Story Archive
2015-08-18
The region appears unlikely to take part in upcoming general elections.
2015-08-18
The Ministry of Land Management says it acts in accordance with the law and strives to ensure citizens’ rights.
2015-08-18
Days earlier, he said he had reason to believe he would be taken into custody.
2015-08-17
The meeting came as President Thein Sein explained the leadership change at a Union party central executive committee gathering.
2015-08-17
Rights groups say the move, and his arrest, was politically motivated.
2015-08-15
The lawmaker is arrested in a raid after he vowed to surrender.
2015-08-14
The opposition party lawmaker says he is ready to correct a document he posted online if it is proven false.
2015-08-14
Shwe Mann remains parliamentary speaker and will run in upcoming elections, he says.
2015-08-13
The premier has accused the politician of treason for posting a ‘fake’ international treaty.
2015-08-13
The move is also likely to affect opposition influence in the legislature, they say.
2015-08-13
State of emergency remains in Magway and Sagaing regions and Chin and Rakhine states.
2015-08-13
Reports suggest security forces were deployed in the USDP reshuffle.
2015-08-12
The owner of the truck discovered hauling the drugs is still at large, police say.
2015-08-12
Ruling Union party leaders have not decided on a candidate to put forward in his place.
2015-08-11
Myanmar's opposition leader meanwhile urges voters not to split the vote, and to defeat the ruling party in upcoming national elections.
2015-08-11
They also have urged the government to tell hotel owners not to raise room rates for test takers.
2015-08-11
The National Election Committee wants to ensure that all disabled people can vote in 2018.
2015-08-10
The arrests and sentencing of CNRP activists is a matter only for the courts, the ruling party says.
2015-08-10
The government reports 56 dead in Rakhine state.
2015-08-10
The opposition leader says to vote for the ‘brand,’ not the ‘name tag.’
2015-08-07
Negotiating teams fail to agree on which groups can sign the pact.
2015-08-06
As relief aid flows into hard-hit Rakhine state, the region looks to begin rebuilding in the aftermath of the natural disaster.
2015-08-06
The ministry says the statement was only directed at a ‘single bad apple.’
2015-08-05
But residents say relief isn’t coming quickly enough and heavy rains continue.
2015-08-05
One lawmaker says the move is meant to silence political critics of the government’s handling of border disputes with Vietnam.
2015-08-04
Regions struggle with flood aftermath and dwindling supplies as government appeals for international help.
2015-08-03
Hundreds more may have died, as rescue teams struggle to reach remote areas of the country.
2015-08-03
The groups say the use of derogatory comments applied to women indicates that gender discrimination still exists.
2015-07-31
The Arakan National Party has urged the national government to provide immediate assistance.
2015-07-31
The group had entered Cambodia after they were unable to find work in Thailand.
