Australia announced Wednesday an extra $29 million in aid for survivors of Myanmar’s May cyclone, but pressed its recalcitrant military junta to democratize...

Myanmar’s junta has indicated it will oppose any effort to give a Southeast Asian human rights body the power to monitor or investigate rights violations in the...

A new U.N.-led report says the damage from Myanmar’s Cyclone Nargis in May is estimated to be $4 billion.

Myanmar is appealing for more foreign aid to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.

A senior figure in Myanmar’s military junta has suggested that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about six months,...

Myanmar’s military junta has indicated to its Southeast Asian neighbors that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed from house arrest in about six...

A United Nations decision to end aid flights to Myanmar next month could hurt relief efforts already struggling to reach millions of survivors with adequate food and...

Humanitarian groups say the ending of United Nations aid flights in Myanmar next month could slow a relief effort that already has come under fire for leaving many of...

A U.N. food agency is appealing for $33.5 million to help small farmers and fishermen in cyclone-hit Myanmar.

Myanmar is inviting a United Nations special envoy to visit in mid-August, for talks that are expected to focus on international efforts to bring political reforms to...

The House has voted to to punish Myanmar’s brutal ruling regime “where it hurts - in the wallet,” as one lawmaker said.

Myanmar’s cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta and Indonesia’s Sumatra island face high risks of arsenic contamination in groundwater that could cause cancer...

The U.N. aid chief called on world governments Thursday to donate $300 million more to help Myanmar to recover from the effects of a cyclone that devastated parts of...

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Myanmar’s military regime has approved visas for more than 1,500 international aid workers to help victims of Cyclone Nargis, with half of them involved in relief...

Disaster recovery and relief efforts are progressing well in Myanmar’s cyclone-hit areas, despite logistical obstacles, a United Nations agency said Monday.

A U.N. agency says the recovery effort in Myanmar’s cyclone-hit regions is progressing well despite logistical problems reaching remote areas where roads have...

The overwhelming election victory by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in 1990 has been nullified by the approval of a military-backed constitution and her National League...

Four members of Myanmar’s main pro-democracy party who campaigned against a constitution proposed by the military government have been jailed for one year.

A ferry sank in a river in Myanmar’s cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta, killing nearly 40 people, state-media reported Friday.