London, May 8 (ANI): Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has decried Buddhist monks' attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, saying that killing in the name of religion was "unthinkable".

Beijing, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): Myanmar President U Thein Sein has resigned as chairman of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (UNDP) and his party post was replaced by its vice chairman U Shwe Mann, according to the party's Union Daily Thursday.

Beijing, Apr. 27 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. government was seeking ways and means to make investment in Myanmar, prioritizing the sectors that could bring improvement in daily of ordinary people, Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis was quoted by local media as saying on Saturday.

Beijing, Apr. 25 (Xinhua-ANI): ASEAN leaders Thursday reaffirmed their full support for all efforts to bring about the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the early resumption of the Six-party Talks.

Beijing, April 23 (Xinhua-ANI): The EU has decided to lift its oil embargo on Syria, as well as its sanctions on Myannar. The decision was announced by European Union foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg. Andrew Dupuis has more.

Imphal, Apr 12 (ANI): An eleven-member delegation from Myanmar recently visited Manipur to foster bilateral ties, with special emphasis on economic and diplomatic cooperation.

Yangon, April 11 (Xinhua-ANI): A moderate earthquake measuring 5. 5 on the Richter scale jolted northern Myanmar Thursday morning, according to Nay Pyi Taw Hydrology and Meteorology Department.

Yangon, April 7 (Xinhua-ANI): The Government of Myanmar has voiced concern over Friday's death of eight Myanmar nationals and injury of two in a violent clash in an immigration detention camp in Medan, Indonesia, official media reported Sunday.

Bangkok, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI): Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Friday that Myanmar authority has contacted Thai authority over 13 Myanmar soldiers killed in Myanmar territory near western border province of Ranong of Thailand.

Jakarta, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI): Eight people were killed and 15 others injured in a violent fighting among Myanmar asylum-seekers at an immigration detention center in Medan city in north Sumatra, Indonesia early Friday morning, a local official said.

Washington, Mar. 29 (ANI): Myanmar's army chief marked Armed Forces Day by saying the military will continue to play a political role during the country's transition to democracy.

Yagon, March 22 (Xinhua-ANI): Myanmar President U Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in four townships in Meikhtila District of Myanmar's northern Mandalay region as riot escalated after its outbreak on Wednesday, according to state-run radio and television Friday.

Yangon, March 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The Myanmar government has simplified procedures for people to obtain passport for leaving the country, canceling submission of education clearance for the application as part of the efforts in its administration reform, local media reported Monday.

Imphal, Mar 3 (ANI): The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Car Rally was recently flagged off from Kolkata In India to Kunming in China to build new bonds in a region.

Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): The Burmese government has denied that it was behind a possible attempt to hack into the email accounts of journalists working for foreign and local media.

New Delhi, Jan.22 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony today called on the President of Myanmar U Thein Sein in NayPyiTaw.

New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): The 18th national level meeting between Myanmar and India was recently held here.

Yangon, Dec. 20 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. government urged Myanmar government and ethnic Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in ongoing conflict in Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state to take immediate steps to establish a dialogue process that will build trust, according to a press release issued from the U.S. embassy here Thursday.

Yangon, Dec.17 (Xinhua-ANI): Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for political stability,cessation of armed conflicts and socio-economic development of the people in the country, official media reported Monday.

Naypyitaw (Myanmar), Dec 15 (ANI): Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid and his Myanmarese counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin held bilateral level talks and signed agreements on infrastructure development in Naypyitaw, the capital of Myanmar.

New Delhi, Dec. 14 (ANI): Minister of external Affairs Salman Khurshid on Friday expressed hope of betterment in bilateral relationship with Pakistan following Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's three-day visit to India.

Washington, Dec. 12 (ANI): More journalists than ever are languishing in prisons across the world.

Yangon, Dec. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Myanmar's Sagaing region police commander Colonel San Yu has apologized to senior monks at a ceremony for wounding some junior monks among protestors in the Nov. 29 disperse action of boycott camps at the Latpadaungtaung copper mining project site, official media the New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday.

New Delhi, Nov.25 (ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) and Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), Air Chief Marshal N.A. K. Browne, will undertake a four-day defence cooperation visit to Myanmar from November 26 to 29.

London, Nov 23 (ANI): As Barack Obama made history by becoming the first American president to ever visit Myanmar, the Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, briefly fell asleep during his speech, shows a new video.