Story Archive
2020-08-31
Officials cut access nearly a year ago after about 200,000 marked anniversary of Myanmar exodus.
2020-08-28
Community leaders back the testimonies of other civilians who were detained by the soldiers along with the trio.
2020-08-28
The displaced civilians are in a camp controlled by the Kachin Independence Army, which is at war with the national army.
2020-08-27
A 20-month armed conflict has forced some 200,000 civilians to shelter in cramped camps.
2020-08-27
Citizenship denial, travel curbs cloud medical school dreams of Muhammad Ayaz.
2020-08-26
Local political and religious figures call for transparency in the military’s handling of the case.
2020-08-25
'We want to go back to our country, but we will go back with our rights as citizens,' one refugee camp leader says.
2020-08-25
A military spokesman says government soldiers were not involved.
2020-08-24
Thousands of boys and girls sheltering at camps in Bangladesh remain traumatized by the horrors they witnessed, experts say.
2020-08-21
But stakeholders have a long way to go to build a federal democratic union, analysts say.
2020-08-21
The UNHCR calls on Myanmar to create conditions conducive to the return of Rohingya refugees driven from the country by the military.
2020-08-19
Ethnic groups say lack of equality and human rights fuel conflicts that go back to 1948.
2020-08-19
Myanmar's military is arresting more civilians as fighting continues in the region.
2020-08-18
The rules promote unfair and nontransparent practices, the vice chairman of the People’s Party says.
2020-08-17
News about the 11 men, and their salaries, have run out since their capture over the past several months.
2020-08-17
The candidates are disqualified over questions about their parents' citizenship.
2020-08-17
Kachin Independence Army spokesman Col. Naw Bu says the KIA will not not interfere with voting in government-controlled areas.
2020-08-14
‘People have asked me if my candidacy was rejected because I am a Muslim or a Rohingya,’ says Abdul Rasheed.
2020-08-14
Hla Thein, chairman of the Union Election Commission, discusses balloting issues in Rakhine state.
2020-08-14
The seven-member group cites coronavirus restrictions, snub of allied Arakan Army.
2020-08-13
Military commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing says the military is ‘frustrated with the results of the peace process.’
2020-08-11
Yone Lay apologizes for music video showing Aung San Suu Kyi assassination attempt; Duy Manh fined for remarks about territorial dispute.
2020-08-11
With local IDP camps full, many have taken refuge in coastal Sittwe in recent weeks.
2020-08-07
Experts urge every family to check lists, while leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells officials to ‘focus on fixing’ the problem.
2020-08-07
Ethnic armies will continue to demand money as long as there’s no peace in Myanmar, a Kachin government minister says.
2020-08-06
Allies of the group say they will skip the talks if the AA is not permitted to join.
2020-08-05
At least 25 want to run for parliamentary seats.
2020-08-05
A clash between government forces and an ethnic separatist army drives villagers from their homes in northern Shan state.
2020-08-04
All the missing and abducted persons are males, and a dozen are younger than 35.
2020-08-04
Residents hand her complaint letters about land grabs as she registers her candidacy.
