A Second World War aviator flew a plane which was on fire for 500 miles while trying to put it out with flasks of tea ...

I ran to show it to my father who had been in Burma during the war. He snatched it from me and I never saw it again until I had to sort out his house after his death. I know little about it - and ...

The violence in Burma has ravaged it for decades, but the conflict may be reaching a new stage—with consequences for the ...

a Burmese partner. Technically, an alien may qualify for Burmese citizenship if he had five years’ continuous residence in Burma prior to World War II, and many Indians have applied, but ...

In May 1945, British forces crossed the Irrawaddy River in Burma and engaged a Japanese force, north of the Prome-Taungup road. With the tide of war changing in the allies favor, by May 9 ...

Twice a battleground in World War II, Burma emerged with its oil refineries in ruins, its rice and teak exports paralyzed. Burma’s celebrators last week had a sharp reminder of their continuing ...

Myanmar's State Administration Council on Saturday pardoned approximately 6,000 prisoners to mark the country's 77th ...

After leaving Burma, Garza served time in China and Kolkata — formerly Calcutta — before returning to the United States. Garza, who also had two brothers fighting in World War II, was awarded ...

Wing Commander Clive Beadon was dive-bombing the Burma-Siam railway from just 150ft when his RAF Liberator suffered a direct shell hit, killing the gunner and starting a blaze in the rear turret. He ...