Story Archive
2020-05-29
The government military reports seizures of police, while a villager describes ‘heavy losses of servicemen.’
2020-05-28
They say the body has been silent on abuses during the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-05-28
Many Burmese say they prefer Chinese potatoes because they are better and cheaper than ones produced domestically.
2020-05-27
Locals are reluctant to assign blame for the torching to Myanmar or Arakan Army soldiers.
2020-05-27
A cellphone video showing soldiers assaulting them was posted on social media on May 10 and went viral.
2020-05-27
Human Rights Watch calls for a credible and impartial investigation into what happened.
2020-05-26
Meanwhile, unidentified assailants murder a local official who had posted a notice ordering the eviction.
2020-05-22
The ousted minister is the largest graft case in the four-year rule of Aung San Suu Kyi.
2020-05-21
Prisoners say they were questioned about local Arakan Army activities.
2020-05-21
Thirty-five detainees, many of them from Myanmar and India, tested positive for the virus.
2020-05-21
The military is having increasing difficulty distinguishing between civilians and rebel fighters.
2020-05-20
At least 80 people and David Lah were confirmed infected after he held a service in April.
2020-05-20
Two of the four suspects were police that allegedly aided attacker in vicious attack in Ayeyarwady region last October.
2020-05-20
Observers say the move will exacerbate tensions between the military and ethnic rebel armies.
2020-05-19
A minister touts the benefits of power, but a Shan state MP says it isn’t worth the cost to health and environment.
2020-05-18
Despite huge seizures by UWSA and Tatmadaw, drugs continue to ravage Shan state.
2020-05-18
Rohingyas welcome the move, but the squatters say they won’t move unless they are given new land.
2020-05-15
Data show the variety and volume of synthetic drugs have increased in the region’s thriving illegal drugs business.
2020-05-15
The infected person is a resident of the world largest refugee camp, officials said.
2020-05-14
A government spokesman has already pinned the killing on the Arakan Army.
2020-05-14
A melon exporters group puts seasonal losses at U.S. $63.2 million.
2020-05-13
The UN refugee and development agencies renew MoU on effort to convince Rohingya to return to Myanmar.
2020-05-12
But the military maintains the five abused men had links to the banned Arakan Army.
2020-05-12
Small parties say the ruling NLD has disappointed voters and won’t fare well in year-end vote.
2020-05-11
Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Myanmar nationals among 1,000 foreign workers detained in immigration raid.
2020-05-11
The five men, whose hands are tied behind their backs, are forced to confess to being Arakan Army fighters.
2020-05-07
After insisting for weeks it would take no more refugees, Bangladesh relents and rescues hundreds.
2020-05-07
‘They threaten villagers, loot, and create problems, so that we Rakhine people are more afraid of army columns than of battles,’ says activist Arn Tha Gyi.
2020-05-06
U.N. agencies, rights groups urge government to allow stranded refugees stranded at sea to land.
2020-05-06
Health Ministry data indicate that more than half of those confirmed to have the virus showed no symptoms of the disease.
