Powerful earthquake shakes central Myanmar
By ESTHER HTUSAN A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 6.8 shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, damaging scores of ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist attraction,…
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Suu Kyi’s party wins historic majority in Myanmar polls
By GRANT PECK Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party attained a historic majority in Myanmar’s Parliament on Friday, making it possible for them to form the Southeast Asian…
Buddhists in Myanmar protest OIC’s upcoming visit
By AYE AYE WIN Myanmar Buddhist Monks carry religious flags as they march to protest against the upcoming visit of a delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to Myanmar…
POLICE: SMALL TIME BOMB CA– USED MYANMAR HOTEL BLAST
By ROBIN MCDOWELL In this photo taken on Oct. 13, 2013, a Myanmar police officer, front left, talks with an army officer as they examine the scene of a small…
FORMER US PRESIDENT CONCERNED OVER MYANMAR UNREST
By AYE AYE WIN Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter pours water on a Buddha statue as he visits the famed Shwedagon Pagoda Friday, April 5, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar. Carter…
AP OPENS FULL NEWS BUREAU IN MYANMAR
FILE – In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo, Buddhist devotees visit Yangon’s famous Shwedagon pagoda on Full Moon Day of Tabaung, the last month in the Myanmar calendar,…