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Myanmar’s deputy commerce minister met China’s ambassador to the country on Monday in Naypyidaw to discuss the reopening of the busy border crossing at Muse in northern Shan state for trucks carrying Myanmar produce and seafood that was closed in Decem…

The United States participated in COP24 to protect U.S. interests, advance a level playing field for U.S. business, and promote the U.S. balanced approach to economic growth, energy security, and environmental protection. Judith Garber, Principal Deput…

The General Assembly today adopted four resolutions which promote a culture of peace, tolerance, diplomacy and multilateralism, before filling vacancies in the Committee for Programme and Coordination, as well as in the Committee on Conferences.Adopted…

YANGON, Myanmar, Myanmar President, U Win Myint, today called on the Anti-Corruption Commission, to combat corruption with increased momentum, stressing the need for the commission to take effective and clear-cut action, in accordance with the law, re…

INN DIN, RAKHINE STATE, MYANMAR Kyaw Soe Moe, the head man of this northern Rakhine state best known as the site of a massacre of 10 Muslim men and boys by their Buddhist neighbors and the Burmese military, isn’t much inclined to speak with the press…

More than 1,000 activists from 17 townships in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state demanded the right to control the impoverished region’s natural resources � most notably oil and gas � during a protest in Kyaukphyu township on Tuesday, an event organizer …

UNITED NATIONS Leading international human rights group Amnesty International said Monday it is stripping Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its top honor over her failure to speak out or halt grave atrocities against her country’s Rohingya Muslim po…

A Bangladesh and Myanmar plan to begin repatriating some 2,000 Rohingya refugees later this month was in doubt Friday, as some on the list said they didn’t want to go back and 42 NGOs expressed collective concern about potential dangers awaiting return…

Human rights groups warned on Friday that it’s still too early for Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh to return to Myanmar where their safety is not guaranteed and they will likely continue to face repression and discrimination, calling for a freez…

TAIPEI Southeast Asian countries are expected to push back gently against Chinese political and economic influence in their region, edging instead toward Western-allied powers, when their leaders gather this month.Heads of state from the 10-member As…

Instances of malaria in remote and rural locations of Myanmar have fallen dramatically during a six-year period as a result of trained community health care workers providing a wider package of services along with screenings for the disease transmitted…