http://www.mail.com/locations/7752-myanmar.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/7752-myanmar.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148168-myanmar-jails-man-attack-that-sparked-rioting.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Muslim man whose attack on a Buddhist woman set off sectarian rioting in Myanmar's northeast has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, a local politician said. The court sentenced 48-year-old Ne Win on Tuesday after he was convicted of attempted murder, causing serious injury and possession and use of illegal drugs, said National ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:16:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148168-myanmar-jails-man-attack-that-sparked-rioting.html 2013-06-13T02:16:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132802-myanmar-police-kill-3-rohingya-clash-homes.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — At least three women from Myanmar's Rohingya minority were shot dead this week in a clash with security officials over new housing arrangements, police and activists said. A police officer in Mrauk-U township in western Rakhine state said three women died in the clash Tuesday in Parein village. The women and others were defying effo... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:36:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132802-myanmar-police-kill-3-rohingya-clash-homes.html 2013-06-06T01:36:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2130714-prestigious-forum-draws-decision-makers-to-myanmar.html NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar prepared Wednesday to show off what two years of reform-minded elected government has accomplished as it welcomed business titans and decision-makers from around the world to the Asian edition of the prestigious World Economic Forum. President Thein Sein will inaugurate the meeting Thursday and is scheduled to share the s... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:56:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2130714-prestigious-forum-draws-decision-makers-to-myanmar.html 2013-06-05T15:56:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121278-radical-monks-prejudice-fuel-myanmar-violence.html LASHIO, Myanmar (AP) — When a huge mob of Buddhist thugs crawled on the roof of Ma Sandar Soe's shop, doused it with gasoline and set it ablaze, the Buddhist businesswoman didn't blame them for burning it to the ground despite seeing it happen with her own eyes. Instead, her wrath was reserved for minority Muslims she accused of igniting Myanmar's latest ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:44:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121278-radical-monks-prejudice-fuel-myanmar-violence.html 2013-06-01T05:44:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2120540-myanmar-quadruple-economy-2030-report.html BANGKOK (AP) — Blessed with natural resources, including significant gas reserves and precious gems, Myanmar has the potential to more than quadruple the size of its economy by 2030 if it manages to diversify, build infrastructure and maintain political stability, a report said Friday. The McKinsey Global Institute said Myanmar has the land, manpower and ... Fri, 31 May 2013 05:10:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2120540-myanmar-quadruple-economy-2030-report.html 2013-05-31T05:10:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118250-myanmar-muslims-find-shelter-buddhist-monastery.html LASHIO, Myanmar (AP) — More than 1,000 Muslims who fled Myanmar's latest bout of sectarian violence huddled in a Buddhist monastery guarded by army soldiers as calm returned to this northeastern city, though burnt out buildings leveled by Buddhist rioters still smoldered. The army transported terrified Muslim families by the truckload out of a neighborhoo... Fri, 31 May 2013 01:26:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118250-myanmar-muslims-find-shelter-buddhist-monastery.html 2013-05-31T01:26:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115334-buddhist-mobs-spread-fear-myanmars-muslims.html LASHIO, Myanmar (AP) — It was a terrifying sight: hundreds of angry, armed men on motorcycles advancing up a dusty street with no one to stop them. Shouting at the top of their lungs, clutching machetes and iron pipes and long bamboo poles, they thrust their fists repeatedly into the air. The object of their rage: Myanmar's embattled minority Muslim commu... Thu, 30 May 2013 03:48:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115334-buddhist-mobs-spread-fear-myanmars-muslims.html 2013-05-30T03:48:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112270-suu-kyi-opposes-2-child-limit-myanmar-minority.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Islamic leaders expressed dismay over decisions by authorities in western Myanmar to restore a two-child limit on a Muslim minority group, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists and follows accusations of "ethnic cleansing." The order makes Myanmar perhaps the only country in the world to le... Tue, 28 May 2013 19:48:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2112270-suu-kyi-opposes-2-child-limit-myanmar-minority.html 2013-05-28T19:48:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2113828-chelsea-clinton-eyes-global-projects-gay-rights.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Chelsea Clinton said Tuesday she plans to become increasingly involved in the international health projects of her father's foundation and to speak out for gay rights. The only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton told The Associated Press during a visit to Malaysia that her focus will be on the Clinton Foundation's wo... Tue, 28 May 2013 12:27:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2113828-chelsea-clinton-eyes-global-projects-gay-rights.html 2013-05-28T12:27:47Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2109400-2-child-limit-muslims-parts-myanmar.html 2013-05-25T12:35:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/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/news/world/2100320-key-senator-to-myanmar-sanctions-bill-lapse.html 2013-05-21T22:10:55Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2099458-myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk.html 2013-05-21T12:43:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/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/news/politics/2097430-obama-vows-us-support-myanmar-leader-visits.html 2013-05-20T23:49:07Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2098722-myanmar-leader-vows-justice-communal-violence.html 2013-05-20T21:36:32Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html 2013-05-17T02:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/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/scitech/news/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html 2013-05-16T11:53:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/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/scitech/news/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html 2013-05-16T04:38:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/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/news/politics/2087818-myanmars-president-to-visit-white-house-monday.html 2013-05-15T17:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html 2013-05-15T05:24:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/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/news/politics/2081878-myanmar-president-to-official-us-visit.html 2013-05-13T23:17:50Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html 2013-05-12T05:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/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/entertainment/music/2065032-aerosmith-drops-indonesia-security-fears.html 2013-05-06T11:14:43Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2059986-indonesia-2-arrested-myanmar-embassy-plot.html 2013-05-03T09:33:17Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2055460-myanmar-muslims-face-uncertain-future-attack.html 2013-05-01T13:33:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/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/business/economy/2052846-ford-to-enter-myanmar-with-showroom-august.html 2013-04-30T15:45:18Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2039202-myanmar-pardons-93-including-political-prisoners.html 2013-04-24T00:50:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/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/business/economy/2015236-suu-kyi-visit-highlights-japans-myanmar-push.html 2013-04-12T13:36:20Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1999762-buddhist-muslims-myanmar-clash-indonesia.html 2013-04-05T11:42:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/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/news/politics/1997256-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reforms.html 2013-04-04T12:02:46Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1992798-13-children-die-myanmar-mosque-fire.html 2013-04-02T14:39:10Z