Search for Myanmar and
  1. May 17, 2013

    Myanmar president’s US visit to focus on foreign investment

    When Thein Sein arrives in Washington on Monday as the first Myanmar president for almost half a century to visit the US...

  2. May 17, 2013

    Rohingya return after Cyclone Mahasen

    A Muslim Rohingya man works on constructing a tent after arriving back to a camp for internally displaced people in the...

Special Reports

  1. Special Report: Urban Demographics 2013

    China’s growth rate faces serious challenges: the population growth behind recent econ...
  2. Special report: The President's New Challenge 2013

    This dedicated section provides exclusive content in words, pictures and video from FT...
  1. May 17, 2013

    Further reading: Myanmar's uneasy alliance

    Friday's picks from beyondbrics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the ex-generals must overcome their past; Qatar is being nudged aside...

  2. May 16, 2013

    Myanmar: An uneasy alliance

    If a single image captures the scope of Myanmar’s sweeping transition, it is the photograph of opposition leader and Nobel...

  3. May 16, 2013

    Evacuating ahead of cyclone Mahasen

    Internally displaced Rohingya women sit in the back of a truck ready to leave their camp in Sittwe, northwestern Rakhine...

  4. May 16, 2013

    Cyclone Mahasen batters Bangladesh

    CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, May 16 - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh’s low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after...

  5. May 15, 2013

    Women at Mansi camp in Myanmar

    Rohingya women sit in front of their relief tent at the Mansi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the outskirts of...

  6. May 14, 2013

    Displaced Rohingya boy in the rain

    A Rohingya boy wraps himself with a sarong as he walks in the rain at a makeshift camp for displaced Rohingya people in...

  7. May 13, 2013

    Kachin conflict puts Myanmar reforms to the test

    Christian churches dot the leafy streets of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin, Myanmar’s northern most state. Unlike the...

  8. May 9, 2013

    Suu Kyi appeals for UK help to rebuild Myanmar university system

    Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s opposition leader, has called on UK university leaders to help her country rebuild its higher...

  9. May 8, 2013

    Key reform minister exits Myanmar investment body

    The abrupt exit of one of Myanmar’s leading reformist ministers from the helm of the government’s powerful investment...

  10. May 7, 2013

    Further reading: smog, grind and slack

    Tuesday's picks from beyondbrics: can renewable energy pick up the slack in South Africa? Myanmar's hard grind; China's...

  11. May 6, 2013

    For Asia’s newest baby tiger, the hard grind begins

    As I dragged my luggage through the long terminal of the ridiculously hot and humid Yangon airport a few days ago, I thought...

  12. May 6, 2013

    Jakarta too edgy for Aerosmith

    Aerosmith wrote a hit single about “Livin’ on the Edge” but it seems that Jakarta, which has one of Southeast Asia’s hottest...

  13. May 6, 2013

    In modern Myanmar, the hard grind begins

    As I dragged my luggage through the long terminal of the ridiculously hot and humid Yangon airport a few days ago, I thought...

  14. May 1, 2013

    Muslims in Myanmar

    Muslims sit near their destroyed homes after riots broke out in a village at Oakkan town, about 100 km north of Yangon, on...

  15. April 30, 2013

    Ford to open showroom in Myanmar

    Ford joined the growing stream of US companies investing in Myanmar by announcing plans to open a full-service showroom and...

  16. April 30, 2013

    Rioters target Muslims in central Myanmar

    YANGON - Rioters attacked a mosque and Muslim businesses in central Myanmar on Tuesday, police said, the nearest a series of...

  17. April 30, 2013

    Ford car in Myanmar

    A worker polishes a Ford car during an event by the US carmaker in Yangon. Ford announced plans on Tuesday to enter into...

  18. April 29, 2013

    Rohingya Muslim woman displaced by violence

    Hla Hla May, a Rohingya Muslim woman displaced by violence, holds her one-year-old daughter Roshan at a former rubber...

  19. April 29, 2013

    Myanmar urged to lift barriers for Rohingya

    The Myanmar government has been urged to lift barriers to citizenship for some of the country’s estimated 800,000 stateless...

  20. April 23, 2013

    New York headlines

    * Thai billionaire launches $6.6bn retail bid * ‘Too Swedish’ Volvo provides China test * China stocks drop as PMI...

  21. April 23, 2013

    London headlines

    * EU lifts Myanmar sanctions * Russia to dip into reserve fund * Brazil education groups in $2.5bn tie-up * Bumi shares...

  22. April 22, 2013

    Critics hit out at EU move on Myanmar

    EU foreign ministers on Monday lifted all but military-related sanctions against Myanmar from the end of the month, amid...

  23. April 22, 2013

    Apollo looks to Thailand for Asean access and production

    Apollo Tyres, the Indian tyre manufacturer which currently produces out of India, the Netherlands and South Africa, is now...

  24. April 22, 2013

    Further reading: battered Brazil

    Monday's picks from beyondbrics: Brazil's boom has peaked; how to respond to a 'three-speed world'; missing Kim Jong-il; the...

  25. April 21, 2013

    Myanmar reform receives mixed reviews

    Myanmar’s leaders will come under the spotlight this week with the EU expected to remove all but military-related sanctions,...

  26. April 21, 2013

    Does another Asian tiger lurk in Myanmar?

    Myanmar has embarked on one of the most significant political transitions taking place globally. Unlike the Arab spring,...

  27. April 20, 2013

    The weekender: April 20

    The week in emerging markets, with our most read stories, five things we have learned, and the week in a chart – this week,...

  28. April 19, 2013

    The lost world: Myanmar’s Mergui islands

    The 2,000-odd Moken people, or sea gypsies, live among the 800 islands of the Mergui archipelago off southern Myanmar. The...

  29. April 19, 2013

    EU set to lift most Myanmar sanctions

    The EU is set to lift its sanctions on Myanmar apart from an arms embargo next week, in a move that will encourage European...

  30. April 18, 2013

    Playing on teak

    Boys play on teak logs piled at a port in Yangon, Myanmar, on Thursday.  ...

  31. April 17, 2013

    Myanmar New Year

    A woman lights frankincense as she prays at Shwedagon Pagoda on the first day of Myanmar's traditional New Year in Yangon...

  32. April 16, 2013

    China's ups and downs in Myanmar open the door for Japan

    As beyondbrics reported yesterday, Myanmar's new trasparency zeal could be a nightmare for China, given the close...

  33. April 15, 2013

    Myanmar cleans house - China's worst nightmare?

    It's hardly a move to please China. Myanmar, up to recently a loyal neighbour with seemingly endless willingness to open up...

  34. April 12, 2013

    The Diary: Lionel Barber

    These days, Myanmar’s fearsome generals have largely returned to barracks or are wearing longyis. During a five-day maiden...

  35. April 12, 2013

    Myanmar punks queue for Thingyan

    Youths dressed as punks drink beer as they wait for a punk music show during the Myanmar New Year Water Festival in Yangon...

  36. April 12, 2013

    The 6am Cut London

    Asian stocks fell with the Nikkei down 0.9% as the yen strengthened against the dollar by 0.2% to 99.52. The Hang Seng rose...

  37. April 12, 2013

    London headlines

    * Russia slashes 2013 growth forecast * US warns on N Korea nuclear missile * Myanmar opens hydrocarbons auction * Hungary:...

  38. April 11, 2013

    Myanmar to reconsider energy contracts

    Myanmar has opened a long-awaited auction for 30 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks in its latest effort to attract...

Search for Myanmar and

RELATED VIDEOS

Videos from FT.com that closely match this topic

  1. As Beijing offers to broker a peace agreement between Myanmar...
    February 4, 2013

    As Beijing offers to broker a peace agreement between M...