Story Archive
2018-05-31
They had called in public for the release of students detained in an earlier protest against fighting in Kachin state.
2018-05-31
The government says the panel is part of a 'national initiative to address reconciliation, peace, stability and development' in the ethnically and religiously divided state.
2018-05-30
They say the measure is reminiscent of restrictions on students under previous military dictatorships.
2018-05-29
Ichiro Maruyama meets with officials from the Arakan National Party during a visit to the area where a crackdown on Muslims occurred.
2018-05-29
Brigadier General Aung Kyaw Hoe blames attacks on national force by the Kachin Independence Army for holding up the country’s peace process.
2018-05-24
The soldier will be tried by a military court for shooting the man dead.
2018-05-23
Myanmar government welcomes report after rejecting previous evidence and criticism of Rakhine actions from rights groups.
2018-05-22
Aung Hmine San and Soe Moe Naing receive a two-year sentence for violating Article 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law.
2018-05-21
Refugees use at least one-half million kilograms of firewood daily, officials and activists say.
2018-05-21
They each face up to two years in prison if found guilty for statements they made during a press conference and antiwar rally.
2018-05-21
The groups that have signed the government’s nationwide cease-fire accord say they are scheduled to attend other meetings in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2018-05-18
Committee members say they saw men in plainclothes beating reporters at a rally in Yangon.
2018-05-17
A lawyer for the defendants says he is interested in seeing who will take the stand and what they will say.
2018-05-16
Lance Corporal Naing Lin denies handing over classified documents to Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone, who reject the testimony as wrong.
2018-05-16
The army uses an old defamation law to silence critics, amid mounting humanitarian concerns for thousands displaced by fighting.
2018-05-15
Authorities claim they did not obtain official permission to hold demonstrations.
2018-05-15
District administrator Hlaing Soe says those who died were visiting the border town.
2018-05-14
The call by the Union-Level Committee CSOs for Peace Forum follows a crackdown on demonstrators in Yangon protesting against civil war in Kachin state.
2018-05-14
Twenty people die during an attack by an ethnic armed group on security posts and a casino in Muse.
2018-05-11
Reporters Without Borders wants Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to free the two men and guarantee press freedom throughout the country.
2018-05-10
The Foreign Affairs Ministry rejects the Muslim organization’s ‘irresponsible labeling’ of a military crackdown in response to attacks by a terrorist group.
2018-05-09
Government authorities are still trying to evacuate others trapped in war zones.
2018-05-08
The NGOs say “impunity is entrenched” in Myanmar and reject government denials of atrocities.
2018-05-08
A religious aid group is helping the latest batch of roughly 200 displaced civilians to be taken to Kachin state's capital.
2018-05-07
Organization of Islamic Cooperation vows to mobilize support for Rohingya and put pressure on Myanmar.
2018-05-07
Clashes between the government military and Kachin Independence Army have displaced about 4,000 residents.
2018-05-04
Eight are injured and sent to hospital as rescue workers continue the search for survivors.
2018-05-03
From North Korea to Cambodia, journalists are subject to harassment, arrest, and detention for practicing their profession.
2018-05-03
Rallies continue in Myitkyina as protesters call for humanitarian access to villagers displaced by government attacks.
2018-05-02
He says the jailed cop’s account didn’t differ from an earlier one, as prosecutors alleged.
