Both the great powers want access to Rakhine State’s Indian coastline and their ambitions have not ended because of advances ...

However the category five storm pummelled Myanmar's coast, destroying hundreds of homes and shelters. Heavy rains, strong winds and a storm surge were recorded across the low-lying Rakhine area ...

The ship's location was last recorded off the coast of Taiwan in 2009, and this was the first reported instance of an abandoned ship appearing in Myanmar's waters, according to the AFP news agency.

This is the wish of the seven Myanmar nationals rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from a foreign vessel that ran aground in Silanguin Cove in this coastal town in September and have been ...