Myanmar
More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
The two vessels left Myanmar at the end of June, carrying passengers primarily from the Rohingya Muslim minority, in an effort to reach Malaysia, Indonesia, or Thailand.
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say
US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms
Explosion kills 55 people in Myanmar, wounds dozens, source unknown
Taliban, Myanmar junta unlikely to be let into UN for now - diplomats
The committee will likely defer its decisions on the representation of Afghanistan and Myanmar on the understanding that the current ambassadors for both countries remain in the seats.
Freed journalist Danny Fenster celebrates personal Hanukkah miracle
Fenster, the journalist freed from Myanmar on November 15, will be honored in his native Detroit’s Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony on Sunday.
How a determined Jewish community brought home journalist Danny Fenster
Danny Fenster, a 37-year-old Jewish journalist from Huntington Woods, had been held since May 24 in a Myanmar prison by the country’s military junta.
Myanmar frees US Jewish journalist after negotiations with ex-US diplomat
Fenster was among dozens of media workers detained in Myanmar since the February 1 coup.
Who is Danny Fenster, Jewish-US journalist jailed in Myanmar?
Fenster's trial has been conducted in military-run courts inside the prison with no access for outside observers.
Myanmar jails Jewish US journalist Danny Fenster for 11 years
He is the first Western journalist to be jailed in recent years in Myanmar following its military coup.
Myanmar army ruler elects himself as caretaker PM, pledges elections
Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing promised new elections, six months after seizing power. He then elected himself interim Prime Minister.
Infamous Israeli lobbyist for Myanmar Junta ceases efforts; wasn't paid
Since rising to early infamy after trying to sell 3 transport US transport helicopters to Iran, Ben-Menashe moved to Canada to start his own lobbying firm, representing many controversial clients.
‘Aye Ko’: A coming-of-age story from Myanmar rarely seen on screen
The daring short film tells the story of a young girl in Myanmar who must find her way back home with a goat in time for her sister’s wedding.
Myanmar protesters burn junta leader's images on his birthday
Min Aung Hlaing took power on Feb. 1, overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and cutting short a decade of democratic reforms that had brought Myanmar out of isolation under previous juntas.
