World news about “Myanmar” published by euronews.
Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh and heads for Myanmar Already forced from their homes because of sectarian violence, thousands of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are again packing up. This time, with Cyclone… 16/05/2013
Rights group blames Myanmar authorities for Muslim killings Authorities in Myanmar aided the killing of Rohingya Muslims last year, according to Human Rights Watch. In a new report into the unrest, the organisation… 22/04/2013
Feeding the pigeon in YangonA woman feeds pigeons at Muslim area in Yangon. An ultra-nationalist Buddhist creed is becoming more visible in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, after… 10/04/2013
Myanmar: fire at Islamic school kills 13 boys An electrical fire at an Islamic school in Myanmar has killed 13 boys. The blaze in Yangon, was caused by the overheating of a transformer under the… 02/04/2013
Myanmar school fire kills 13 children An electrical fire at an Islamic school in Yongan, Myanmar’s biggest city has killed 13 children, according to authorities. The fire was caused by an… 02/04/2013
Private newspapers return to Myanmar People in Myanmar now have access to private daily newspapers for the first time in almost 50 years. Private dailies in the former British colony, also… 01/04/2013
Deadly ethnic violence erupts in Myanmar Myanmar has declared martial law in four central towns following unrest between Buddhists and Muslims that has left at least 20 people dead. Agitated crowds… 22/03/2013
Ten killed in violent clashes in Myanmar Scenes of devastation were described by locals after violent clashes involving hundreds of people erupted in a small town in central Myanmar. Ten people… 21/03/2013
Aung San Suu Kyi faces anger over Myanmar mine project – nocomment Hostile villagers have confronted opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the second day of a trip to northwestern Myanmar to explain why she supports… 15/03/2013
Aung San Suu Kyi re-elected as party leader Aung San Suu Kyi has as was expected been re-elected as the leader of her party the National League for Democracy, the NLD. The 67-year-old daughter of the… 10/03/2013
Fleeing Myanmar – nocomment Refugees from Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority continue to pour into Thailand amid ongoing violence in western Rakine state in Myanmar… 24/01/2013
Obama pivoting in Asia US President Barack Obama is pursuing his pivot strategy on a three day tour of Asian countries, which comes less than two weeks after his re-election… 19/11/2012
Myanmar sectarian violence worsensA boy, displaced by the recent violence in Pauktaw, stands in the field near Owntaw refugee camp for Muslims outside Sittwe. UN human rights investigators… 01/11/2012
Suu Kyi’s last day of European tour – nocomment On the last day of her European tour, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits the Louvre museum in Paris. 30/06/2012
Sectarian violence in MyanmarAn ethnic Rakhine man holds homemade weapons in front of houses that were burnt during fighting between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in… 11/06/2012
Close-up: EU rewards Myanmar’s road to reform The lifting of EU sanctions against Myanmar on Monday marks yet another step towards normalising diplomatic ties between Burmese authorities and the West… 25/04/2012
Festival at Yagon’s iconic pagoda – nocomment Myanmar’s iconic Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon held its 2,600th anniversary with grand celebrations. 26/02/2012
Anger in India over Myanmar leader visit – nocomment Hundreds of pro-democracy activists from Myanmar held a protest march against the upcoming visit of Myanmar’s President Thein Sein in the Indian capital New… 14/10/2011
Yeoh plays Aung San Suu Kyi in ‘The Lady’ There was a warm welcome at the Toronto International Film Festival for Michelle Yeoh, who portrays democracy campaigner and Myanmar political leader Aung San… 15/09/2011
Crowds cheer Aung San Suu Kyi on first trip outside Yangon – nocomment Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses supporters eager to hear about any sign of a political thaw, during a visit outside of the country’s main… 15/08/2011
India : Chin refugees demonstration to mark World Refugee Day – nocomment Hundreds of ethnic Chin refugees from Myanmar held a demonstration in the Indian capital to mark World Refugee Day, as the UN refugee chief urged all… 21/06/2011
Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates birthday in freedom – nocomment Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her birthday in freedom for the first time in nearly a decade. She was joined in celebration by around… 20/06/2011
Myanmar: Suu Kyi’s party holds first ever congressIn Myanmar, the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi is holding its first ever congress 25 years after it was founded. The National League for Democracy has… 08/03/2013
UN accuses Myanmar army of torture against rebelsSerious human rights abuses are still being committed in Myanmar despite democratic reforms and progress in resolving conflicts with ethnic groups, according… 17/02/2013
Myanmar celebrates 64th anniversary of the Karen RevolutionSoldiers of the Karen National Union (KNU) marched in full dress uniform to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the Karen Revolution on Thursday (January 31) in Karen State, Myanmar near the Thai border. 01/02/2013
Spitfire searchers find water-filled crateIn Myanmar it is believed the first of a number of long lost Royal Air Force World War Two Spitfires has been found. American engineers are thought to have… 09/01/2013
Myanmar: two dead in fog-bound plane crashA passenger plane has crashed in Myanmar killing two people and injuring ten more. State TV said the aircraft missed the runway as the pilot was attempting… 25/12/2012
US to resume Myanmar aid as Obama praises reformsBarack Obama has made history by becoming the first serving US president to visit Myanmar. His arrival coincided with the release of dozens of political… 19/11/2012
Praise and pressure as Obama starts historic Myanmar visitBarack Obama has heaped praise on Myanmar for its reforms during his landmark visit. But the US President also called for more progress to be made. It is… 19/11/2012
Obama to praise progress but press for further reforms in MyanmarBarack Obama has arrived in Rangoon, for an historic six-hour visit. Walking down the steps of Air Force One, he became the first sitting US President to… 19/11/2012
Myanmar frees prisoners ahead of Obama visitAuthorities in Myanmar have released hundreds of prisoners as a goodwill gesture ahead of Barack Obama’s historic visit next week. State media claims more… 15/11/2012
Happy ending for orphaned Myanmar puppyAmid the flood of photos that pass through a newsroom every day, there are occasionally those that capture both the eye and the imagination. That was… 15/11/2012
Suu Kyi visits India for first time in 40 yearsMyanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in India for a week-long trip. The Nobel Laureate has not been back since she studied in the… 13/11/2012
First deaths reported in Myanmar earthquakeInitial reports from Myanmar speak of more than a dozen people dead, following an earthquake in the centre of the Asian country. The quake of magnitude 6.8… 11/11/2012
Earthquake strikes northern MyanmarAn earthquake of magnitude 7.0 has struck in northern Myanmar. It happened early on Sunday around 60km northwest of Mandalay according to the US Geological… 11/11/2012
Barroso offers EU development aid to MyanmarThe President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has offered Myanmar 78 million euros in EU development aid, as he became the most senior Western… 03/11/2012
Ethnic violence destroys whole villages in MyanmarA wave of ethnic violence in western Myanmar has devastated a whole region, burning villages and communities to the ground and leaving scores dead. Most of… 28/10/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi says she ready to be Myanmar presidentMyanmar’s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has said she is ready to serve as president if she receives public support. Speaking on her arrival back in… 08/10/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Barack ObamaAung San Suu Kyi has made a trip that for years she could only dream of. The opposition leader of Myanmar – formerly Burma – has held private talks with … 20/09/2012
Gold medal for Aung San Suu KyiBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received the US Congressional Gold Medal she was awarded in 2008 when she was under house arrest in the country… 20/09/2012
Suu Kyi backs US plan to ease sanctions on MyanmarAung San Suu Kyi has lent her support to the easing of US sanctions against Myanmar as part of a broader partnership with the United States. The Nobel… 19/09/2012
Graffiti springs up on walls of Myanmar citiesGraffiti was unimaginable under Myanmar’s military dictators. But while contention remains over whether the work is street art or vandalism, drawings and… 26/08/2012
Myanmar says it has abolished media censorshipMyanmar says there will be no more censorship of its national media, in the latest reform since pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was freed in 2010. The… 20/08/2012
Myanmar: Government worsens sectarian violenceMyanmar security forces committed rape, and mass arrests against Rohingya Muslims in June according to a new Human Rights Watch report. It said the attacks… 01/08/2012
First parliamentary session for Aung San Suu KyiBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has attended her first session of parliament since her National League for Democracy’s success in by-elections in… 09/07/2012
Myanmar promises new round of reformsMyanmar is to undergo a “second wave of reforms” aimed at boosting its industry and public sectors. Since taking office last year former general President… 19/06/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi finally makes Nobel acceptance speechTwenty-one years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has made her acceptance speech. The 66-year-old… 16/06/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi calls for investment in MyanmarMyanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has made a speech at the United Nations in Geneva during her first trip to Europe in more than two… 14/06/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi begins historic European tourMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Geneva on her first trip to Europe in nearly a quarter of a century. The hugely popular Nobel… 14/06/2012
Myanmar counts cost of a weekend of mob violenceA tense calm hangs over northwest Myanmar after a weekend of sectarian violence left eight people dead, many wounded and widespread destruction. Rival mobs… 12/06/2012
Suu Kyi meets Burmese refugees in ThailandMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been meeting Burmese refugees during her visit to Thailand. Thousands of people from the Mae La Camp, in Tak… 02/06/2012
Suu Kyi: Myanmar sitting on unemployment ‘time bomb’Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has urged foreign firms to invest cautiously in Myanmar, saying the creation of jobs has to be the top… 01/06/2012
Burmese migrants give Suu Kyi ecstatic welcome in ThailandThere has been an ecstatic welcome for Aung San Suu Kyi in Thailand, on her first trip outside Myanmar in over two decades. The pro-democracy leader was… 30/05/2012
Myanmar: Ban finally meets Suu KyiThe Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon has met the Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for the first time. On Ban’s last visit in 2009, the… 01/05/2012
Myanmar: Ban’s parliamentary speech, NLD lifts parliamentary banThe UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has made an historic address to the Myanmar parliament, praising the vision and courage of President Thein Sein and the… 30/04/2012
UN boss endorses reformist MyanmarUN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon has arrived in Yangon to endorse Myanmar’s rehabilitation back into the international fold. Ban wants to encourage the… 29/04/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD in parliament boycott rowAung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy has boycotted the opening of the new Myanmar parliament in a dispute over the wording of the… 23/04/2012
Myanmar reforms prompt tourist boomAfter decades of military dictatorship and international sanctions, Myanmar is experiencing a tourism explosion. Last year more than 400,000 people visited… 20/04/2012
Britain’s PM urges suspension of sanctions against MyanmarBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has said economic sanctions against Myanmar should be suspended. Speaking alongside pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu… 13/04/2012
British PM arrives in Myanmar for landmark visitDavid Cameron has become the first British Prime Minister to visit Myanmar in more than 60 years. He was greeted by President Thein Sein, as he moved onto… 13/04/2012
Suu Kyi hopes for ‘new era’ after Myanmar voteMyanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she hopes her party’s victory in parliamentary by-elections will mark the beginning of a new… 02/04/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party claims landmark voteThere were celebrations as Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi won a parliamentary by-election. Her party has also claimed victory in at least 19… 02/04/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi wins Myanmar seat, says partyMyanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won a seat in parliament, according to her party, in a historic moment for the country’s transition to… 01/04/2012
Myanmar’s democratic hopeAt 66, human rights and democracy defender Aung San Suu Kyi leads the National League for Democracy (or NLD) campaign in Myanmar’s elections. She considers… 01/04/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi set to win in Myanmar voteA by-election in Myanmar on Sunday was the third in half a century. 45 seats were up for grabs in the national parliament, which is mostly made up of former… 01/04/2012
Myanmar election provides test for reformMyanmar is holding by-elections that are being seen as a key step in the country’s road to democracy. It is the first time international observers will… 01/04/2012
Myanmar by-election could lead to lifting of Western sanctionsSunday’s 45-seat by-election in Myanmar was being viewed as a key test for democracy, analysts said. If it is judged free and fair, the vote could see an… 31/03/2012
Suu Kyi cautious over Myanmar electionAhead of elections in Myanmar this weekend, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is not optimistic about the way it will be conducted. Speaking at the final… 30/03/2012
Myanmar’s Supreme Commander vows to protect army’s political roleThe head of Myanmar’s military has vowed to protect its political leadership role. In a speech to mark the annual armed forces day, Supreme Commander… 27/03/2012
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi suspends campaignMyanmar’s leading opposition figure, Aung San Suu Kyi, had cut short her election campaign after falling ill. She has returned home to Yangon to recuperate… 25/03/2012
Ang San Suu Kyi makes first televised addressOpposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for repressive laws to be revoked and for constitutional reform in a landmark televised address in Myanmar. It’s… 15/03/2012
The road to Mandalay proves huge boost for Suu KyiShe is known simply as, “The Lady” and she arrived in Mandalay to the ecstatic welcome from a crowd reckoned to be around the 200,000 mark. It was Aung San… 03/03/2012
Myanmar: road to reform?Myanmar has been isolated internationally for decades. However, in only a few months the country has made, what seems like, startling steps towards democracy… 22/02/2012
Suu Kyi promises Myanmar rights as she runs for parliamentOn her first political outing since announcing she will run for parliament, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for changes to the 2008… 29/01/2012
EU considering easing sanctions against MyanmarWith Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader now officially standing in forthcoming elections, the EU is reportedly considering lifting some sanctions against the… 18/01/2012
France promises rewards for reformist MyanmarThe French foreign minister, meeting Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, has said the EU will respond with ‘concrete measures’ to… 15/01/2012
Myanmar government and Karen rebels agree ceasefireDecades of fighting have ended after the government in Myanmar signed a ceasefire with ethnic rebel group the Karen National Unit. The administration’s… 12/01/2012
Hague says more reform needed in MyanmarA day after Myanmar’s leaders, Britain’s Foreign Secretary has met the main opposition figure, Aung San Suu Kyi. William Hague presented her with the annual… 06/01/2012
Myanmar: Suu Kyi ‘concerned’ for democratic reformsPro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met William Hague in Myanmar during the first visit by a British foreign secretary since 1955. The visit is also… 05/01/2012
Myanmar: Hague welcomes prisoner release pledgeOn the first visit by a British Minister to Myanmar since 1955, Foreign Secretary William Hague, has welcomed a pledge by the country to release more… 05/01/2012
Myanmar gunpowder blast ‘not sabotage’An explosion and fire at a gunpowder warehouse in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, also known as Rangoon, has killed at least 17 people and injured 80. By… 29/12/2011
Myanmar blast kills 17Police in Myanmar have confirmed that at least 17 people have been killed and over 80 others injured in an explosion in the country’s main city of Yangon… 29/12/2011
Suu Kyi’s opposition wins legal statusAuthorities in Myanmar have reportedly legalised the party of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The announcement was made in the state run New Light of… 13/12/2011
Clinton visit could signal closer US-Myanmar tiesNobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has welcomed US engagement with Myanmar as its new civilian government pledged to move forward with political… 02/12/2011
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hails ‘historic’ meeting with ClintonHillary Clinton has held talks with Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit the pro-democracy leader described as “historic”. The Nobel laureate and the… 02/12/2011
Clinton visit melts the diplomatic ice with MyanmarUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has become the most senior American official to visit Myanmar in over half a century. Her aim is to assess the… 01/12/2011
Clinton arrives in MyanmarShe has become the first US Secretary of State to visit in more than 50 years. Hillary Clinton has touched down in Myanmar, also known as Burma, where she is… 30/11/2011
Aung San Suu Kyi to stand in by-electionMyanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu kyi is to stand as a candidate in an upcoming by-election. Her announcement comes just three days after her party… 21/11/2011
Suu Kyi’s party to contest Myanmar by-electionsMyanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has indicated that her party will contest a series of parliamentary by-elections. However, the head of the… 18/11/2011
Myanmar frees some political prisonersMyanmar started releasing political prisoners on Wednesday as part of an amnesty announced by the government. Reports say between 150 and 300 ‘prisoners of… 12/10/2011
Myanmar begins prisoner amnestyMyanmar began a prisoner amnesty on Wednesday that included a number of political detainees. The country formerly known as Burma said on Tuesday that it… 12/10/2011
Myanmar regime ‘to free 6,300 prisoners’Myanmar is set to free more than 6,300 detainees, state television reported on Tuesday. The report failed to specify if any of the 6,359 people to be freed… 11/10/2011
Suu Kyi meets Myanmar PresidentMyanmar’s pro-democracy leader Ang San Suu Kyi met the country’s President Thein Sein on Friday, in what has been described as the latest olive branch from… 19/08/2011
Suu Kyi tight-lipped on signs of political thawThousands of people have turned out to see Aung San Suu Kyi’s first political trip outside Rangoon *(Yangon) since her release from house arrest in November… 14/08/2011
Suu Kyi in Martyrs’ Day MarchMyanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi led a march of 3000 supporters on Tuesday, in honour of her late father who was assassinated, just as the… 19/07/2011
Back in the Day: Burma mourns the death of Aung SanJuly 19, 1947. Burmese independence leader and de facto Prime Minister Bogyoke (General) Aung San is assassinated along with six cabinet ministers and two… 19/07/2011
Myanmar quake death toll tops 70At least 74 people are known to have died in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Thursday. The quake hit just after 1300 GMT close to the… 25/03/2011
Northern Thailand hit by another quakeA 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Thailand on Friday, one day after a tremor hit neighbouring Myanmar and killed at least 50 people. There are no… 25/03/2011
Double quake rocks MyanmarTwo large earthquakes have struck Myanmar and the wider Asia region. The US geological survey initially said both tremors were around 7.0 magnitude with… 24/03/2011
Suu Kyi and son finally meet after over a decadeAung San Suu Kyi has been reunited with her son for the first time in over ten years. The pro-democracy leader was at Rangoon airport to meet him as he… 23/11/2010
