In 2025, Myanmar experienced a fault break that stretched 311 miles in seconds, forcing geologists to rethink key seismic ...

YANGON, Myanmar – Victims of land grabs in Myanmar have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament, to no avail. Now some are turning to old ...

Myanmar’s fledgling reforms have attracted significant Western interest. But they have also brought thousands of land claims by ethnic villagers. There’s no doubt that Myanmar is a country in ...

MINGALADON, Myanmar (AP) -- The landscape of Mingaladon township on the northern outskirts of Myanmar's main city tells a story of economic upheaval. Skeletons of factories for a new industrial zone ...

Kneeling in the dirt, blood leaching from his scalp, Htay Aung pleaded with the mob that had just thrashed him with sugar cane stalks and bamboo poles. “Oh my God,” he gasped. “Please stop. Please ...

LETPADAUNG TAUNG, Myanmar — For generations, Ko Myint Tin and his ancestors grew wheat, corn and onions on this fertile land in northern Myanmar. These days, he’s propagating banners and slogans to ...

(Yangon) – The government of Myanmar should promptly provide redress for past illegal confiscations of land, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should also enact laws ...

Residents from Thamee Lay village shout slogans as they stage a rally to get back their land, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Yangon, Myanmar. Residents from the village in Hlegu Township said they were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Than Zaw Oo makes his way on to Hintha Kyun island where he used to farm rice before it collapsed into the river in Mawlamyine ...

One of the byproducts of the reforms launched in Myanmar over the past 18 months has been a sharp rise in protests against land acquisitions by previous governments and their businessman friends.