Myanmar's remote Wa State suffers as fewer Chinese come to party PANGSAN: In a remote casino in northeastern Myanmar, China's pervasive campaign against graft has taken its toll. Hundreds of local traders and farmers place petty bets as low as 10 cents, outnumbering a few Chinese who were once the VIPs of a... Women 22 Jan, 2017
Through reclusive Wa, China's reach extends into Suu Kyi's Myanmar PANGSAN: China is extending its sway over an autonomous enclave run by Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed group, sources in the region told Reuters, bolstering Beijing's role in the peace process that is the signature policy of Aung San Suu... Women 29 Dec, 2016
Suu Kyi takes part in talks to boost Myanmar cease-fire NAYPYITAW: Aung San Suu Kyi, whose pro-democracy party will take over power in Myanmar from a pro-military government in coming months, on Tuesday participated for the first time in official talks to bring peace with the country's fractious ethnic... Women 12 Jan, 2016
Myanmar official accuses China of meddling in rebel peace talks YANGON: A top negotiator in Myanmar's peace talks with ethnic rebels has accused neighbouring China of derailing a nationwide ceasefire deal last week that would have brought Japan and Western nations in as observers to monitor an end to decades of... Women 09 Oct, 2015
Civil war feared in Myanmar BANGKOK: Fighting between Myanmar's junta and ethnic groups Friday raised fears of full-scale civil war and forced more refugees from the northeast across the Chinese border, media and analysts said. A battle in Shan state between the Kogang rebel... Women 28 Aug, 2009
