Myanmar
Myanmar frees political prisoners before president goes to U.S.
YANGON - Myanmar's government has freed 23 political prisoners, a senior interior ministry official said on Friday, the day President Thein Sein was due to leave for a landmark visit to the United States.
Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. | Video
Myanmar President Thein Sein to visit Obama at White House on May 20
WASHINGTON - Myanmar President Thein Sein will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on May 20 as Obama continues to push the country to make reforms while it moves away from military rule, the White House said on Wednesday.
Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
SITTWE, Myanmar - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year. | Video
Two killed in Myanmar clash near China pipeline
YANGON - Ethnic minority guerrillas in Myanmar attacked an energy company's compound killing two people and wounding three, media reported on Wednesday, the latest incident threatening to delay the opening of pipelines taking oil and gas to China.
Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
SITTWE, Myanmar - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year.
Rohingya Muslims drown off Myanmar trying to flee storm
SITTWE, Myanmar - A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar and many were feared drowned at the beginning of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of a powerful storm, a United Nations official said on Tuesday.
Clashes likely to delay Myanmar-China pipeline start-up: official
YANGON - Security concerns will likely delay the first shipments of gas and oil from the Myanmar coast to China through a new pipeline running across territory controlled by ethnic militia groups, a Myanmar energy official said on Saturday.
Electricity supply cut at Myanmar's manufacturing hubs
YANGON, May 9 - Manufacturers in Myanmar's two biggest cities are facing steep increases in costs and possible job losses after the government shut down their electricity supply, the latest sign that the ageing power grid is holding back economic development.
Dalai Lama decries Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday decried Buddhist monks' attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, saying killing in the name of religion was "unthinkable."
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An uncertain fate
Myanmar's long standing political crisis has forced millions of refugees across the border. Slideshow
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