Foreigners drawn to Myanmar's bone-crunching kickboxingA roar erupted at the Yangon ring as the home champion ploughed a right hook into his American opponent's face, crumpling him to the canvas in the opening round of the bone-crunching kickboxing bout.
25 December 2015
Suu Kyi's party wins historic Myanmar pollsAung San Suu Kyi's party secured a landslide election victory in Myanmar, propelling the pro-democracy movement to power after a 25-year struggle against authoritarian rule.
13 November 2015
US concerned by 'far from perfect' Myanmar voteThe United States welcomed Myanmar's landmark election, but warned of "important structural and systemic impediments" to full democratization in the Southeast Asian nation after decades of military rule.
09 November 2015
Suu Kyi eyes historic win in Myanmar electionsMyanmar's boisterous election campaign draws to a close Friday, two days before milestone polls that could finally propel Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party to power after a decades-long struggle against the military.
06 November 2015
Torebayev's Adventure competes at French film festivalKazakhstani film director Nariman Torebayev is presenting his 'free interpretation' of Dostoevsky’s White Nights under the title Prikluchenie (Adventure) at the Vesoul international film festival of Asian Cinema’s (FICA) in France.
13 February 2015
Obama to press reform progress on Myanmar visitFears that Myanmar's reforms are stagnating are in the spotlight as it hosts Barack Obama during major regional summits showcasing the country's giddying transition.
Myanmar makes $2.3mn heroin bust in 'Golden Triangle'Myanmar authorities have seized 140 kilograms (310 lbs) of heroin packed into blocks and hidden in a car in the notorious "Golden Triangle" area near the Thai border, police said.
31 July 2014
UN warns of health crisis brewing in west MyanmarMore than 800,000 people lack adequate healthcare in strife-torn western Myanmar after aid workers fled the region, the UN has warned, with children deprived of life-saving treatment.
04 April 2014
Myanmar carrier to boost international routes with lease dealMyanmar's national carrier on Tuesday signed a deal to lease 10 Boeing aircraft worth nearly $1 billion that will ply international routes in a bid to tap booming tourism as the once-reclusive country opens up to the world.
11 February 2014
Indonesia jails mastermind of Myanmar embassy bomb plotAn Indonesian court Tuesday jailed the mastermind of an Islamic extremist plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy for seven-and-a-half years, but the militant pledged to "continue fighting the enemies of Islam".
21 January 2014
I'm no saint or icon, says Myanmar's Suu KyiMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday insisted she was no saint and no icon, saying she disliked the titles and had always seen herself as an honest politician.
28 November 2013
Don't ignore Myanmar politics, Suu Kyi tells EU investorsMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday told a European Union business forum that investors should not ignore the country's political challenges as it heads towards crucial 2015 elections.
15 November 2013
Lost kingdom: Myanmar's forgotten royalsIn a modest Yangon apartment, the granddaughter of Myanmar's last king lives poor and unrecognised by her neighbours -- a far cry from the power and riches of her ancestor.
10 November 2013
Classic car enthusiasts hit Myanmar roadsA group of classic car enthusiasts on Monday embarked on a road trip around Myanmar -- an event organisers hope will help save the country's ageing automobiles from the scrapheap.
28 October 2013
Myanmar makes biggest heroin bust this yearMyanmar police said Thursday they had arrested a man with 133 kilos (293 pounds) of heroin worth $2 million at local prices -- the country's biggest seizure of the drug this year.
Three bomb blasts in eastern Myanmar, one dead: policeThree bombs exploded in eastern Myanmar leaving one person dead, police said Thursday, the latest in a series of explosions that the United States denounced as "acts of terror".
17 October 2013
Myanmar unrest raises stakes for growing tourist industryRecent anti-Muslim bloodshed close to Myanmar's most popular tourist beach raises the stakes for an industry dependent on the former pariah state's fluid transition to democracy.