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YANGON, Myanmar -Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her
DUBLIN -Myanmar's long-detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is receiving Amnesty International's highest honor, U2's Bono publicly announced Monday before 80
YANGON, Myanmar -Military-ruled Myanmar earned more than 209 million euros ($292 million) from the sale of jade at a government-sponsored gems show despite a U.S. ban
BANGKOK, Thailand -Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa
UNITED NATIONS -U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will return to Myanmar later this week on a diplomatic bid to win the release of Aung San Suu Kyi just as the imprisoned
BANGKOK, Thailand -As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. On its Web site
YANGON, Myanmar -Armed with a law degree from the University of East Yangon, 22-year-old Win is clear-eyed about his job prospects: Practically speaking, there are none
NEW YORK -Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Tuesday that the United States and Europe appeared to be moving toward engaging Myanmar rather than a policy of sanctions
YANGON, Myanmar -A series of seven small explosions hit the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, on Thursday, but no casualties were reported. An official said five
YANGON, Myanmar -Police in Myanmar arrested six people after a recent drug bust that officials said Thursday was considerably smaller than initial reports in state media
was to be delivered to Sri Lanka. Arms trade experts have speculated that the cargo may have been destined for conflict zones in Africa, Iran or Myanmar. U.S. Treasury Department records
, missile parts and other weapons to countries such as Iran, Syria and Myanmar. Bosworth would only say that the Thai seizure shows that sanctions against the North are working.