Myanmar

Boats in Yangon harbor destroyed by Cyclone Nargis
Myanmar: Why There Will Not Be an Intervention
May 9, 2008 1634 GMT
The Cyclone Nargis crisis will not topple Myanmar's military regime, nor force it to open its doors en masse to foreign aid workers. [more]
Myanmar--Aung San Suu Kyi in May 1999
Myanmar: The Regime's Growing Confidence
February 20, 2008 0721 GMT
Myanmar's increasingly confident military regime has barred imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in the proposed 2010 elections. [more]
Protesters of Beijing Olympics with Signs
China: Myanmar as the New Sudan
September 28, 2007 1912 GMT
Much like Sudan's Darfur crisis, Myanmar's ongoing unrest is serving as ammunition for the "Beijing Genocide Olympics" critics, but China is unlikely to cease support for Myanmar's military regime. [more]
Myanmarese Protesters Holding Anti-Junta Signs
Myanmar's Military Regime: Shaky but not Toppling
September 28, 2007 1632 GMT
Myanmarese dissidents in India said Sept. 28 that additional troops have been deployed toward Yangon, a day after troops killed five civilians and four monks in the former capital. [more]
Myanmar: Explosions In Yangon
April 20, 2006 2010 GMT
A series of small explosions occurred in central Yangon, Myanmar, on April 20, damaging some... [more]
ASEAN, Myanmar: Breaking the Cycle of a Thorny Relationship?
April 18, 2006 2208 GMT
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) Eminent Persons Group are meeting... [more]
Myanmar: Foreign Diplomacy and Domestic Unrest
February 14, 2006 0352 GMT
Myanmarese Prime Minister Gen. Soe Win will pay a state visit to China on Feb. 14-18. The trip... [more]
The Thriving 'Gray' Arms Market
January 11, 2006 0004 GMT
More than 100 tons of commercial-grade explosives being transported aboard the Honduran-flagged... [more]
China's Obsession with the Zoellick Speech
November 9, 2005 0205 GMT
As China's leadership prepares to implement a new five-year plan calling for the harmonization of... [more]
Myanmar: Staged Unrest Risks Creating the Real Thing
August 27, 2005 0203 GMT
Reports surfaced Aug. 26 that Gen. Than Shwe, leader of the State Peace and Development Council... [more]
Thailand: Thaksin's Cabinet Reshuffle
August 3, 2005 0411 GMT
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Aug. 2 announced a reshuffle of 17 Cabinet-level... [more]
Myanmar: The Former Prime Minister's Strategic Punishment
July 23, 2005 0036 GMT
Former Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt was convicted July 22 on all eight counts he faced... [more]
Washington's Shot Across the ASEAN Bow
July 13, 2005 0214 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will not attend the July 24 Association of... [more]
Myanmar: Pressure to Give Up the ASEAN Chair
June 25, 2005 0307 GMT
The foreign ministers of the ten Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries will... [more]
Trial in Myanmar: The Military Regime's Risky Move
June 15, 2005 0014 GMT
Myanmar's Supreme Court is preparing to try former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, who was removed... [more]
Myanmar: Explosions In Rangoon
May 7, 2005 1901 GMT
Three explosions in busy shopping areas in Yangon, Myanmar, reportedly killed two people and... [more]
China, Japan: A Competition to Win Friends and Influence Nations in Asia
April 30, 2005 0345 GMT
The competition between China and Japan for the leadership of Asia has heated up this week, as... [more]
Myanmar: Mandalay Bombing Kills Two
April 27, 2005 0131 GMT
The explosion from a bomb planted in a garbage bin in Zaycho market in Mandalay, Myanmar's... [more]
Myanmar: Miltants Ambush Convoy
April 22, 2005 1727 GMT
Karen militants with the Karen National Union ambushed a convoy, which included buses carrying... [more]
India, Myanmar: Border Cooperation
March 26, 2005 0033 GMT
India and Myanmar agreed March 25 to strengthen security and counterterrorism efforts along the... [more]
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