Story Archive
2020-03-12
Aung San Suu Kyi ruling party has sought changes to dilute the military’s role in politics.
2020-03-11
World Food Program’s chief in Bangladesh describes “opportunities” that have arisen since the refugee crisis.
2020-03-11
US State Department finds ‘almost complete impunity for past and continuing abuses by the military.’
2020-03-11
A government army spokesman declines comment on the loss of troops, weapons, and a senior officer during fighting in Chin state.
2020-03-10
Army says 'efficient weapons and strength' needed to fight Rakhine insurgents.
2020-03-10
Shein Latt installed the irrigation system for a hemp farm that operated with official permission.
2020-03-09
The army disputes reports that it fired shells that killed two Rohingya women in Jan. 25 incident.
2020-03-06
Thousands of Rohingya have tried to leave Myanmar in the last several years to escape persecution, poverty, and insecurity.
2020-03-04
A relief group says the conflict has displaced 130,000 people and killed more than 100.
2020-03-04
“The goal is to keep hope alive,” UNHCR public information officer tells BenarNews.
2020-03-03
Government officials prevent a cruise ship from docking near Yangon to keep COVID-19 at bay.
2020-03-03
Residents of four townships under United Wa State Army control have not been able to vote in past contests.
2020-03-02
Police say the suspects were a drug dealer and members of a robbery gang.
2020-03-02
Three civilians were left dead near a bridge, with bruises and other signs of abuse on their bodies.
2020-03-02
Leh Leh Win, 30, suspects a former friend may have attacked her, but no arrests have been made.
2020-02-28
Activists say the Rohingya will keep leaving unless treatment, conditions improve in Rakhine state.
2020-02-27
The U.N. rights agency catalogs what it calls the ‘institutionalized persecution of the Rohingya in Rakhine state.’
2020-02-27
Minister says Dhaka now focused on repatriating refugees to Myanmar.
2020-02-25
Villagers in Kachin state are short of rice and other staples in area also hit by armed conflict.
2020-02-24
Police wore plainclothes to arrest students on campus of Yangon University.
2020-02-24
Unable to move without guards, many still pine for homes in their burned-out former villages.
2020-02-21
Rights experts say the Tatmadaw cannot be trusted to investigate and try its own men.
2020-02-20
Rights activists say escape attempts will continue until the root causes of the Rohingya exodus are addressed.
2020-02-19
The military and the Arakan Army blame each other for the death of a Rohingya man in Buthidaung township.
2020-02-18
UN experts sound a warning on rising casualties among children in Rakhine.
2020-02-14
A senior official says farmers will receive compensation for land, crops, and lost livelihoods.
2020-02-14
Many workers are afraid to approach authorities because they are working illegally in China.
2020-02-13
Ethnic groups say the military always finds excuses to cling to power.
2020-02-13
Activists say they must be treated well under Myanmar’s International Court of Justice obligations.
2020-02-12
Ethnic leaders, meanwhile, say the ruling party has not kept pledges to address their issues.
