Myanmar opposition leader says dispute over wording of oath of office has been resolved, as UN chief addresses assembly. (more…)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday praised opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s efforts to advance democracy in Myanmar, supporting her decision to take the oath of office for the country’s parliament despite objecting to its wording. (more…)

Yangon, Myanmar – When Burmese filmmaker Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed homeland, he knew exactly what to base it on: real life. (more…)

Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Myint Hlaing issued an apology to the country’s parliamentarians after coming under fire for calling them uneducated and thoughtless during an interview last month. (more…)

In an echo of the Occupy movement that attracted so much attention around the world last year, hundreds of Rohingya asylum seekers have camped out for nearly four weeks in front of the UN refugee agency’s office in an upscale New Delhi neighborhood to demand full recognition as refugees. (more…)

The EU’s decision to suspend most sanctions on Myanmar and Japan’s move to write off the country’s outstanding debt and resume full bilateral aid were “credit positives” that would help boost the country’s economic growth, Moody’s, the credit rating agency, said on Monday. (more…)

South Korea’s top diplomat will hold talks with the foreign minister of Myanmar this week as the resource-rich Southeast Asian country draws a flurry of high-profile visits from European countries and the United States. (more…)

Following a successful bilateral meeting in April, Japan and Myanmar are already forging ahead to strengthen bilateral relations further rather than resting on their laurels. (more…)

A new plan by Thailand to build a port on its own stretch of the Andaman coast may signal the end of the multi-billion dollar dream of creating a major industrial center at Dawei (Tavoy) on Burma’s southeast coast. (more…)

Washington — Fearing they will be left out of a growing economy, US companies are calling for an end to sanctions on Myanmar but are facing a cool reception from policymakers and human rights groups. (more…)

There remain hundreds of prisoners the government denies are political. (more…)