Myanmar President Thein Sein has attempted to ease conflicts with the country's minorities by signing a cease-fire with the Shan State Army, UPI quoted officials as saying.
Myanmar is also called Burma.
The cease-fire accompanied the signing of a (...)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Myanmar on a first visit in more than half century.
Clinton will meet Thursday with top Myanmar officials before traveling to the commercial capital of Yangon for a private dinner and (...)
Myanmar junta
supremo Than Shwe smiled briefly but gave nothing away as he
listened on Friday to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, at the start of
what Ban has called a "tough mission" to promote democratic
reform, according to Reuters.
"I thank you for (...)
