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A party at the revered Secretariat Building as stirred controversy. Photo Credit: Aye Ne Win
Elite party at Myanmar historic site stirs controversy
A glitzy private party for the Myanmar elite at a monument long closed to the public has unleashed a storm of ...
Former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, seen here in March 2013, who died in Singapore aged 91 on March 23, 2015. Photo: Stephen Morrison/EPA
Singapore's first PM Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91
Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, one of the towering figures of post-colonial Asian politics, died March 23 after ...
The refugee community from Myanmar has been shocked by a triple homicide. Photo: James Willanor
Myanmar refugee community in US shocked by murders
A refugee community from Myanmar in North Carolina, US, has been shocked by a triple homicide. An 18-year-old ethnic Karen man has been arrested in...
United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Ms Yanghee Lee, speaks at a news conference in Geneva on March 18 about her report earlier in the week to the UN Human Rights Council. Photo: EPA/Martial Trezzini
UN expert gets new threat, expects new Myanmar invite
A UN rights expert, who was harshly criticised and threatened during a recent visit to Myanmar, said March 18 she expected the government to invite...
Survivors of the ferry vessel accident arrive at the Sittwe port, in Sittwe, western Myanmar, March 14, 2015. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA 
Myanmar to inspect all state-owned boats after ferry sinking
Myanmar will inspect all state-owned vessels after a ferry accident off the country's western Rakhine state that left at least 61 people dead, state...
Digital Globe satellite image dated 12 April 2004 shows a general overview of a southern part of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, eight months before the earthquake which set off tsunami waves that hit the area. Photo: EPA/Digital Globe 
6.6 earthquake hits Indonesia
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Molucca Sea on March 17, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami alert was issued and there...
Myanmar soldiers stand guard at a check point in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar, May 30, 2013. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
Myanmar expresses 'sorrow' for China border deaths
Myanmar expressed "sorrow" March 16 after a bomb dropped across the border during clashes with rebel forces killed five farm workers...
An elderly survivor of the ferry vessel accident is assisted upon arrival at the Sittwe port, Myanmar, March 14, 2015. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
Ferry sinking death toll rises to 52
More than 50 people have been confirmed killed in a ferry accident off western Myanmar after rescue teams recovered more bodies from rough waters,...
International Monetary Fund managing director Ms Christine Lagarde speaks during a press briefing at the end of a special Eurogroup meeting of Finance ministers, at the European Council headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 20, 2015. Photo: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
IMF chief hails India as 'bright spot' in world economy
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde hailed India as the bright spot of the global economy on March 16 ahead of talks in New Delhi...
Survivors of the ferry vessel accident cry for their lost relatives as they arrive at the Sittwe port, Myanmar, March 14, 2015.Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
Strong currents hamper search for ferry victims
Strong currents are hampering efforts to retrieve the bodies of victims of a ferry accident which killed at least 34 people off western Myanmar, as...

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