(2002 est. pop. 3.0 million). Rakhine (formerly Arakan) State is located in western Myanmar (Burma), bounded by Bangladesh to the northwest; Chin State to the north; the Irrawaddy, Magwe, and Pegu Divisions to the east; and the Bay of Bengal to the...

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IT'S A TRUISM that's also true: When the economy improves, all sorts of political indicators also improve. That is the central lesson of this year's Fiscal Survey of the States, a document published annually by the nation's governors and state budget officers. It's not...

Heads up, tax scofflaws. Next week, the state embarks on its first general tax amnesty in 20 years, allowing individuals and businesses to pay back taxes on unreported income without fear of state penalties or prosecution. State officials have factored $500 million...

Myanmar will launch a polio immunization campaign after a toddler was found with the disease, the country's second case since it was declared free of the paralyzing illness seven years ago, a newspaper reported Sunday.The campaign, launched by the health ministry and the United Nation's...

Health authorities in a southern Bangladeshi border district are vaccinating thousands of children against polio following reports of a new case in neighboring Myanmar, an official said Wednesday.Authorities in Cox's Bazar reinforced efforts to prevent cross-border infections after the World Health Organization recently warned Bangladesh...