Thein Sein

Suu Kyi yet to choose proxy leader as Myanmar decides to announce presidential nominees on 17 March

Myanmar will have to wait till mid-March to know who might be its President as speculation swirls over who will serve as proxy for Aung San Suu Kyi.

Aung San Suu Kyi holds 'warm and open' talks with Myanmar president on transfer of power

Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held "warm and open" talks with the president on the transfer of power from the military establishment

Myanmar president 'will hand power' to Suu Kyi after poll win

Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Sunday said historic polls won in a thumping landslide by Aung San Suu Kyi's party were the consequence of his government's reforms and vowed a smooth transition of power.

Myanmar polls: Aung San Suu Kyi's party keeps date with history, records historic win

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party was on the verge of a formal victory on Thursday, as incoming results from Myanmar's historic polls pointed to a landslide win for the pro-democracy crusader.

Landmark Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi's fate hangs in balance but supporters confident of a win

Vote counting in Myanmar's landmark election was well underway on Monday following a massive turnout that could see Aung San Suu Kyi's party catapulted to power.

Myanmar journalist arrested for Facebook post that mocked country's leader

Police in Myanmar on Saturday arrested a photojournalist who posted a satirical message on Facebook that mocked a historic battle and the country's leader.

UN adopts resolution urging Myanmar to grant citizenship to Rohingya Muslims

Many in Myanmar's government and local Buddhists view Rohingya as illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh, but the community maintains its has ancestral roots in the country.

UN chief asks Myanmar to address citizenship concerns of Rohingyas

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Myanmar's president on Friday to address citizenship concerns for members of the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community.

Modi 's 3-nation tour: Myanmar is India’s window to South East Asia

India is attaching increasing significance to Myanmar which is borne out by the fact that for the first time in the modern history of India-Myanmar bilateral ties, an Indian Prime Minister has visited this contiguous neighbour twice in the same year.

Back on tour: PM Modi in Myanmar for 25th ASEAN summit

Within hours of his landing in Naypyitaw, new capital of Myanmar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the first of his over 20-odd bilateral meetings during his 11-20 November three-nation tour when he met his first host country’s president Thein Sein.