Story Archive
2017-08-11
Lawi Weng of the online journal The Irrawaddy and Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung of the Democratic Voice of Burma await their next hearing on Aug. 18.
2017-08-11
The move comes after lawmakers from the Arakan National Party meet with the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces.
2017-08-10
Members of parliament from the Arakan National Party seek help from Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence in Rakhine state
2017-08-10
Government soldiers let vehicles trapped in Mantong leave the town five days after an ambush by an ethnic armed group.
2017-08-09
Villagers seek shelter in a monastery to escape clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army and government military.
2017-08-08
Tensions rise after Muslims use slingshots on ethnic Rakhine villagers in a cemetery in Zedibyin village.
2017-08-08
The move follows an attack by Ta’ang National Liberation Army soldiers on a national army convoy in Mantong township.
2017-08-07
Villagers use the opportunity to air their grievances about access to electricity, land grabs, and a lack of irrigation.
2017-08-04
Kyaw Min Swe of the independent newspaper The Voice Daily is granted bail on the tenth attempt.
2017-08-04
But it says that the religious affairs ministry must first file a complaint about the demonstrators who are calling for the government’s overthrow.
2017-08-03
The hardliners call for the overthrow of the National League for Democracy government.
2017-08-03
Six members of the group are found dead, and two remain missing.
2017-08-01
Meanwhile, authorities arrest a township man suspected of being a militant and participating in military training activities.
2017-07-31
Swe Win, editor-in-chief of Myanmar Now, will stand trial in August on charges of defaming an ultranationalist Buddhist monk.
2017-07-31
A health ministry officials urges people to heed government health awareness campaigns to prevent the spread of swine flu.
2017-07-28
Captain Thet Naing Oo from the Myanmar army submits evidence against the trio accused of violating the Unlawful Associations Act.
2017-07-27
The five-day closure is meant to prevent children in the southeastern city from contracting the H5N1 virus.
2017-07-26
Almost 18,000 foreigners were screened for immigration papers since July 1, Malaysian authorities say.
2017-07-26
The latest outbreak of the H5N1 virus comes as seasonal ‘swine flu’ kills three people in other parts of the country.
2017-07-26
Sittwe district police are still questioning others in the assault that left one Muslim dead and six others injured.
2017-07-25
The members of parliament say a report by Yanghee Lee following her recent visit to Myanmar includes erroneous information and unfounded accusations.
2017-07-24
Authorities in Maungdaw township question the men after they fail to produce family registration documents.
2017-07-21
Kyaw Min Swe and Kyaw Zwa Naing of The Voice Daily are charged under Section 25(b) of the Media Law.
2017-07-20
Fearing new clashes, more than 700 residents from seven villages leave their homes and head to the town of Theinni.
2017-07-19
Sixty-two defendants are convicted of charges related to people smuggling, and 40 others are acquitted-
2017-07-19
They file charges against him and a Yangon police officer for violating the country’s Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens.
2017-07-18
National Security Adviser Thaung Tun says a UN decision to send a fact-finding mission to the restive region was 'less than constructive.'
2017-07-14
The government allows them into villages in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships with no reporting restrictions.
2017-07-12
As many as 3,300 undocumented workers, including 1,230 Bangladeshis and 825 Indonesians, have been detained.
2017-07-12
Denying access to the fact-finding mission lumps the country with ‘pariah states,’ the group says.
