Story Archive
2018-07-16
Six days of talks produce agreement on 14 basic principles, but tough security issues remain.
2018-07-16
Hostilities intensify between the RCSS/SSA and Myanmar forces in the war-torn region.
2018-07-13
She urges militias that have signed the government’s cease-fire accord to discussion outside of formal conference settings.
2018-07-12
Militias based along the China-Myanmar border have yet to decide whether they will sign the government’s nationwide cease-fire pact.
2018-07-11
Talks have been delayed by renewed fighting in Shan and Kachin states, while Rakhine strife is not on the agenda.
2018-07-10
Karen NGOs say dams hurt ethnic villagers who are forced to give up land on which their lives and livelihoods depend.
2018-07-10
The charges come a day after authorities level some 50 newly built homes near a Muslim settlement that burned down by the army.
2018-07-09
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo plead not guilty and say they did nothing to harm the state’s interests.
2018-07-06
Demonstrators say the government should be focusing instead on foimproving relations with the country's ethnic minority groups and forging peace.
2018-07-06
The country is slowly shutting down the facilities to comply with recommendations made by a previous advisory commission.
2018-07-05
Hong Liang says Beijing backs Myanmar’s efforts to bring warring ethnic groups to the negotiation table.
2018-07-05
Ko Ko Gyi, a leader of Myanmar’s 88 Generation student democracy movement, discusses efforts to register the Four Eights People’s Party.
2018-07-02
Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim visit refugee camps in Bangladesh.
2018-07-02
Representatives are warned not to say anything at the conference that would embarrass the armed forces.
2018-07-02
Lawyers for the defense and prosecution present final arguments in the pretrial phase of the case.
2018-06-29
The ICRC leader has to tread carefully in what he calls a ‘very complex’ situation on the ground.
2018-06-28
The two countries fail to make progress in meeting 'minimum standards' to combat the trade, the State Department says.
2018-06-28
A journalist advocacy group urges Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to improve relations between the military and reporters.
2018-06-27
Process using biometric data could take five to six months, UNHCR says.
2018-06-27
Government spokesman Zaw Htay says the commentary was ‘totally incorrect.’
2018-06-26
Amnesty International says military commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and 12 others should face justice for their roles in Rakhine atrocities.
2018-06-26
But they say the move may not be enough to satisfy international calls for justice for the persecuted ethnic minority group.
2018-06-25
Seven are targeted for their roles in a crackdown on the Muslim minority group in Rakhine state.
2018-06-22
Myanmar is ignoring the request and denies atrocities seen by much of the outside world as ethnic cleansing.
2018-06-22
The four were reported missing on June 18 and had not been in contact with their parents.
2018-06-21
Police will conduct an investigation in the Indawgyi-Hpakant area where the children were spotted.
2018-06-21
She tells a U.N. special envoy that the stories have driven religious and ethnically diverse communities further apart in Rakhine state.
2018-06-20
Lawmakers question General Myint Nwe about holdings taken from farmers and villagers.
2018-06-19
U.N. and World Bank chiefs will visit refugee camps on July 1, foreign ministry official says.
2018-06-19
Aung Ko Htway now faces charges for allegedly desecrating the country’s seal.
