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Aung San Suu Kyi defends genocide charges against Myanmar, Gambia hits out

Once regarded as an international rights icon for standing up to Myanmar's brutal junta, Suu Kyi's reputation has been tarnished by her decision to side with the military over the Rohingya crisis

Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar at The Hague over Rohingya genocide charges

The 74-year-old's international reputation has been tarnished by her silence over the plight of the Rohingya, and her defence of the same generals who once kept her under house arrest.

Rain fury: 51 killed in Myanmar landslide; search and rescue operations on

Heavy rains led to a major landslide at the Ma-lat mountain. People, houses and vehicles were caught in the mud discharge

Myanmar's ruling party clashes with military over charter change proposal

Constitutional reform was a central pillar of the NLD's platform ahead of the 2015 general election, but little progress has been made as leaders have proved reluctant to confront the military

Myanmar court jails two Reuters journalists for 7 yrs in state secrets case

Two Reuters journalists, accused of breaching Myanmar's official secrets act during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis, have been sentenced to seven years each in jail by a Yangon court."Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were originally detained in last December, after working on an investigation into the mass killing of a number of Rohingya villagers in Myanmar's Rakhine state," CNN reported.However, the accused journalists maintained that neither of them had done anything wrong.Shortly after the announcement of the verdict, Stephen Adler, Reuters Editor-in-Chief stated that the conviction was "a sad day" for the organisation, the two men (Wa and Kyaw) and "the press everywhere."Echoing similar sentiments, Human Rights Watch Deputy Asia Director Phil Robertson in a tweet called the conviction a hammer blow against media freedom in Myanmar."This conviction of the 2 Reuters reporters is a hammer blow against media freedom in #Myanmar, showing just how afraid the #Tatmadaw & ...

Time to reassess Myanmar relations

Contrary to conventional wisdom, India can afford to adopt a stricter approach, and it must

UN expert slams Myanmar govt over worsening human rights situation

She will present a full report to the UN General Assembly in October on her visit to Myanmar

Myanmar military plane with 104 aboard crashes; debris found in sea

The tragedy may have occurred due to bad weather

Facebook bans racist word 'Kalar' in Myanmar, triggers censorship

In recent years, rise of radical nationalist movements has given the word a derogatory connotation

Pagoda paradise

The quirky, crumbling complex of Bagan in Myanmar is a good approximation of heaven on earth

Malaysia criticises Myanmar for ethnic cleansing of muslim minorities

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was also criticised for not taking initiatives to resolve the Rohingya crisis

Eastern promise

India must follow up on its promises to Myanmar

Myanmar government allows 143 former citizens to resume citizenship

Myanmar's former govt introduced a permanent residence system for overseas nationals taking foreign citizenship to return

Hungry for power, Myanmar bets on hydro in new energy plan

Myanmar's initial plan was to boost coal's share to a third by next decade from just 3% now; slash contribution of hydro to 38% from 63%

Luxury in Myanmar is a 'long-term investment'

High-end brands are selling watches and other goods with an eye on future sales

Ethnic peace talks seek to pave new path for Myanmar

This meeting comes almost 70 years after independence hero Aung San, signed a landmark agreement to devolve powers to some ethnic groups after independence

UN chief Ban Ki- Moon calls on Myanmar to make Rohingya citizens

Many from the million-strong Muslim minority are denied citizenship, voting and work rights and reviled as imposters in overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar

Four killed, 190 pagodas destroyed in Myanmar earthquake

The pagodas were in Bagan-Nyaung Oo region and Rakhine state

Myanmar President to visit India

The announcement of U Htin Kyaw's official visit to India comes days after Sushama Swaraj visited Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi sticks with Myanmar central bank chief

CBM Chief Kyaw Kyaw Maung is one of the last civilian officials to remain in a senior post since Suu Kyi's NLD took power