Over 1,600 prisoners released in Myanmar

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:33

Over 1,600 prisoners were released across the country Friday under an amnesty order of President U Thein Sein, local media reported.

Myanmar protest seeks constitutional change

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:23

Activists have rallied peacefully in Myanmar`s biggest city to call for changing the constitution to allow pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as president.

Myanmar pardons inmates to mark independence day

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 09:57

The Myanmar government pardoned some inmates as a gesture to mark the country`s Independence Day which is falling on Saturday, according to an order of the President`s Office.

Myanmar to free remaining political prisoners Tuesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 12:54

Myanmar Tuesday announced the release of all remaining political prisoners on the last day of 2013.

Myanmar announces broad prisoner pardon

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 00:30

Myanmar Monday announced a sweeping amnesty for prisoners who were charged under draconian laws used to imprison activists.

Suu Kyi`s party to contest 2015 Myanmar elections

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 20:05

Myanmar`s leader Aung San Suu Kyi`s party said on Saturday that it will contest 2015 parliamentary elections even if the country`s constitution barring her from running for president is not amended.

Thai Navy sues website over Rohingya allegations

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 15:19

Thailand`s navy has filed criminal defamation charges against a news website that published stories alleging Thai military involvement in the trafficking of Myanmar`s ethnic Rohingya boatpeople, an editor said.

Tardy progress in South Asian integration: Hamid Ansari

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 00:18

Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday said the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, despite sharing social and cultural affinities, have not done enough to prosper as a regional bloc.

Myanmar won`t allow forces inimical to India on its soil: Gen

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:42

Myanmar on Thursday promised that its territories would not be allowed to be used by forces inimical to India.

US fines RBS USD 133 mn for violating Iran sanctions

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 02:16

US authorities announced fines totalling USD 133 million against Royal Bank of Scotland Monday for violating US sanctions regimes on Iran, Myanmar, Sudan and Cuba.