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Suu Kyi, Than Shwe discuss Myanmar's future
dpa, Published on 06/12/2015
» YANGON - Myanmar election winner Aung San Suu Kyi and long-time former military junta leader Than Shwe met for more than two hours and discussed the country's future, sources said on Sunday.
NLD widens lead in Myanmar vote count
dpa, Published on 11/11/2015
» YANGON -- Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy was on course for victory Wednesday, three days after the election.
Thein Sein poised for second term
dpa, Published on 17/10/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar President Thein Sein has the support of his party to seek a second term in the November general elections, officials said Saturday.
Launch of Myanmar bourse delayed
Business, dpa, Published on 14/07/2015
» Yangon — The planned opening of Myanmar's first stock exchange will be delayed for months due to upcoming elections.
Myanmar tourist arrivals set record
dpa, Published on 05/01/2015
» YANGON — Record tourist arrivals and tourism revenue in 2014 surpassed expectations, officials said Monday.
Myanmar opposition sends petition
dpa, Published on 14/08/2014
» YANGON — A petition calling for the removal of an effective military veto over constitutional amendments in Myanmar has been submitted to parliament, the opposition said Thursday.
Myanmar tourism surges in 2014
dpa, Published on 07/08/2014
» YANGON — Tourist arrivals to Myanmar in first half of 2014 increased more than 40% compared with the same period last year, officials said Thursday.
Rohingya accept Bengali classification
dpa, Published on 23/04/2014
» YANGON - Thousands of ethnic Rohingya in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine accepted being labelled Bengalis in a national census, officials said Wednesday.
Telecom giants dominate Myanmar
dpa, Published on 06/04/2014
» YANGON - Telecom giants from Norway and Qatar, two countries with few historical bonds to Myanmar, are poised to play pivotal roles in the impoverished nation's economic development.
Myanmar census a Pandora's Box
dpa, Published on 27/02/2014
» YANGON - As Myanmar's first nationwide census in 31 years nears, ethnic minority groups are stepping up a campaign to postpone the exercise for a few more months or risk a political backlash.