Wunna Maung Lwin

The United States will announce an aid package for Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods, Secretary of State John Kerry said today.

Underlining Myanmar's importance for peace and stability in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conveyed to it India's commitment to deepen ties in all key areas including security, a month after Indian Army carried out a counter-insurgency strike along the Indo-Myanmar border.

Myanmar has ratified the chemical weapons convention and will become the 191st member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the body said today, another step in a rapid period of reform for the Asian country.

Myanmar officials today said most of the 700 migrants found adrift on a boat in its waters a week ago identified themselves as Bangladeshi, after they were driven to a camp near the border.

The United States will announce an aid package for Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods, Secretary of State John Kerry said today.

Underlining Myanmar's importance for peace and stability in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conveyed to it India's commitment to deepen ties in all key areas including security, a month after Indian Army carried out a counter-insurgency strike along the Indo-Myanmar border.

Myanmar has ratified the chemical weapons convention and will become the 191st member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the body said today, another step in a rapid period of reform for the Asian country.

Myanmar officials today said most of the 700 migrants found adrift on a boat in its waters a week ago identified themselves as Bangladeshi, after they were driven to a camp near the border.