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Myanmar Signs Ceasefire Agreement With Eight Rebel Groups

However, seven powerful ethnic groups refused to sign, due to distrust of Myanmar’s government and its powerful military.

Myanmar Spirit Festival Offers Rare Space for Gay Community

Gay people in the former junta-run nation still routinely suffer discrimination.

Myanmar Student Protesters in Court After Police Crackdown

Police hit student-led protesters with stones and batons on Tuesday, putting a violent end to a week-long standoff.

Myanmar Students Hold Vigil Against Police Violence

Police in Letpadan used clubs and rocks against protesters earlier this month.

Myanmar Students on Long March Against Education Bill

They say the bill puts limits on academic freedom.

Myanmar Students, Police in Standoff Outside Yangon

The students are protesting a new education law they say puts limits on academic freedom.

Myanmar Students, Police Scuffle During Protest Over Military’s Political Role

The confrontation comes days after lawmakers voted down a constitutional amendment aimed at removing the military’s effective veto on legislative reform.

Myanmar Students Protest Education Bill

The students say the new bill infringes on the autonomy of Myanmar’s universities.

Myanmar Students Protest New Education Law

The protesters say the law infringes on their academic freedom.

Myanmar Students Released From Prison in Dramatic Court Decision

The 69 students were arrested last March for protesting an education bill.

Myanmar Stunt Bikers Dazzle on Yangon’s Streets

Some are in their 20s, but most are students who dream of going pro.

Myanmar Teacher Sacrifices for Poor Student

Teacher Thuzar Mon earns about $30 dollars a month teaching at a monastic school near Myanmar’s commercial center, Yangon.

Myanmar Tortoises Fight Extinction

Almost half of Myanmar’s 26 species of fresh water and land turtles face extinction as humans capture them for illegal wildlife trade.

Myanmar Town Offers Hope for Marginalized Muslims

In a western Myanmar town, Buddhists and Muslims used to live side by side as neighbors. But since 2012, when inter-communal unrest swept through swathes of ...

Myanmar Trains Special Police for Elections

The recruits will be responsible for directing traffic and reporting suspicious activities to local police stations.

Myanmar Village Women Blacken Teeth

While the western world strives for whiter than white teeth, in one Myanmar hill tribe black teeth are considered beautiful.

Myanmar Watermelon Growers Eager to Cash in on China Market

Myanmar’s trade ministry says watermelon exports across the Shan and Kachin state border into China bring in about US$100 million a year. But the trade ...

Myanmar’s Bottle Collectors at Work

Waste collectors scour the banks of Myanmar’s Yangon River looking for anything plastic that they can sell for recycling.

Myanmar’s Farmers Face Climate Change Challenges

Myanmar is one of the nations in the world most vulnerable to extreme weather and losses linked to climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index ...

Myanmar’s Kayan Return Home to Start Businesses

During the military junta, many left for Thailand where they earned money posing for photos. Now they have come home to sell their food and crafts.

Myanmar’s LGBT Festival Goes Public for the First Time

The "&Proud" festival took place in a country where same-sex relations are still officially illegal.

Myanmar’s Mon State Faces Water Crisis

Villages across the state are struggling to find water. Although water shortages are a yearly occurrence, they began earlier than usual this year – likely due ...

Myanmar’s Muslims Mark Ramadan out in the Cold

The government has struggled to contain rising anti-Islam sentiment since sectarian violence broke out in western Rakhine State in 2012.

Myanmar’s Peacock: A National Symbol Dying Off in the Wild

The Wildlife Conservation Society estimates that only two thousand of the birds are left in the wild in Myanmar.

Myanmar’s Rohingya: ‘The World’s Most Persecuted Minority Group’

The United Nations has called recent violence against the Rohingya ‘a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.’

Myanmar’s Saffron Revolution – 10th Anniversary

Massive pro-democracy protests spread across Myanmar in 2007, drawing tens of thousands into the streets.

Myanmar’s Sea Turtles Fight the Odds

They face dangers from trawling, pollution, habitat destruction and poaching all of which directly impact the number coming to nest on the country's beaches.

Myanmar’s Secret Jade Industry a Threat to Democracy

Global Witness says Myanmar jade sales are worth up to $31 billion a year.

Myanmar’s Snake Temple

Pilgrims travel to the Buddhist temple to pin their hopes on the pythons slinking across the temple's floors.

Myanmar’s Startups Shape Future and Past With Virtual Reality

As Myanmar hurtles into the 21st century after decades of junta-imposed isolation, a handful of tech entrepreneurs are using virtual reality to preserve the ...