Page 20 - Myanmar

Myanmar government allows 143 former citizens to resume citizenship

Myanmar's former govt introduced a permanent residence system for overseas nationals taking foreign citizenship to return

Hungry for power, Myanmar bets on hydro in new energy plan

Myanmar's initial plan was to boost coal's share to a third by next decade from just 3% now; slash contribution of hydro to 38% from 63%

Luxury in Myanmar is a 'long-term investment'

High-end brands are selling watches and other goods with an eye on future sales

Ethnic peace talks seek to pave new path for Myanmar

This meeting comes almost 70 years after independence hero Aung San, signed a landmark agreement to devolve powers to some ethnic groups after independence

UN chief Ban Ki- Moon calls on Myanmar to make Rohingya citizens

Many from the million-strong Muslim minority are denied citizenship, voting and work rights and reviled as imposters in overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar

Four killed, 190 pagodas destroyed in Myanmar earthquake

The pagodas were in Bagan-Nyaung Oo region and Rakhine state

Myanmar President to visit India

The announcement of U Htin Kyaw's official visit to India comes days after Sushama Swaraj visited Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi sticks with Myanmar central bank chief

CBM Chief Kyaw Kyaw Maung is one of the last civilian officials to remain in a senior post since Suu Kyi's NLD took power

Xi meets Suu Kyi, vows for Myanmar's peace process

China on Friday vowed to play "a constructive role" in promoting Myanmar's peace process after the country's iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and sought Beijing's support for negotiations with armed groups.During his meeting with Suu Kyi, Xi pledged that China will "continue to play a constructive role" in promoting Myanmar's peace process and work with Naypyidaw to safeguard peace and stability in their border areas.For her part, the 71-year-old de facto leader of Myanmar, who was under house arrest for over one and half decade under the Beijing- backed military regime, told Xi, "We do believe that as a good neighbour China will do everything possible to promote our peace process.""China, as a neighbour which shares a very important border along which there are many ethnic armed groups, is important in its goodwill," she was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency.China is attaching a lot of importance to Suu Kyi's visit and has

Myanmar to launch single-stop inspection at borders

System is aimed at preventing illegal trade and boosting country's revenue collected from border trade

Thousands displaced due to floods in Myanmar

The highway leading west from Yangon to Pathein, the capital of the Ayeyarwady region, was inundated at several places

Myanmar's Suu Kyi sets date for crunch peace talks

Suu Kyi wants to thrash out a deal on greater federal autonomy for ethnic groups in exchange for peace

38 people die of unknown disease in Myanmar

Vaccination is being conducted against the disease to contain the pandemic

138 Myanmar detainees in Malaysia set to return home

At present, 2,294 Myanmarese nationals are detained in 11 camps in Malayasia

Measles behind Myanmar outbreak that has killed 30

The outbreak has struck the far corner of Myanmar's northern Sagaing region, a remote and mountainous area which borders eastern India

Myanmar military admits killing five civilians in Shan State, promises action against perpetrators

The Shan State has been torn by conflicts between the Tatmadaw and several ethnic armed groups in recent years

Specialised task force announced to combat religious violence in Myanmar

Local rights groups welcomed the announcement, calls it a badly needed force in the country

Severe flooding hits Myanmar, over 6,000 affected

People residing in the low-lying areas were evacuated to higher grounds and sheltered at monasteries

Anti-Muslim protests disrupt normal life in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Home to about a million stateless Muslims, who self-identify as Rohingyas & are reviled by Rakhine Buddhists

Buddhist mob sets fire to Muslim prayer hall in Myanmar

Sectarian violence in Myanmar broke out in 2012 following the gangrape and murder of a Buddhist woman by three Muslim men