Myanmar opens new probe into deadly sectarian unrest
Myanmar has set up a new commission to probe sectarian clashes that saw scores killed and displaced tens of thousands.
Asian economies most at risk from natural disasters
Asian countries dominate a league table of economies most at risk from earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards, according to research published on Wednesday.
US to award Suu Kyi on first visit in decades
The US will present its highest award to Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in September when she makes her first US trip in more than two decades.
Suu Kyi makes Myanmar parliamentary debut
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi made her historic parliamentary debut Monday, marking a new phase in her near quarter century struggle to bring democracy to her army-dominated homeland.
Natural riches at heart of Myanmar civil war
Poring over pictures of bullet-riddled bodies and charred villages, peace mediators say Myanmar's far north is writhing in the grip of a "resource war" with no end in sight.
