Washington: President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political reforms.
Thein Sein became the first head of Myanmar to visit the White House in 47 years, and he and Obama sat down for talks in the Oval Office.
Obama said the Myanmar leader had assured him that he intends to move forward on releasing more political prisoners and institutionalizing political reforms that have already taken place. Thein Sein also vowed to resolve ethnic conflicts by incorporating all communities into the political process, Obama said.
"I also shared with President Sein our deep concern about communal violence that has been directed at Muslim communities inside Myanmar. The displacement of people, the violence directed towards them needs to stop," Obama said....
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06:21 AM, May 21, 2013
Dhaka: At least 14 people were killed today as cyclonic storm Mahasen battered Bangladesh's southwestern coastlines, damaging thousands of thatched houses and forcing evacuation of over one million people from low-lying areas. "All the deaths were reported from the southwestern coastlines where the cyclone hit with its maximum strength before being weakened gradually," a disaster management ministry spokesman said. Officials from coastal areas earlier reported the deaths mostly from offshore...
11:39 PM, May 16, 2013
Yangon: Two passengers have been injured when a plane landing in Myanmar shot past the end of the runway when its brakes failed. The Facebook page of Myanmar state radio and TV reported that a Fokker plane of Myanmar Airways carrying 55 passengers went 200 meters past the end of the runway at Monghsat in northern Shan state on Thursday before it hit a fence and stopped. It said a...
09:44 PM, May 16, 2013
Tokyo: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is on a six-day visit to Japan, her first trip to the country in 27 years since she visited Japan in 1985 as a visiting scholar. On Day 3 of her visit on Monday, Suu Kyi will drum up aid for Myanmar and also meet Burmese nationals based in Japan. On Sunday, Suu Kyi traveled to Kyoto in central Japan. She rode...
08:54 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Four private dailies hit the newsstands for the first time in almost 50 years in Myanmar on Monday, but many others failed to appear, hamstrung by poor financing, archaic equipment and a dearth of reporters. ...
06:45 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Four private daily newspapers started temporary publication on Monday, signifying the re-introduction of private daily newspapers in the Southeast Asian nation after a gap of five decades. ...
02:50 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Muslims of Sit Kwin were always a small group who numbered no more than 100 of the village's 2,000 people. But as sectarian violence led by Buddhist mobs spreads across central Myanmar, they and many other Muslims are disappearing. ...
09:45 AM, Mar 30, 2013
The death toll in a communal riot in Myanmar has risen to 40, according to an official media report Tuesday. The toll rose from 32 as eight more bodies were found when troops cleared the wreckage in the wake of the riot which lasted three days in Meikhtila from March 20, leaving 9,600 people homeless. ...
03:40 PM, Mar 26, 2013
The death toll in a communal riot in Meikthila in northern Myanmar has risen to 32, state-run media reported. According to Xinhua, the state radio and TV said in a broadcast that many bodies were found while clearing the debris. ...
05:32 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Myanmar President Thein Sein has declared martial law in four townships following violent ethnic clashes between the Buddhists and Muslims. Dozens of people have been killed and many have been displaced due to the unrest. ...
09:25 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Two days of rioting between Buddhists and Muslims in a central Myanmar town has killed at least 20 and left residents too afraid to walk the streets, a lawmaker said on Friday. ...
03:00 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt urges Myanmar to embrace free speech. ...
12:11 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's Asia visit itinerary also includes India. ...
06:28 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Organised by Myanmar Golf Federation (MGF), the championship is scheduled to take place from March 19 to 22. ...
02:50 PM, Mar 09, 2013
Following the defeat, India's chances of advancing to the final round of the tournament have taken a big beating. ...
09:11 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Chhetri spoke about what needs to be done, the intensity of the situation, the mood in the camp, his perception about Myanmar and much more. ...
01:42 PM, Mar 05, 2013
A group of 108 Myanmarese nationals were detained after they illegally boarded a barge coming to Mumbai from the neighbouring country, Coast Guard sources said on Saturday. After getting complaints of illegal entry by some unknown people on board barge Ganpati, which was being towed from Myanmar to Mumbai by Star Jakarta, a Coast Guard ship was sent from north Andaman to intercept the barge on Thursday. ...
02:42 PM, Mar 02, 2013
A Colonel-rank Defence PRO in Manipur and five others arrested for allegedly transporting illicit drugs estimated at over Rs 24 crore for smuggling to Myanmar were on Monday remanded to police custody till March 8. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thoubal, passed the order for police custody of the six, including Manipur Defence PRO Ajay Chaudhury arrested Sunday in Chandel district, following an application by investigating officer A Ghanashyam Sharma. ...
05:50 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Thai duo Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Chapchai Nirat went deep with eight-under 64 each and shared the lead. ...
07:24 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Gangjee, who played the last two seasons on the Web.com Tour, will be one of the seven Indians to tee up at the Zaykabar Myanmar Open starting Thursday. ...
05:06 PM, Feb 20, 2013
