http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/7752-myanmar.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/7752-myanmar.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109400-2-child-limit-muslims-parts-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence. Local officials said Saturday that the new measure would be applied to two Rakhine to... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:35:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109400-2-child-limit-muslims-parts-myanmar.html 2013-05-25T12:35:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. McConnell, R-Ky., made the announcement after meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein, who is m... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html 2013-05-21T22:10:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majority. As the country tries to rebu... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html 2013-05-21T12:43:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support. Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first ... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:49:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html 2013-05-20T23:49:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098722-myanmar-leader-vows-justice-communal-violence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein says that all perpetrators of inter-communal violence in the country will be brought to justice. Thein Sein made the comments Monday in a speech at a university in Washington after meeting President Barack Obama. Myanmar has been roiled by unrest between Buddhists and minority Muslims over the past year that ... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098722-myanmar-leader-vows-justice-communal-violence.html 2013-05-20T21:36:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. Cyclone Mahasan lost power as it shed huge amounts of rain and then veer... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html 2013-05-17T02:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html KUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in order to let the public vent frustration. The gathering in downtown Kunming — the second one in the city this mo... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html 2013-05-16T11:53:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal. Tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya people live in the plastic-roofed tents and huts made of reeds, and they dist... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:38:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html 2013-05-16T04:38:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2087818-myanmars-president-to-visit-white-house-monday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to welcome Myanmar President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) to the White House Monday. It will be the first visit by a Myanmar head of state in nearly 47 years and a sign of warming ties between the countries. Last November, Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country also known as Burma. The ... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:16:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2087818-myanmars-president-to-visit-white-house-monday.html 2013-05-15T17:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of members of the displaced Rohingya minority group into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Nations said. More than 100 people were aboard the boat when it set sail late... Wed, 15 May 2013 05:24:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html 2013-05-15T05:24:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2081878-myanmar-president-to-official-us-visit.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties. Myanmar state television announced the U.S. visit Monday, saying it comes at the invitation of President Barack Obama. It gave no exact date, but congressional s... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:17:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2081878-myanmar-president-to-official-us-visit.html 2013-05-13T23:17:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand (AP) — Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Myanmar and those like her who were born and raised in the Mae La refugee camp in neighboring Thailand. School, family, friends, shoppin... Sun, 12 May 2013 05:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html 2013-05-12T05:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2065032-aerosmith-drops-indonesia-security-fears.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Aerosmith canceled a show in Indonesia after authorities there said they had foiled a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar Embassy. Concert promoter Ismaya Live cited safety concerns as the reason for the cancellation, but it wasn't clear if there was a direct connection to the alleged embassy plot. The American rockers were scheduled... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:14:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2065032-aerosmith-drops-indonesia-security-fears.html 2013-05-06T11:14:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2059986-indonesia-2-arrested-myanmar-embassy-plot.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hours after Indonesia announced it had foiled an alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta, hundreds of hard-line Muslims gathered outside the mission Friday calling for jihad in that country to fight against persecution of their Islamic brothers. Two suspected militants were arrested the night before, and five homemade... Fri, 03 May 2013 09:33:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2059986-indonesia-2-arrested-myanmar-embassy-plot.html 2013-05-03T09:33:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055460-myanmar-muslims-face-uncertain-future-attack.html OKKAN, Myanmar (AP) — They slept terrified in the fields, watching their homes burn through the night. And when they returned on Wednesday, nothing was left but smoldering ash and debris. One day after hundreds of Buddhists armed with bricks stormed a clutch of Muslim villages in the closest explosion of sectarian violence yet to Myanmar's main city, Yang... Wed, 01 May 2013 13:33:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055460-myanmar-muslims-face-uncertain-future-attack.html 2013-05-01T13:33:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2052846-ford-to-enter-myanmar-with-showroom-august.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Ford Motor Co. announced its entry into Myanmar on Tuesday, saying it plans to open the nation's first sales and service showroom for new vehicles by August. Myanmar's vehicle market has been stunted by decades of international sanctions and strict import controls put in place by the military junta that ruled for nearly 50 years, ha... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:45:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2052846-ford-to-enter-myanmar-with-showroom-august.html 2013-04-30T15:45:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2039202-myanmar-pardons-93-including-political-prisoners.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's president pardoned 93 prisoners, including at least 59 political detainees, a day after the European Union lifted sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation. The pardon was announced on state television Tuesday amid renewed calls for President Thein Sein's government to release hundreds more political prisoners still bel... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:50:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2039202-myanmar-pardons-93-including-political-prisoners.html 2013-04-24T00:50:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2037044-eu-drops-sanctions-myanmar.html LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union on Monday dropped its political and economic sanctions against Myanmar to support the country's "remarkable process" of democratic reforms, while warning that the southeast Asian nation must curb recent outbursts of ethnic violence. "The people (of Myanmar) want democracy, peace and prosperity," the EU's foreign policy... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:27:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2037044-eu-drops-sanctions-myanmar.html 2013-04-22T18:27:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030762-diplomats-eu-to-drop-sanctions-myanmar.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will drop most sanctions against Myanmar to reward the country's progress toward democracy, two EU diplomats said Friday. The decision will be formally taken by the bloc's 27 foreign ministers when they meet Monday in Luxembourg, in a bid to support the southeast Asian nation's transition, the diplomats said. The sanctio... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:19:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030762-diplomats-eu-to-drop-sanctions-myanmar.html 2013-04-19T12:19:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2015236-suu-kyi-visit-highlights-japans-myanmar-push.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit by Suu Kyi, in Japan for the first time in 27 years, is highlighting Japan's interest in helping to craft a blueprint for Myanmar's economy and tapping... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:36:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2015236-suu-kyi-visit-highlights-japans-myanmar-push.html 2013-04-12T13:36:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1999762-buddhist-muslims-myanmar-clash-indonesia.html BELAWAN, Indonesia (AP) — Sectarian and ethnic tensions running high in Myanmar boiled over far outside the country's borders Friday, when Buddhist fishermen and Muslim asylum seekers from the country brawled with knives and rocks at an Indonesian immigration detention center, leaving eight dead and another 15 injured. The melee broke out in North Sumatra... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:42:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1999762-buddhist-muslims-myanmar-clash-indonesia.html 2013-04-05T11:42:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1997256-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reforms.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Few imagined Myanmar would embrace democracy when the U.S. began its historic engagement with the military regime. The country's rapid changes were lauded by visiting Western leaders, and the nation's president was hailed as a hero. But spasms of spreading, communal violence show the reform path is bumpier than expected and have taken the sheen off a foreig... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:02:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1997256-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reforms.html 2013-04-04T12:02:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992798-13-children-die-myanmar-mosque-fire.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar said they are investigating the head of a mosque and a Muslim teacher for possible negligence after a pre-dawn fire swept a religious dormitory Tuesday, killing 13 children in a blaze that raised new concern over sectarian tensions that have plagued the country since anti-Muslim violence hit its heartland last month. ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:39:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992798-13-children-die-myanmar-mosque-fire.html 2013-04-02T14:39:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1989456-privately-owned-daily-newspapers-return-to-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The newspaper industry might be shrinking in the rest of the world but it expanded Monday in Myanmar when privately run daily newspapers hit newsstands for the first time in 50 years. For many people, the rebirth of daily papers is a novelty: Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:27:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1989456-privately-owned-daily-newspapers-return-to-myanmar.html 2013-04-01T05:27:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1988674-ap-opens-full-news-bureau-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The Associated Press on Saturday became the first international news agency to open a bureau in Myanmar since a reformist government took power two years ago and began relaxing restrictions on the media for the first time in decades. The opening paves the way for AP to expand its coverage of the unfolding transition in Myanmar, whic... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1988674-ap-opens-full-news-bureau-myanmar.html 2013-03-30T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981654-general-myanmar-military-staying-politics.html NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The military that ruled Myanmar for five decades paraded its might Wednesday in front of the opposition leader it once repressed, as its commander in chief said it will remain involved in politics to help the country transform itself into a democracy. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, attending the annual Armed Forces Day celeb... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:38:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981654-general-myanmar-military-staying-politics.html 2013-03-27T16:38:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1980100-myanmar-sets-curfews-to-curb-spread-violence.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in three townships after anti-Muslim religious violence touched new parts of the country, edging closer to the main city of Yangon. State television Tuesday reported incidents in the three townships in Bago region, all within 150 kilometers (100 miles) of Yangon. The latest attack... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:24:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1980100-myanmar-sets-curfews-to-curb-spread-violence.html 2013-03-27T01:24:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977318-myanmar-warns-violence-threaten-reforms.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's government warned Monday that religious violence could threaten democratic reforms after anti-Muslim mobs rampaged through three more towns in the country's predominantly Buddhist heartland. The mobs destroyed mosques and burned dozens of homes over the weekend despite attempts by the government to stem the nation's latest... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977318-myanmar-warns-violence-threaten-reforms.html 2013-03-25T16:03:15Z