Asia Pacific Jan 12, 2018

Myanmar admission that soldiers killed Rohingya 'an important step,' U.S. envoy says

Myanmar's admission that soldiers were involved in the murder of 10 Muslims in September was an important step and the United States hoped it would be followed by more transparency and accountability, the U.S. ambassador said on Thursday. The European Union and representatives of Muslim ...

Asia Pacific / Politics Mar 29, 2017

A year after taking power, regal Suu Kyi struggles to move Myanmar on from conflict

At the beginning of this year, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sat down with one of her advisers to go through priorities for the coming months. She began with an apology for the slow pace of economic reform. "You must be very disappointed," she ...