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Government officials have yet to identify the object but reports speculate it is part of a Chinese satellite.

Police fear expat may have fled country after the body of his friend Gary Ferguson was found in Yangon flat.

The 47-year-old was said to be drinking with a British colleague before being found dead.

Aung San Suu Kyi says the response is based on the 'rule of law'.

A Reddit user says US sanctions responsible for the block, but the curbs have already been lifted.

Only five of the G20 appear in the top 20 of the World Giving Index.

According to passenger reports, the boat may have been carrying close to 300 people on board.

President Obama's move followed a meeting with Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Washington in September.

Klaas Haytema, 30, was convicted of violating visa regulations requiring him to respect the culture.

The Emergency Provisions Act was introduced under junta rule after the country won freedom from Britain in 1950.

Suu Kyi says the government is committed to a sustainable solution that will lead to peace.

Two children among dead, while centuries-old temples in Bagan suffered severe damage.

29-year-old, who says he has suffered 'hell on earth' conditions, unable to follow his own legal case.

Buddhists in anti-muslim attack as Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is criticised.

Good news for elephants injured by some of the thousands of landmines on the Thai-Myanmar border.

Hailstones the size of coconuts damage thousands of homes across the South East Asian country.

This follows failed talks among oil producing nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia in Doha on 17 April.

Beginning on 13 April, the festival sees people douse each other in water, which symbolises spiritual cleansing in order to begin the new year free from impurities.

Magnitude 6.9 tremor hits Asian nation with impact felt in northern India

Wang Yi becomes first top foreign dignitary to visit Myanmar after the takeover by t he NLD.

A new bill to be passed is in line with Suu Kyi's earlier pledge of functioning "above" the presidency.

Outgoing President Thein Sein lifts state of emergency in violence-hit Rakhine in a surprise announcement.

Myanmar's army chief cautiously extends support to Suu Kyi's incoming government.

Amnesty claims Myanmar using military-era laws to persecute people but new government can change things.

As many as 46 underage soldiers released by Myanmar Armed Forces, known as Tatmadaw.

Although Htin Kyawis tipped to win, the Nobel laureate once stated that she would be 'above' the president.

Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) will undertake a month-long mission in the Andaman Sea.

Officials told the newly homeless people they would receive compensation and be re-housed, but they are yet to receive help.

BREAKING: One of the military personnel aboard the crashed jet reportedly pulled out alive from debris.

The opening of parliament is a turning point for Myanmar which has been under military rule since 1962.