Story Archive
2017-05-31
Worst hit is Rakhine state where tens of thousands of Muslims are living among the remnants of destroyed tents in internally displaced persons camps.
2017-05-31
The Natural Fruit Co. had sued Andy Hall over a TV interview in Myanmar.
2017-05-30
The men were detained after gathering firewood near their refugee camp, and their bodies bore signs of torture, sources say.
2017-05-30
The victim is the second local administrator from Buthidaung township murdered by unknown assailants in May.
2017-05-26
Representatives from seven ethnic armed organizations give her a book outlining their political stance.
2017-05-25
The seven militias first meet with the government’s Peace Commission in a closed-door session on the sidelines of the 21st Century Panglong Conference.
2017-05-25
A family of tailors in Yangon is accused of enslaving, stabbing, and burning teenage girls who worked for them.
2017-05-24
The new round is focusing on political dialogue with ethnic armed groups.
2017-05-23
The Arakan Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and Ta’ang National Liberation Army will attend as ‘special guests.’
2017-05-23
The Sangha says any breach of its order would lead to punishment under Buddhist and secular law.
2017-05-22
They demand an apology from the ethnic militia and a pledge to help the families of those the soldiers killed.
2017-05-22
They demand that officials help fishermen whose livelihoods are jeopardized by a fishing ban in the waters off the port town of Kyaukphyu.
2017-05-19
A Buthidaung township administrator says the crime may be linked to extremists.
2017-05-18
Caterer Aye Aye Soe had poured boiling water over a 14-year-old girl she accused of stealing oranges.
2017-05-18
Citizens must apply for a certificate confirming their identities in order to vote in commune elections on June 4.
2017-05-18
The Ministry of Environment says the NGO doesn’t acknowledge efforts to combat the problem.
2017-05-17
A new report fingers a company owned by tycoon Kith Meng for the smuggling.
2017-05-17
The editor-in-chief and satire columnist of The Voice Daily face charges for allegedly insulting the country’s powerful armed forces.
2017-05-17
He rejects recent threats of violence by the ruling CPP, saying his is the ‘gentle’ party.
2017-05-17
The shooting followed warnings to migrant workers not to enter the mining site to look for gems.
2017-05-16
Kem Sokha says he reached out to Trump officials, lawmakers and the large Cambodian expatriate community.
2017-05-16
Ma Ba Tha leaders say they have been falsely accused of participating in a melee between Buddhists and Muslims in Mingala Taungnyunt township.
2017-05-15
Officers are still searching for two monks and another person said to be involved in the melee in Mingala Taungnyunt township.
2017-05-15
The army will suppress any protests of a ruling party win in June 4 local elections, Tea Banh says on Sunday.
2017-05-11
Monks hold press conference to defend their actions and urge officials to investigate the incident.
2017-05-11
The civil society group says the ban is a violation of free speech and calls for its reversal.
2017-05-10
He says similar violence is likely to descend on Cambodia if his party loses upcoming elections.
2017-05-10
The move comes days after a nongovernmental investigative organization issued a report on Vietnam’s trade in illegal logs from Cambodia.
2017-05-10
Police fire shots into the air to break up a confrontation between monks and local residents in Mingala Taungnyunt township.
2017-05-09
The prime minister threatens an end to peace if his party is voted from power.
