Story Archive
2019-02-28
The Arakan Army is blamed after blasts hit convoy two minutes apart, followed by 20 minutes of gunfire.
2019-02-27
Agreements with the national military could pave the way to discussion of a nationwide cease-fire deal.
2019-02-27
Arakan Army spokesperson denies the claim, saying large military presence in the area makes this impossible.
2019-02-26
The lawsuit draws a swift defamation countersuit from the military.
2019-02-26
The Arakan Army, which is battling Myanmar forces, denies it was behind the attack.
2019-02-25
Military MPs and their affiliated party are digging in against changes.
2019-02-25
Villagers believe the missing were taken away by the army, which denies detaining anyone.
2019-02-22
The army says The Asahi Shimbun broke an agreement to allow a prepublication review of the article.
2019-02-22
‘Government soldiers opened fire in every direction’ after a mine explosion, said one villager.
2019-02-21
Residents of Min Bu village blame gunfire by government soldiers for the death.
2019-02-21
But military lawmakers say they will oppose any discussion on amending the charter in ways they disagree with.
2019-02-19
Arakan forces claim that the national military is using buses to ferry troops to combat in Rakhine state.
2019-02-19
Lawmakers from the military and main opposition party oppose the measure.
2019-02-15
Two other men involved in the plot to assassinate Ko Ni receive jail terms, while a fifth remains at large.
2019-02-14
L Paung Sho says authorities followed their procedures, though ethnic Karenni demonstrators say the action was unlawful.
2019-02-13
They ask her to remove the southern region’s chief minister and finance minister.
2019-02-13
Maung Kyaw, administrator of Kyauk Khot village, was alone when he was killed.
2019-02-12
Police fire rubber bullets and a water cannon to disperse ethnic Karenni demonstrators.
2019-02-11
The latest victims are migrant workers from Shan state and Mandalay region.
2019-02-08
Police charge them with violating the country’s Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law.
2019-02-07
Nearly 200 people from three ethnic minority groups flee their homes, fearing helicopter assaults.
2019-02-07
They denounce recent calls by dam-backer China for the suspended project to resume.
2019-02-06
'We kept our border open for a long time. This time we will not open it,' foreign minister A.K. Abdul Momen says.
2019-02-06
Military MPs and the main opposition party strongly disapprove of the move.
2019-02-04
They want to return to Myanmar with safety guarantees, citizenship rights, and official recognition of their ethnic identity, some say.
2019-02-04
They are detained along with the couple that hosted them on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army.
2019-02-01
The case is filed on the same day that Human Rights Watch issues a report taking the government to task for a decline in press freedom.
2019-02-01
Her comments come days after parliament approved a measure to create a committee to amend the constitution.
2019-02-01
Row between soccer fans and villagers escalates to big fight in central Myanmar's Magway division.
2019-01-31
The fledgling democracy should repeal or amend draconian laws that criminalize free speech and assembly, HRW says, citing multiple abuses.
