Story Archive
2019-05-31
Witnesses reject the army’s account of the May 2 shooting of detained villagers in Kyauktan village.
2019-05-31
The Ministry of Home Affairs is ordered to prosecute Wirathu after a warrant is issued for his arrest.
2019-05-30
Hundreds rally to support the monk, notorious for anti-Muslim hate speech.
2019-05-30
One analyst says the decision could harm the Myanmar Army’s already poor international reputation.
2019-05-30
Troops were escorting aid workers from other countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar, who escaped unhurt.
2019-05-29
Two years after it drove Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh, the military is blamed for atrocities against ethnic Rakhines.
2019-05-28
A local witness says there are dozens more illegal Chinese banana plantation workers in the area.
2019-05-27
The seven soldiers served less jail time than two Reuters reporters who uncovered the killings.
2019-05-24
Military spokesman vows to look into reports of a practice that soldiers were notorious for in the past.
2019-05-24
Myanmar brides for Chinese husbands lured with false hopes of job opportunities across border.
2019-05-23
The call from Muslim groups comes amid ‘standstill’ in two-year-old Rohingya crisis.
2019-05-22
Latest deaths occur as UN officials survey humanitarian needs in troubled western state.
2019-05-22
Seven members of the Generation Peacock troupe are on trial for mocking the military in army uniforms.
2019-05-21
Thirteen villagers and a local reporter now face possible jail terms.
2019-05-20
The Arakan Army says the government military was firing indiscriminately, but local villagers say the army was hit earlier by a mine attack.
2019-05-20
Kachin state struggles with chemical pollution and the destruction of natural habitats by banana growers.
2019-05-17
Seven members of the Generation Peacock troupe were sued for mocking the military in army uniforms.
2019-05-16
Military chief Min Aung Hlaing led the ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya.
2019-05-16
The sites were closed amidst mob threats, despite being sanctioned by local officials.
2019-05-15
The crowd was demanding compensation for lost land and a halt to an influx of Chinese workers.
2019-05-15
Three journalists had faced criminal charges until a November 2018 deal in which charges were dropped in exchange for the apology.
2019-05-14
Military thumbs its nose at the mission, citing support from Russia and China.
2019-05-13
Aid organizations deliver food to refugees in Rathedaung, but are not allowed to meet directly with them.
2019-05-13
IS cell planned to carry out slew of attacks during first week of Ramadan, police say.
2019-05-10
Myanmar’s military announced causes of death which the family members say are false.
2019-05-09
Inmates live-stream the violence and their demands to be included in a presidential amnesty.
2019-05-08
Rights groups say accountability requires an independent probe of the Kyauktan village shootings.
2019-05-07
Amnesty International welcomes the end of ‘a travesty of justice from start to finish.’
2019-05-06
Criminal complaint against Rakhine media outfit underscores difficulty of covering conflict.
2019-05-03
Survivors say soldiers shot sleeping Kyauktan villagers, while army says detainees tried to seize guns.
