Students take selfies with Burma State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (2nd L) during her visit to Roosevelt High School in Washington, US on Thursday (Photo:Reuters)
US President Barack Obama exchanges a smile with Burma's State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi during the Asean-US Summit in Vientiane, Laos on Sept. 8. (Photo: Reuters)
Left to right: Vice-President (2) Henry Van Thio, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Htin Kyaw and Vice-President (1) U Myint Swe at the opening day of...
Sulamani Temple, one of nearly 200 temples in Bagan damaged by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central Burma on Wednesday. (Photo: Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
The City Hall in the Irrawaddy Division capital of Pathein is pictured on Tuesday, illustrating the type of flooding currently being experienced by some of the city's wards.
A photo of the Martyrs' Monument in Rangoon—where Burma's independence hero Aung San and his eight assassinated colleagues are interred—captured on July 12 while renovations were underway in preparation for...
Burma's hardline monk Wirathu is pictured at an urgent meeting held on Thursday by the controversial Association for the Protection of Race and Religion, also known by its Burmese acronym,...
Aung San Suu Kyi and Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha seen Friday during the signing ceremony of three agreements between Burma and Thailand covering border crossing, employment and an MOU on...
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