Story Archive
2020-09-30
One new party has cancelled its broadcast after election officials cut language on poverty and tax rates.
2020-09-30
Kyaw Tint Swe told UN that militants from Myanmar are taking sanctuary in southeastern Bangladesh.
2020-09-30
They called for an end to 22 months of fighting and a lifting of an internet ban in western Rakhine state.
2020-09-29
Critics say poor coordination with provinces and unclear instructions hampered response.
2020-09-28
Yangon and Rakhine are the worst-hit areas of the country of 54 million people.
2020-09-25
Societal acceptance grows, while laws still criminalize same-sex relations in the conservative Buddhist country.
2020-09-25
The move follows the shooting death of a retired army officer and more than a hundred alleged extrajudicial killings of Rohingya refugees.
2020-09-24
Many villagers fled as soon as government troops entered the villages in fear of beatings during questioning about the Arakan Army.
2020-09-24
Roadblocks by warring armies and COVID-19 lockdowns limit Paletwa villagers’ access to food.
2020-09-23
Three men say they are well treated and call for talks to secure their release.
2020-09-23
Electoral officials fault the parties, who say they can’t stop the throngs of supporters.
2020-09-22
Policy criticisms were cut from the government-allotted broadcast, two small political parties said.
2020-09-21
Workers at private firms must work from home, while garment factories have been ordered closed for two weeks.
2020-09-21
Politicians urge swift disclosure of facts, call on voters not to panic.
2020-09-19
The United Wa State Army, the country's most powerful ethnic army, opens a four-year military academy.
2020-09-19
'All in all, I estimate there are between 17,000 and 20,000 new IDPs,' says a local relief worker.
2020-09-17
Many are killed in gunfights when Rohingya drug smugglers are confronted by police, Bangladeshi officials say.
2020-09-17
An earlier, lighter wave of the pandemic mainly killed elderly patients with other ailments.
2020-09-16
Children account for 42 deaths and about one in four civilians injured in the 21-month-old conflict.
2020-09-15
The army announces a court-martial over atrocities against Rohingya starting before the end of the year.
2020-09-14
USDP and smaller parties say ruling party will gain an unfair advantage if Nov. 8 poll goes ahead.
2020-09-14
Michelle Bachelet cites disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, torture, and deaths in custody.
2020-09-14
A Rohingya camp leader says refugees are frightened by the movements, which some believe are aimed at preventing their return to Myanmar.
2020-09-14
The Thai PM endorsed the overland option this week, in a blow to canal proponents.
2020-09-11
Nearly 300 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia's Aceh province after half a year at sea.
2020-09-11
The resurgence hit Yangon last month, prompting widespread regional stay-at-home orders.
2020-09-11
Legal experts say the charges on health law grounds are not relevant to the alleged offense.
2020-09-10
Crowd limits, quarantines, and stay-at-home orders hamper candidates in the run-up to Nov. 8 polls.
2020-09-09
The country wants the two privates returned to face investigations in Myanmar.
2020-09-09
The army had earlier said the 36-year-old grandmother had fabricated the rape.
