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Burma’s Thein Sein Visits Washington
Ignoring human rights protests, the Obama Administration is looking at long-term investment in Burma, er, Myanmar.
Burma Muslims Jailed for Killing Buddhist Monk
(MEIKHTILA, Burma) — Six Muslim men and one minor have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from life to two years in prison for involvement in the killing of a...
Cyclone Mahasen Batters Bangladesh; 1 Million Flee
(COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh) — The outer bands of Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy...
Burma Leader Making Landmark White House Visit
(WASHINGTON) -- Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burmese president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic...
Burma Says President to Make Official U.S. Visit
(Rangoon, Burma) — Burma's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Burma head of state in almost 47 years...
Will the Ancient City of Bagan Survive Burma’s Tourist Boom?
Propped up on bamboo scaffolding, two artisans are gently applying a dissolving solution to an arched ceiling inside Ananda, a signature temple of the ancient...
Boats Carrying Fleeing Rohingya Minority Capsize
(SITTWE, Burma) — An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Burma, tossing dozens of members of the displaced Rohingya...
Aerosmith Drops Indonesia Show Over Security Fears
(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Aerosmith canceled a show in Indonesia after authorities there said they had foiled a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar Embassy. Concert...
Indonesia Says 2 Arrested for Burma Embassy Plot
(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Indonesia says its elite anti-terror squad seized five homemade bombs and arrested two militants who were planning to attack the Burma...
Burma Anti-Muslim Violence Kills 1, Injures 9
(OKKAN, Myanmar) — They slept terrified in the fields, watching their homes burn through the night. And when they returned Wednesday, nothing was left but ashen...
Burma Pardons 93, Including Political Prisoners
(RANGOON, Burma) — Burma's president pardoned 93 prisoners, including at least 59 political detainees, a day after the European Union lifted sanctions against...
Diplomats: E.U. to Drop Sanctions against Burma
(BRUSSELS) -- Two diplomats say the European Union will drop most sanctions against Burma to reward the country's progress toward democracy. The EU diplomats...
Buddhist, Muslims from Burma Clash in Indonesia
(MEDAN, Indonesia) — Buddhist and Muslim asylum seekers from Burma brawled with rocks and knives Friday at an immigration detention center in Indonesia, leaving...
In Burma, Satellite Images Show Extent of Religious Violence
The scale of devastation wreaked by last month’s communal riots in central Burma has been revealed by new satellite images. The remains of hundreds of smoldering...
Burma Communal Unrest Threatens Reforms
(WASHINGTON) -- Few imagined Burma would embrace democracy when the U.S. began its historic engagement with the military regime. The country's rapid changes were...
Burma Police Say 13 Children Die in Fire
(RANGOON, Burma) — A fire engulfed a mosque housing orphans in Burma's largest city Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 children in the blaze that police blamed...
Privately Owned Daily Newspapers Return to Burma
(YANGON, Burma) — For most people in Burma, it will be a novelty when privately run daily newspapers hit the streets on Monday. Many weren't even born when the...
General: Burma Military Staying in Politics
(NAYPYITAW, Burma) — The military that ruled Burma for five decades paraded its might Wednesday in front of the opposition leader it once repressed, as its...
Burma Sets Curfews to Curb Spread of Violence
(RANGOON, Burma) — Authorities in Burma imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in three townships after anti-Muslim religious violence touched new parts of the country,...
U.N.’s Burma Envoy Visits City Wracked by Violence
(MEIKHTILA, Burma) — Sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Burma spread to at least two other towns in the country's heartland over the weekend,...
