Myanmar

Ferry sinks in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, killing 38

Yangon - A passenger ferry sank in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, killing 38 people, government media reported Friday. 

Bomb blast at pro-junta mass association

Yangon - In a rare show of defiance, a bomb was detonated Tuesday at an office of the pro-government Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), witnesses and security personnel said.

India Signs Four Economic Agreements With Myanmar

India and Myanmar have signed four economic agreements. The first agreement signed is a bilateral investment promotion agreement (BIPA). 

India provides 84 million dollars in loans to Myanmar projects

Yangon - The Export-Import Bank of India has extended 84 million dollars in credits to two joint-venture projects for a factory and electrical transmission lines in Myanmar, state media reported We

Myanmar retires elderly junta lieutenant generals

Yangon - Amid signs that Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Than Shwe has tightened his grip over the military, at least five lieutenant generals have been retired from the regime for "health rea

Lack of funding threatens Myanmar helicopter relief operation

World Food ProgrammeYangon  - Lack of international funding is threatening

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