Myanmar

ASEAN given grade C for its handling of Myanmar

Singapore - Foreign Minister George Yeo gave the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) a grade C for its handling of Myanmar following the Cyclone Nargis disaster in May, when the countr

ILO slams Myanmar for keeping six "labour activists" in jail

Yangon  - The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Friday blasted Myanmar's Supreme Court for denying an appeal by six activists to overturn their lengthy jail sentences for attending a Labou

Myanmar business tycoon and Malaysian charges with drug trafficking

Myanmar reshuffles ministerial postsYangon - A well-kn

Cyclone Nargis leaves at least 400 orphans in Myanmar

Yangon- Two months after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar's central coast leaving at least 138,000 dead or missing, the number of children still searching for their parents exceeds 400, the Unit

Burmese flock to Thailand looking for work

Bangkok - Nearly one-third of the Myanmar nationals who during the first six months of 2008 crossed to Thailand over the Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot border town failed to return home, media repor

Myanmar sues 14 opposition members for birthday protest

MyanmarYangon - Myanmar authorities charged 14 members of opposition leader Aung

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