Story Archive
2018-06-19
The 95 internally displaced families can live in the homes permanently but cannot sell them or the land they are on.
2018-06-18
The court will hear arguments from both sides on July 2 in case of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
2018-06-18
Christine Schraner Burgener visits a repatriation center and processing camp for Rohingya refugees who will return to the country.
2018-06-15
The military threatens to take legal action against the Kachin Baptist Convention under the Unlawful Association Act.
2018-06-14
Five people die in a landslide in Mandalay region, while others in Rakhine and Shan states lose their homes to floodwaters.
2018-06-13
The refugees will be sent back to their former places of residence in Rakhine state after verification.
2018-06-12
Up to 200,000 refugees could be at risk of landslides and floods, UNHCR warns.
2018-06-12
Christine Schraner Burgener will meet Aung San Suu Kyi, the military commander-in-chief, ethnic armies, NGOs, and religious groups.
2018-06-11
The jailed woman's sister said they were trying to find work in Yangon to support younger brothers in a family stuck in a camp since 2012.
2018-06-11
Opposition lawmakers say putting an international representative on the new panel will compromise Myanmar’s sovereignty.
2018-06-08
The move bans the accounts of the ultranationalist Buddhist Ma Ba Tha group and of two 'extremist' monks.
2018-06-08
Analysts welcome the dialogue as a stepping stone to greater cooperation between the two power bases.
2018-06-06
Aung San Suu Kyi’s office hopes UN involvement will speed up the returns, but the UN is calling the pact a first step.
2018-06-05
The lawsuit comes two days after MP Than Maung Oo posted negative comments about the state on Facebook.
2018-06-05
Win Myint’s office says the visit was not in accordance with certain procedures, though others were allowed to go.
2018-06-04
Myint Thu of the Foreign Affairs Ministry says the move reflects the country’s current policy of working with the United Nations to resolve the refugee crisis.
2018-06-01
“This is a positive development,” says Bangladeshi commissioner for refugee relief and repatriation.
2018-06-01
One political observer says their involvement is a ‘good sign,’ while others see it as detrimental to the crisis in beleaguered Rakhine state.
2018-06-01
The country’s Committee for the Protection of Journalists accuses police of violating human rights during the rally.
2018-05-31
They had called in public for the release of students detained in an earlier protest against fighting in Kachin state.
2018-05-31
The government says the panel is part of a 'national initiative to address reconciliation, peace, stability and development' in the ethnically and religiously divided state.
2018-05-30
They say the measure is reminiscent of restrictions on students under previous military dictatorships.
2018-05-29
Ichiro Maruyama meets with officials from the Arakan National Party during a visit to the area where a crackdown on Muslims occurred.
2018-05-29
Brigadier General Aung Kyaw Hoe blames attacks on national force by the Kachin Independence Army for holding up the country’s peace process.
2018-05-24
The soldier will be tried by a military court for shooting the man dead.
2018-05-23
Myanmar government welcomes report after rejecting previous evidence and criticism of Rakhine actions from rights groups.
2018-05-22
Aung Hmine San and Soe Moe Naing receive a two-year sentence for violating Article 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law.
2018-05-21
Refugees use at least one-half million kilograms of firewood daily, officials and activists say.
2018-05-21
They each face up to two years in prison if found guilty for statements they made during a press conference and antiwar rally.
2018-05-21
The groups that have signed the government’s nationwide cease-fire accord say they are scheduled to attend other meetings in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
