International Relations Lead Story News
President pays respects to late Thai king
Burmese President Htin Kyaw also discussed labour issues with Burmese embassy staff and migrant workers during his trip to Bangkok.
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Suu Kyi overstretched, says new report
A new report by a Brussels-based think tank says that Burma’s “undisputed political leader” has a strong tendency “to concentrate power in her own hands and delegate little.”
Communal Violence Lead Story News Rohingya
Turkish FM meets Rohingyas in Sittwe
Cavusoglu broke the Ramadan fast at sunset with local Muslims at a mosque in Aung Mingalar. Later, he spoke to members of the community.
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Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi to visit Thailand
Burma’s leader will pay her first official state visit to the neighbouring country since sweeping to power late last year.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News Rohingya
Burma ‘ready to provide humanitarian assistance’ to boat people
Foreign Ministry says Burma shares the concerns about the plight of boat people in the Andaman Sea, and “stands ready to provide humanitarian assistance”.
ASEAN Lead Story News Politics
Burma to chair 280 ASEAN meetings in 2014
During the 365 days that it assumes the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Burma is scheduled to host 280 bloc meetings including major summits in May and October.
