Myanmar Army Chief Defends Military Campaign In Rakhine
Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims security ...
Tag: Politics of Myanmar
UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar
The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, including torture, murder ...
China, Russia Block UN Statement On Myanmar
China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the tense ...
Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps
Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly five years, ...
Dozens Killed In Fresh Clashes On Myanmar’s China Border
Raging battles on Myanmar's border with China have claimed dozens more lives, military and official sources said Wednesday, as the ...
Myanmar May Be Trying To ‘expel’ All Rohingya
Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert said Monday, pushing for ...
Hate Speech Myanmar Monk Banned From Sermons By Buddhist Council
A Myanmar monk infamous for his bilious anti-Muslim tirades has been banned from giving sermons for a year by the ...
Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Return To Myanmar Over Island Plan
Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a Bangladeshi ...
Clashes Empty Out Myanmar Town On China Border
Civilians abandoned a battle-scared town along Myanmar's border with China on Wednesday, saying they feared an imminent army crackdown in ...
China Calls For Ceasefire As Thousands Flee Myanmar Border Town
Thousands were fleeing a Myanmar town bordering China on Tuesday after at least 30 people were killed in fighting between ...
Myanmar Army Accuses Rebels of Deadly Kokang Attack
At least six police officers were killed Monday in a surprise pre-dawn raid by ethnic minority rebels on a town ...
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 ...
Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation
Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a controversial move ...
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 ...
UN Envoy Decries Violence Against Rohingya In Myanmar
Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women, slit people's throats and threw children ...
Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids
Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that ...
Myanmar Security Forces Probe Rohingya Prison Deaths
Myanmar's security forces are investigating the deaths of eight Rohingya in custody who were among hundreds arrested during a military ...
Myanmar Probes Murder of Four In Rakhine
Myanmar police are investigating the murder of four people in northern Rakhine state, the government said Tuesday, days after ending ...
Hundreds of Rohingya ‘return Home’ From Bangladesh
Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said Sunday, adding ...
Myanmar Army Ends Operations In North Rakhine
Myanmar's army has halted "clearance operations" in northern Rakhine, a senior official said Wednesday, ending a four-month crackdown by security ...