SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The recent release of thousands of prisoners in Myanmar is likely an attempt by its military-controlled government to “create a veneer of progress” in the country to sway ...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) – Just a few years ago Myanmar was an isolated dictatorship that embarrassed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with its dismal human rights record. Now it’s ...
BANGKOK (AP) — Foreign business groups in Myanmar have raised concerns about new rules requiring businesses and individuals to convert all foreign currency held in bank accounts into the local ...
(AP) – An eruption of communal violence in Myanmar this past week is a reminder that the Southeast Asian country still faces serious problems even as it institutes major political and economic reforms ...
In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change. By Hannah Beech The dust from the devastating earthquake on ...
Khaing Zar Aung, president of the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar, fears daily for her life. Currently in self-exile, the former garment worker is unable to return home. The ruling military, ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The recent release of thousands of prisoners in Myanmar is likely an attempt by its military-controlled government to “create a veneer of progress” in the country to sway ...