Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims

A close aide to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses of Rohingya Muslims as “biased and unfair”, despite UN evidence of murder, rape and torture by security forces. The United Nations has said Myanmar troops and police may have committed crimes against humanity during a four-month crackdown … Read more

At Least 160 Killed In Clashes On Myanmar-China Border

At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s northern state of Shan, a senior army official said Tuesday, threatening peace talks set for next month. More than 20,000 people have been displaced since fighting between the army and several armed ethnic groups … Read more