Myanmar court hears appeal of Reuters reporters A Myanmar court on Monday heard an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the country’s Official […]
No systematic effort to clear landmines in Myanmar: watchdog There is no systematic effort being conducted by the government to clear landmines in the country, according to a report recently released by the International Campaign […]
Over 700 People Flee Homes as Tatmadaw, AA Clash in Northern Rakhine More than 700 villagers have been displaced by clashes between the Myanmar Army (or Tatmadaw) and the Arakan Army (AA) in northern Rakhine […]
Bipartisan senators call for US ‘genocide’ label of Myanmar killings A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to designate the Myanmar military’s campaign against the Rohingya Muslim […]
Point of No Return Having fled waves of violence, more than 900,000 members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority now languish in refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh. A Reuters investigation has found the Myanmar government is […]
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks The UN Security Council is considering action to push Myanmar to work with the United Nations to address the Rohingya refugee crisis, although China and […]
Collapse of bridge in northern Myanmar severs key route for China trade A bridge on Myanmar’s border with China collapsed on Friday as a convoy of trucks loaded with rare earth mineral ore crossed, sending […]
US House declares ‘genocide’ is occurring in Myanmar In a near unanimous vote, House lawmakers passed a resolution calling the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar ‘genocide.’ — Newsy Three armed groups offer […]
Facebook among firms named on Myanmar human rights ‘dirty list’ Facebook is among a number of companies from the US, UK, France, Switzerland and China named on a “dirty list” of corporations accused of involvement […]
Massive arched bridge to link China to Myanmar A gigantic steel arch has been put into place over the Nujiang River in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, and before the end of 2019 bullet trains will […]
Myanmar seizes heroin haul worth $4.7 million: police Myanmar has seized 370 kilogrammes (815 pounds) of heroin worth $4.7 million during a raid in the northeast, police said, the latest big bust in the world’s […]
Ethnic Army Clashes With Myanmar Forces, Leaving Casualties on Both Sides in Myanmar’s Rakhine Myanmar troops clashed with Arakan Army soldiers in remote parts of northern Rakhine state’s Buthidaung and Rathaedaung townships, leaving casualties on […]