A week later, Myanmar authorities silent on whereabouts of detained Reuters journalists
As two Reuters journalists neared the end of a week in detention in Myanmar on Tuesday, there was no word on where they were being held as authorities proceeded with an investigation into whether they violated the country`s colonial-era Official Secrets Act.
Dec 19, 2017, 10:52 AM IST
Pope Francis heads to Myanmar capital
The pontiff will be received by President Htin Kyaw in Myanmar capital.
Nov 28, 2017, 09:56 AM IST
Rohingya women say Myanmar soldiers raped them amid crackdown on militants
Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country during the biggest upsurge in violence against the persecuted minority in four years.
Oct 28, 2016, 10:59 AM IST
Myanmar president pardons 63 political prisoners: Watchdog
A presidential pardon published this morning said 83 people would be freed, but it did not specify how many were political prisoners.
Apr 17, 2016, 13:27 PM IST
Myanmar`s Aung San Suu Kyi undergoes eye surgery: Official
Myanmar`s Aung Sang Suu Kyi underwent successful eye surgery Saturday, a senior party official said, weeks after the 70-year-old`s fledgling administration took power.
Apr 09, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
Myanmar`s Suu Kyi to cement power with special `advisor` role
Aung San Suu Kyi`s party moved Thursday to make her a special state adviser, as she cements control over Myanmar`s first civilian government in decades from a position that could be akin to a prime minister.
Mar 31, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
Suu Kyi`s party to propose giving her special `advisor` role
Last November`s polls, the freest in decades, saw her party rake in 80 percent of available parliament seats, giving them a massive public mandate.
Mar 31, 2016, 11:15 AM IST
Obama hails 'extraordinary moment' in Myanmar as new leader sworn in
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed the swearing-in of Myanmar`s new president Htin Kyaw, a close aide to Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, as an "extraordinary moment" as the countr
Mar 30, 2016, 18:50 PM IST
Suu Kyi aide sworn in as Myanmar President in historic power shift
Htin Kyaw, the man chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as her proxy, was sworn in as Myanmar`s President on Wednesday.
Mar 30, 2016, 09:38 AM IST
Aung San Suu Kyi to run foreign ministry in new Myanmar govt
Myanmar`s president-elect Htin Kyaw nominated Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to join the incoming cabinet on Tuesday, giving the National League for Democracy leader a formal role in the government that the constitution bars her from leading.
Mar 22, 2016, 19:27 PM IST
Aung San Suu Kyi nominated to join Myanmar Cabinet
Myanmar`s president-elect has nominated Aung San Suu Kyi to join the cabinet formed by her National League for Democracy (NLD), the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, after the party swept to a historic election victory in November.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:48 AM IST
Suu Kyi thanks supporters after historic presidential election
Myanmar`s Aung San Suu Kyi thanked her supporters Wednesday and sounded a hopeful note for the future, in her first comments after lawmakers approved her chosen proxy to become the nation`s first civilian president in decades.
Mar 16, 2016, 16:13 PM IST
Myanmar army chief endorses election of Suu Kyi's president
Myanmar`s powerful army chief congratulated incoming president Htin Kyaw and pledged cooperation on Wednesday, after the ally of Aung San Suu Kyi was elected as the country`s first head of state with no military background in decades.
Mar 16, 2016, 13:58 PM IST
Historic vote gives Myanmar first civilian President in decades
Myanmar is undergoing a dramatic transformation from an isolated and repressed pariah state to a rapidly opening aspiring democracy.
Mar 15, 2016, 23:43 PM IST
PM Modi congratulates new President Htin Kyaw of Myanmar
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated U Htin Kyaw on being elected as the first civilian President of Myanmar in decades and conveyed his desire to work with
Mar 15, 2016, 14:47 PM IST
Suu Kyi close aide Htin Kyaw voted Myanmar`s next president
Myanmar is in the grip of a stunning transformation from an isolated and repressed pariah state to a rapidly opening aspiring democracy.
Mar 15, 2016, 11:44 AM IST
Myanmar Parliament holds historic presidential election
Myanmar is in the grip of a stunning transformation from an isolated and repressed pariah state to a rapidly opening aspiring democracy.
Mar 15, 2016, 11:03 AM IST
Myanmar parliament to hold historic presidential vote Tuesday
Myanmar`s parliament will hold a historic presidential vote Tuesday expected to confirm that a trusted confidant and anointed proxy of Aung San Suu Kyi will be the former junta-run nation`s first civilian leader in decades.
Mar 15, 2016, 03:06 AM IST
Suu Kyi aide confirmed as president nominee, while army picks hardliner
A trusted aide of Myanmar`s Aung San Suu Kyi was a step closer to becoming the country`s first civilian leader in generations after sailing through a parliamentary vote Friday, while the still-powerful military put forward a hardline retired general as its vice president nominee.
Mar 11, 2016, 19:05 PM IST
Suu Kyi loyalist confirmed for Myanmar presidential race
A third candidate will be put forward by the military bloc, which has a constitutionally mandated 25 per cent of reserved seats in parliament.
Mar 11, 2016, 12:51 PM IST
