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Military members of Burma’s lower house of parliament failed on Tuesday to block a bill that would give National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful[…]
On 17 January, lawyer Robert Sann Aung was sitting in his office in downtown Rangoon listening to Voice of America‘s Burmese-language broadcast when he heard a report that Gambira, one[…]
The visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seen as part of Beijing’s efforts to get bilateral ties back on a better footing.
Organisers of commercial Thingyan stages in Rangoon are scrambling to find a way to work around new restrictions.
A Stockholm-based think tank said military spending came to 2.3 percent of global GDP — a tenth of which would be enough to end poverty and hunger by 2030.
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Foreign direct investment in the fiscal year ending in March grew to nearly $9 billion, after a rush of last-minute approvals.
NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi will stay on as minister of foreign affairs and President’s Office minister, but give up her education and energy portfolios.
The attack on the Facebook account of Rangoon Division’s new chief minister appeared to be linked to his decision to ban commercial stages during Thingyan.
Burma’s Academy Awards were held in Rangoon on Sunday, honouring 18 of the 30 films released between 2014 – 2015.
The lawyer for the widow of Par Gyi, a reporter who was killed in army custody in 2014, said he would try to get the case reopened.
Military-appointed members of Burma’s parliament say that introducing a new role equal in power to the president would be unconstitutional.
Opium production, long a problem in Kachin and Shan states, is now appearing in parts of Chin State affected by conflict on the Indian border.
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Burma’s new Construction Minister Win Khaing has announced a plan to close more than half of the toll booths on the country’s roads.
A journalist reflects on what Burma’s historic handover of power means for her as a citizen, and as a member of her profession.
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The EU observers praised the UEC for its handling of last year’s election, but noted structural problems that still needed to be resolved.
A bill submitted to the upper house of parliament on Thursday would enable Suu Kyi to formalise her position “above the president”.
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National League for Democracy co-founder Tin Oo speaks to DVB about his party’s historic rise to power and the challenges that lie ahead.
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A source close to Thein Sein said the former president will begin his stint in the monkhood on the day Burma’s new government takes power.
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The legacy of reforms that marked the early part of outgoing President Thein Sein’s administration has been marred by renewed repression.
In Arakan, poverty and ethnic tension are intertwined.
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“One of my friends is five weeks pregnant. She is uneducated and poor. Her boyfriend ran away when she told him that she was pregnant. She’s crying.”
With Htin Kyaw now formally sworn in as president, DVB spoke to some prominent figures about what they would like to see under his five-year administration.
Burmese authorities are warning women not to wear “skimpy clothing” if they plan to take part in this year’s Thingyan water festival to celebrate the traditional Buddhist New Year. In[…]
Emotions were high in Burma’s parliament today as Htin Kyaw, the country’s first president in more than fifty years to hail from a non-military background, was sworn in.
Military members of Burma’s lower house of parliament failed on Tuesday to block a bill that would give National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful[…]
NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi will stay on as minister of foreign affairs and President’s Office minister, but give up her education and energy portfolios.
Military-appointed members of Burma’s parliament say that introducing a new role equal in power to the president would be unconstitutional.
A bill submitted to the upper house of parliament on Thursday would enable Suu Kyi to formalise her position “above the president”.
National League for Democracy co-founder Tin Oo speaks to DVB about his party’s historic rise to power and the challenges that lie ahead.
