Ye, Burma News

A series of skirmishes took place in Kachin and northern Shan State despite government officials declaring that war has been stopped between government troops and ethnic armies.

Anyone who wants to credit Burma's President Thein Sein for the country's political and economic reforms must first thank former dictator Sr-Gen Than Shwe.

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the 9th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration on Saturday, May 18th from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. in San Francisco's Civic Center.

In this photo taken April 12, 2013, Saw Pa Taw, left, a former Karen fighter who lost both his eyes and hands, during fighting with Myanmar soldiers talks as and son Ta Ye Thu, 13, listens during an interview at Mae La refugee camp in Ta Song Yang district of Tak province, northern Thailand.

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

After public outcry over a proposed law that critics warn could reverse fragile gains in Burma's press freedoms, journalists say they are making inroads in negotiations with the government to safeguard their right to report.

POLICE in central Myanmar have fired warning shots to disperse a crowd after a mosque and shops were attacked, the president's spokesman says, in the latest religious unrest to hit the country.