Story Archive
2018-09-28
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney calls on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to pardon two Reuters journalists who reported on atrocities committed by the country's military.
2018-09-27
The United Wa State Army continues its campaign of restrictions against Christians in areas under its control.
2018-09-25
But it fails to call the atrocities crimes against humanity or genocide.
2018-09-25
Han Htoo and five other civil servants are accused of accepting bribes totaling tens of thousands of U.S. dollars in cash and gifts.
2018-09-24
They object to having to contribute 25 percent of their monthly salary to the party.
2018-09-24
Thawbita is charged with violating Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Act for online posts allegedly criticizing the country’s military chief.
2018-09-21
They say the government cannot take action against the powerful military for its campaign in Rakhine state.
2018-09-20
Jeremy Hunt calls for the perpetrators of atrocities against the Muslim group to be brought to justice.
2018-09-19
Ngar Min Swe gets seven years in prison and a 100,000-kyat fine for breaking a sedition law.
2018-09-18
Engagement with Myanmar’s army without structural reforms is ‘indefensible’ in the wake of the brutal Rakhine campaign, the UN says.
2018-09-17
They recapture 18 of 41 convicts thought to be hiding in the jungle and in nearby villages following a prison break.
2018-09-17
The United Wa State Army cracks down on religious institutions to eliminate ‘extremists’ in its autonomous areas.
2018-09-13
Myanmar's leader draws fierce criticism for defending the jailing of two Reuters journalists.
2018-09-13
Myint Tun, permanent secretary of Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, talks about the country’s participation in the upcoming UN General Assembly session.
2018-09-12
Former Information Minister Ye Hut discusses the Rohingya issue, media freedom, the military, and the government of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.
2018-09-11
UN report says Myanmar journalists face “clear choice between self-censorship and the risk of prosecution.”
2018-09-11
Leaders from the 10 ethnic armed groups want to meet soon with government and military officials.
2018-09-07
Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees, other Myanmar ethnic minorities, and rights groups hail the decision as a positive step.
2018-09-06
“I am praying to you for the rescue of my daughters,” a Rohingya mother pleaded in a letter to camp officials.
2018-09-06
Ten ethnic armed organizations will discuss their strategy for moving ahead in the peace process.
2018-09-05
The talks yield no agreements but represent a 'positive step forward,' one group's spokesman says.
2018-09-04
Government will extend work permits for two years for 11,000 foreigners.
2018-09-04
The event marks the first time that three militias will sit down with government peace negotiators.
2018-09-03
Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were found guilty of breaching a law on state secrets.
2018-08-31
The panel’s four members meet with Rakhines, Muslims, Hindus, and Mro in the multiethnic state.
2018-08-30
Assistance has been largely cut off to tens of thousands of IDPs for more than seven years.
2018-08-30
The collapse of the Swar dam spillway due to heavy rain triggered massive flooding that submerged 82 villages.
2018-08-29
Myanmar officials had proposed humanitarian organizations take over relief efforts.
2018-08-29
The collapse of the Swar dam spillway in Bago region floods about 60 villages, forcing residents to seek shelter in monasteries and temporary camps.
2018-08-29
US says pending State Department report on Rohingya crisis "consistent" with damning survey by U.N. investigators
