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South-east Asia migrant crisis: Who are the Rohingya and why are they desperate to flee Myanmar?
Behind the mass displacement of the world's 'most persecuted' ethnic minority.
Solar Impulse lands in China after 22-hour flight from Myanmar
Solar Impulse 2 lands in China, completing the fifth leg of its landmark global journey, powered by solar energy.
Myanmar: 50 feared dead as overcrowded ferry capsizes
Aung Tagun 3 sailing from Taunggok to Sittwe said to have been carrying more than 200 people.
Myanmar: 300 students on protest march to Yangon defy security forces deadline to disperse
Hundreds of student protesters surrounded by security forces in city of Letpadan.
Myanmar: 47 soldiers killed in clashes with Kokang ethnic rebels, says military
Myanmar's army says dozens of soldiers were killed in violence near Chinese border.
Myanmar to investigate extremist Buddhist monk Wirathu for 'whore' comment on UN envoy
Ultra-nationalist monk called UN's Yanghee Lee 'a whore' for defending stateless Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar Rivals Hold Landmark Political Talks over Reforms and Elections
Participants in round-table conference include leaders of military, ethnic groups, and opposition.
100,000 Minority Rohingya Muslims Flee Persecution in Myanmar
Rohingya flee homes in Rakhine state and escape to Thailand, Bangladesh and India.
DBS, ING, OCBC, Standard Chartered and Sumitomo Mitsui to Finance Myanmar's Pamel
Banks to give $85bn for creating telecom service provider Ooredoo Myanmar's infrastructure.
IMF Projects 8.25% Growth in Myanmar Led by Rising Gas Production
While GDP is rising and inflation stable, Myanmar needs reforms to sustain growth, says Fund.
Myanmar Invites Foreign Banks, Faces 'Bumpy Road' of Regulations, States Moody's
Expansion of Myanmar's banking system by allowing foreign banks access will face many supervisory and managerial challenges.
China Opens Controversial $2bn Railway Line to Tibet Holy Site
Project links Tibetan capital Lhasa and Buddhist spiritual site of Shigatse
Thai Boys in Makeup Shave Heads and Eyebrows to Become Buddhist Novices
Colourful ceremony to ordain young acolytes as trainee monks
Myanmar Police Burn down Rohingya Homes in Rakhine State
EXCLUSIVE: Eyewitnesses confirm Burmese officials burn houses to the ground in Du Char Yar Tan.
Muslims in Myanmar 'Treated Like Animals', Says Rohingya Activist
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Amid reports of massacre of 48 Rohingya in Rakhine state, Muslims in Yangon live in fear.
Myanmar: 16 Rohingya Muslims Killed in Rakhine State
EXCLUSIVE: Rights group claim security forces raided village to hide previous killing.
Cash Starved Myanmar Firms Eye Singapore Listings With Caution
Firms planning Singapore IPOs fear Myanmar government's wrath.
Human Rights Abuses and Land Grab Claims Fail to Stop Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Opening
Rights groups claim pipeline from western Myanmar has caused land grabs, labour abuses, pollution and ethnic conflicts.
India Bodh Gaya Blasts Linked to Myanmar Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims Conflict
India probing Pakistan terror outfits' links with Rohingyas and explosions.
Cyclone Mahasen Forces More than a Million to Evacuate
Mass evacuation in Bangladesh while Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar refusing to move as storm set to make landfall.
Barack Obama Begins Asia Tour with Visit to Thailand
Obama's three-day Asia tour includes historic visit to Myanmar.
Barack Obama to Make Historic Trip to Myanmar
Obama's visit, coming in wake of communal clashes in Rakhine, intended to boost political and economic reforms in Myanmar.
Aung San Suu Kyi and Salman Rushdie Celebrating Birthdays
One common thing on their birthday is that both are likely to be in Britain.
Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Nobel Peace Prize After Two Decades [FULL TEXT OF SPEECH]
Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize means personally extending my concerns for democracy and human rights beyond national borders, said Suu Kyi in her speech.
Suu Kyi Falls Ill on First Day of European Tour
Aung San Suu Kyi finds it difficult to adjust to the new time zone after having spent most of her life in her home country.
Suu Kyi to Collect Her Nobel Prize After Two Decades [VIDEO]
Suu Kyi will address both houses of British parliament during her two-week Europe visit.
Ban Ki-moon Heaps Praise on Aung San Suu Kyi
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon holds talks with Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi for the first time.
UN Chief Addresses Burma Parliament - Praises Both Suu Kyi & Thein Sein
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets Myanmar President Thein Sein and addresses parliament.
Just One Word Puts Myanmar Junta, Suu Kyi at Loggerheads
NLD members want the swearing-in vow changed to "safeguard the constitution" from "respect the constitution".
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Celebrates Landslide Win
Democracy figurehead beats junta candidate to take seat in parliamentary by-election.