Thai raid on fishing operation frees dozens of enslaved migrants

A migrant worker from Burma gets off a fishing boat at a seafood market in the town of Mahachai near Bangkok. (Reuters) By NANG MYA NADI / ...

Burma fails on natural resource governance: report

Pipeline leaving Maday Island, en route to China. (Photo provided by Shwe Gas Movement) By HANNA HINDSTROM Burma has the worst record on na...

Cyclonic storm Mahasen claims four lives in Bangladesh

Mahasen\'s current velocity was lowered to 25 kilometre per hour as against the initial wind speed of up to 90 kilometre per hour. Pres...

Cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' hits Bangladesh coastlines

  It said the storm was centered at 9 A.M. about 270 kms southwest of Chittagong Port, 225 kms southwest of Cox's Bazar Port and 210 km...

Cyclone Mahasen Batters Bangladesh; 1 Million Flee

By FARID HOSSAIN Associated Press COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh May 16, 2013 (AP) Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on T...

Cyclone Mahasen strikes southern Bangladesh

Thousands have moved to shelters in Bangladesh but in Burma, authorities have encountered a deep reluctance to move among Rohingya refugees...

Obama to meet leader of Burma (Myanmar)

Burmese President Thein Sein (right) meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Yangon last year. The White House announced today that Pres...

White House To Host Myanmar President In Historic Visit

Burmese President Thein Sein (right) meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Yangon last year. By RFE/RL May 15, 2013 The White House ha...

Officials reach out to refugees following fighting in Shan state

Shan State Army-South soldiers march during the 65th anniversary of Shan State National Day at the army's Loi Taileng headquarters alon...

Mass evacuations underway as Cyclone Mahesan hits Bangladesh coast

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken refuge in shelters as Cyclone Mahesan has hit the Bangladeshi coast. The storm is expected to hit...

Nic Dunlop: ‘It is no longer useful to view Burma through the prism of Suu Kyi’

Photojournalist and author Nic Dunlop (Sam Kalayanee) By JACK GOODMAN Following the publication of his newest book Brave New Burma, Jack Goo...

Relocation of Rohingya continues despite objections from Arakanese locals

A girl from the Pauktaw township walks in a Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDP) camp outside Sittwe on 15 May 2013. (Reuters) By DV...

Put joint effort for Myanmar Oil Blocks: Govt to private cos, PSUs

At least six Indian entities are participating in bidding process for blocks. Myanmar announced the bidding round in January for 30 blocks. ...

Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal

Thousands have moved to shelters in Bangladesh but in Burma, authorities have encountered a deep reluctance to move among Rohingya refugees ...

The World’s Biggest Reclining Buddha

Sculptures of hell guards and sinners are seen inside the reclining Buddha statue.(Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy) By THE IRRAWADDY Less than...