Local and international aid workers have levelled criticism at the government, saying the measures taken in anticipation of Cyclone Mahasen hitting Sittwe's IDP camps have been insufficient.
Thousands gather at Yangon's Yaeway cemetery to mourn the 13 boys killed in Tuesday's school fire.
Yangon’s Circle Line train is a relic of a bygone era - but one that could be play a crucial line in revitalising the city’s woefully inadequate public transport network. The line connects far-flung parts of the city and the journey takes up to three hours on old, slow-moving carriages.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi encountered hostile scenes as she toured areas near the Letpadaung copper project in Sagaing Region to explain the findings of a commission formed to investigate a violent confrontation last year.
A Kachin Independence Army soldier aims his weapon from a bunker at the Jan Mai outpost near Mai Ja Yang, a KIA-controlled border town, on January 22.
