The local Burmese community is trying to help their loved ones and others affected by the flooding in Myanmar in the last two weeks, which claimed more than 100 lives and devastated the area’s ...

In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC, now called the State Peace and Development Council ...

Track the progress of the Burma Campaign - from the rapid Japanese victories of 1941, to the desperate battles for the Indian towns of Kohima and Imphal. Then follow the course of the Allies as ...

Burma used to be off the map, figuratively speaking, because of the political environment and reports that Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Laureate and opposition leader, wanted to discourage tourism.

The chief of Burma's military government has called on all citizens to support a controversial road map to democracy. In an 88th National Day message carried Saturday by the state-run New Light of ...

Track the progress of the Burma Campaign - from the rapid Japanese victories of 1941, to the desperate battles for the Indian towns of Kohima and Imphal. Then follow the course of the Allies as ...