Myanmar
Myanmar's president wants ex-governor back to head central bank
YANGON - President Thein Sein has proposed that a former head of the central bank of Myanmar be brought back as governor as part of reforms that will make it independent from the Ministry of Finance, a source at the president's office said on Monday.
Myanmar to get more profit from controversial Chinese-backed mine
YANGON, July 26 - Myanmar has signed a revised contract that increases its share of the profits from a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine, the country's largest, officials said.
Afghan, Myanmar women win Magsaysay awards for work amid conflict
MANILA - Afghanistan's first woman governor and a Myanmar civil society organizer, who both helped families displaced by conflict in their home nations, are among five winners of Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize this year.
Afghan, Myanmar women win Magsaysay awards for work amid conflict
MANILA - Afghanistan's first woman governor and a Myanmar civil society organizer, who both helped families displaced by conflict in their home nations, are among five winners of Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize this year.
Myanmar frees 73 political prisoners: government committee member
YANGON - Myanmar's government is releasing another 73 political prisoners and more could be freed in coming months to honor a commitment made by the president during a recent trip to Europe, a member of a government body looking into the process said on Tuesday.
Radical Myanmar Buddhist monk unhurt in bomb blast
YANGON - A bomb exploded meters away from a radical Buddhist monk as he delivered a mass sermon in Myanmar, police said on Monday, the latest flare-up in tensions pitting Buddhists against minority Muslims.
Thai navy denies allegation of Rohingya Muslim smuggling
BANGKOK - Thailand's navy denied on Friday a Reuters report that its personnel were involved in a lucrative smuggling and trafficking network that exploits minority Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar.
Myanmar president says not preparing himself for 2015 election
PARIS - Myanmar President Thein Sein is not preparing himself at the moment to contest the 2015 presidential election and has "no objections" to Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi running, he said in an interview aired on Friday.
Thai navy denies allegation of Rohingya Muslim smuggling
BANGKOK - Thailand's navy denied on Friday a Reuters report that its personnel were involved in a lucrative smuggling and trafficking network that exploits minority Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution and dire living conditions in Myanmar.
France urges Myanmar leader to investigate anti-Muslim violence
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande pressed Myanmar's president on Wednesday to investigate violence against the country's Muslim minority in depth, and said a pledge to release political prisoners must be followed by action.
Images from Myanmar
An uncertain fate
Myanmar's long standing political crisis has forced millions of refugees across the border. Slideshow


