the devastating cyclone Nargis which wreaked havoc in Myanmar, there are many...
» read full story May 07th, 2008 - 21:33
36 Inmates Shot in Burmese Prison after Cyclone Hit

36 Inmates Shot in Burmese Prison after Cyclone Hit

Prisoners started a riot at a Burmese prison after the devastation brought upon the country by...
» read full story May 07th, 2008 - 17:10
Myanmar Says Nargis Death Toll Above 22,000

Myanmar Says Nargis Death Toll Above 22,000

Myanmar authorities estimated on Tuesday that the death toll of the devastating cyclone which hit...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 16:17
Powerful Cyclone Left At Least 350 Victims

Powerful Cyclone Left At Least 350 Victims

People in Yangon, Myanmar faced today a horrible test as the powerful Tropical Cyclone Nargis...
» read full story May 04th, 2008 - 17:53
U.N. Envoy Fails to Meet Opposition Leader Suu Kyi

U.N. Envoy Fails to Meet Opposition Leader Suu Kyi

The U.N. envoy to Myanmar said on Friday that he had the numbers of people that were killed and...
» read full story November 16th, 2007 - 14:43
U.N. Human Rights Envoy Arrives in Myanmar to Meet Junta

U.N. Human Rights Envoy Arrives in Myanmar to Meet Junta

On Sunday United Nations human rights envoy, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro arrived in Myanmar for the...
» read full story November 11th, 2007 - 11:50

Suu Kyi Says That She Will Cooperate with Junta

On Thursday Aung San Suu Kyi said in a statement that she is prepared to cooperate with the...
» read full story November 08th, 2007 - 21:38
Junta Refuses Talks with UN

Junta Refuses Talks with UN

According to the state media military junta rejected the plan of three-way talks of the UN saying...
» read full story November 07th, 2007 - 11:40
Burmese Monks Protest in the Streets after Crackdown

Burmese Monks Protest in the Streets after Crackdown

More than 100 Buddhist monks marched on Wednesday for the first time after the crackdown on the...
» read full story October 31st, 2007 - 17:04
50,000 Join Orchestrated Pro-Government March in Myanmar

50,000 Join Orchestrated Pro-Government March in Myanmar

About 50,000 people joined a pro-government rally in Myanmar’s former capital Yangon on Saturday...
» read full story October 13th, 2007 - 20:04
UN Security Council No Action on Myanmar Yet

UN Security Council No Action on Myanmar Yet

UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari attended the UN Security Council and said he is looking forward to make...
» read full story October 05th, 2007 - 22:29
UN Security Council to Discuss Future Actions on Myanmar

UN Security Council to Discuss Future Actions on Myanmar

The United Nations Security Council announced that it made planes for a meeting which will take...
» read full story October 04th, 2007 - 20:32
UN Envoy Meets With Myanmar Junta Leader

UN Envoy Meets With Myanmar Junta Leader

United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Tuesday with Myanmar’s military leader, Senior...
» read full story October 02nd, 2007 - 14:11
Myanmar Junta Tightens Security in Yangon

Myanmar Junta Tightens Security in Yangon

After two weeks of anti-government protests on the streets of Yangon, military forces tighten...
» read full story October 01st, 2007 - 13:37
UN Envoy Meets Pro-democracy Leader in Myanmar

UN Envoy Meets Pro-democracy Leader in Myanmar

United Nations envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari met Sunday with detained pro-democracy activist and...
» read full story September 30th, 2007 - 15:38
Dozens Arrested in Yangon Ahead of UN Envoy’s Arrival

Dozens Arrested in Yangon Ahead of UN Envoy’s Arrival

More than 40 civilians have been detained Saturday by government troops in downtown Yangon before...
» read full story September 29th, 2007 - 13:20
Protests Continue in Myanmar Despite Crackdown

Protests Continue in Myanmar Despite Crackdown

Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon Friday for the 11th consecutive day of...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 13:53
US Imposes Sanctions Against Top Myanmar Officials

US Imposes Sanctions Against Top Myanmar Officials

The United States imposed economic sanctions against 14 top officials in Myanmar's military junta...
» read full story September 27th, 2007 - 22:47
Anti-military Protests Continue in Myanmar as Troops Raid Monasteries

Anti-military Protests Continue in Myanmar as Troops Raid Monasteries

Protests against Myanmar's military regime continued Thursday on the streets of the country's...
» read full story September 27th, 2007 - 13:38
Myanmar Troops Crack Down on Protesters

Myanmar Troops Crack Down on Protesters

Security troops cracked down on the anti-government protests Wednesday, using batons, tear gas and...
» read full story September 26th, 2007 - 14:05
Myanmar Junta Deploys Troops in Yangon as Tension Mounts

Myanmar Junta Deploys Troops in Yangon as Tension Mounts

Myanmar’s military junta sent troops to the country’s largest city on Tuesday after thousands of...
» read full story September 25th, 2007 - 19:58
Myanmar March Day 7: Rebellion Gains Pace

Myanmar March Day 7: Rebellion Gains Pace

Myanmar demonstrations are growing stronger as approximately 30,000 Buddhist monks, nuns and laymen...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 16:50
Monks Stage Mass Protest March in Myanmar

Monks Stage Mass Protest March in Myanmar

For the sixth consecutive day Buddhist monks marched barefooted through the streets of Myanmar’s...
» read full story September 23rd, 2007 - 23:07
Myanmar Monks Defy Junta For Fifth Day

Myanmar Monks Defy Junta For Fifth Day

Thousands of Buddhist monks staged protest marches against the military junta in Myanmar for a...
» read full story September 22nd, 2007 - 19:49
Tension Mounts in Myanmar as Monks Continue Protest

Tension Mounts in Myanmar as Monks Continue Protest

Buddhist monks defied the harsh weather and Myanmar’s military junta on Friday and staged another...
» read full story September 21st, 2007 - 16:30
Myanmar Monks Continue Their Protests

Myanmar Monks Continue Their Protests

Thousands of Buddhist monks continued their protest marches in Myanmar against the country’s...
» read full story September 19th, 2007 - 17:01
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Specials

Myanmar Blogger Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Jail

Yangon - A popular blogger who liked to post real-life stories of Myanmar people has been sentenced...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:22
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Health

Myanmar Reports Its First Case of Human Bird Flu

Myanmar Reports Its First Case of Human Bird Flu

The Ministry of Health in Myanmar announced on Friday the first case of bird flu in a...
» read full story December 15th, 2007 - 13:15
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