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Esther Htusan
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Myanmar: 71 dead in militant attacks on police, border posts
by Esther Htusan - August 26, 2017 - 12:00am
Ethnic Rohingya militants in western Myanmar launched overnight attacks on more than two dozen police and border outposts, leaving 71 people dead, the government said yesterday, in a significant escalation of their...
Suu Kyi loyalist and friend elected Myanmar's president
by Esther Htusan - March 15, 2016 - 6:08am
Myanmar's parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country's new president Tuesday in a watershed moment that ushers the longtime opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi into government...
Myanmar house begins new session dominated by Suu Kyi party
by Esther Htusan - February 1, 2016 - 1:26pm
For a generation and more, they were the persistent, often persecuted opposition. On yesterday, Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party took a momentous step toward becoming Myanmar's government.
Landslide in northern Myanmar kills about 70; 100 missing
by Esther Htusan - November 21, 2015 - 10:14pm
 A landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed up to 70 people and left more than 100 missing, most of them villagers sifting through a huge mountain of tailings and waste, a community leader and businessman...
Myanmar president says transition of power will be smooth
by Esther Htusan - November 15, 2015 - 1:45pm
Myanmar's president vowed yesterday to abide by the law to ensure a smooth transition to a new government next year, after his ruling party was trounced in the Nov. 8 general election.
Suu Kyi: Myanmar rebels shouldn't sign peace deal in haste
by Esther Htusan - August 26, 2015 - 4:21pm
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has warned armed ethnic minority groups not to rush into signing a nationwide cease-fire, a top party colleague said yesterday, a position that pits her against President...
Suu Kyi says Myanmar's democracy is like malnourished child
by Esther Htusan - August 21, 2015 - 11:00am
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi compared Myanmar's young democracy on Friday to a malnourished child that is unable to thrive in an environment in which politicians are more interested in personal power than the...
Obama and other leaders wrap up Asia summit
by Esther Htusan - November 14, 2014 - 8:29am
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders who gathered in Myanmar to discuss issues ranging from rival claims over the South China Sea to threats posed by the Ebola virus offered tepid expressions of concern...
What world leaders will discuss in Asian security meeting
by Esther Htusan - November 13, 2014 - 1:10pm
Myanmar is hosting its largest-ever gathering of world leaders this week for talks ranging from intractable territorial disputes in the South China Sea to the deadly Ebola virus.
Typewriters, telegrams cling to life in Myanmar
by Esther Htusan - June 5, 2014 - 2:01pm
 Perched on a stool on a bustling sidewalk in Myanmar's biggest city, an elderly gentleman pecks away on a clunky manual typewriter. It's a will, Aung Myint says, barely looking up as his fingers rise high over...
China tensions top Southeast Asian summit talks
by Esther Htusan - May 12, 2014 - 5:13am
Vietnam and the Philippines pushed for stronger action to confront China's aggressive behavior in the South China Sea at a Southeast Asian summit yesterday that was hosted for the first time by Myanmar, a former...
Waiting for water: Myanmar villages left behind
by Esther Htusan - April 13, 2014 - 3:18am
Every afternoon, the long lines start to form, hundreds of men, women and children waiting to dip their plastic buckets into the lotus-filled reservoir just outside Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon.
Myanmar opium fight failing; soldiers shooting up
by Esther Htusan - March 18, 2014 - 4:28am
Every morning, more than 100 heroin and opium addicts descend on the graveyard in this northeastern Myanmar village to get high. When authorities show up, it's for their own quick fix: Soldiers and police roll up...
Group says Myanmar army using rape as weapon of war
by Esther Htusan - January 15, 2014 - 4:07pm
A women's group says Myanmar's army is using rape as a weapon of war in border regions, where troops are struggling to put down ethnic insurgencies.
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