Story Archive
2017-10-31
The country's opposition party says it will monitor changes to ensure they respect the rights of ethnic Rakhine residents.
2017-10-30
Refugees have cut down 1 million trees for firewood and building camps, forest officer says.
2017-10-30
Hindu refugees describe being held at gunpoint in September by Muslims.
2017-10-27
Home minister says he refused to sign statement after section calling for granting citizenship was pulled.
2017-10-27
They had taken journalists to view a church damaged by a government airstrike in northern Shan state.
2017-10-26
U Shit Maung, brother of former lawmaker from ruling Awami League, detained as he tried to board a flight to Myanmar, police say.
2017-10-25
They say the imposition of restrictions by the US and other Western nations could harm the country's economy and democratic transition.
2017-10-24
Officials assure their Bangladeshi counterparts that they will take back Muslims who fled across the border.
2017-10-24
Negotiations with the main Chinese investor in a deep-sea port initiative are ongoing.
2017-10-23
Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj urges Myanmar to take back members of the Muslim minority.
2017-10-20
Aung San Suu Kyi asks the businessmen to donate funds to a new government committee dedicated to developing the impoverished state.
2017-10-19
Guards open fire on 600 people who trespassed on an authorized mining site to search for cast-off stones to sell.
2017-10-18
Police have arrested the chairman of a Myanmar conglomerate for possession of guns and methamphetamines.
2017-10-17
Local officials say as many as 40,000 Rohingya arrived during the past three days.
2017-10-17
Jeffrey Feltman, the UN’s under-secretary-general for political affairs, wants authorities to implement recommendations outlined by an advisory commission.
2017-10-16
Foreign ministers urge government to allow humanitarian access for NGOS and say Myanmar should cooperate with UN rights inquiry.
2017-10-13
But its top court puts a government expulsion plan on hold as it considers a petition by two asylum seekers.
2017-10-12
The Rohingya were brought into Myanmar in the 1800s by colonial ruler Britain and are not an indigenous group, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing says.
2017-10-11
Rohingya were warned by soldiers to leave their villages and go to Bangladesh or die, a UN report says.
2017-10-10
Already, at least 521,000 have arrived from Myanmar since Aug. 25.
2017-10-10
An official says the government expects the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army to strike again.
2017-10-09
The government military rejects an overture to discuss the further cessation of offensives for humanitarian purposes.
2017-10-06
Religious minority offers prayers, contributes to relief fund for Muslim refugees from Myanmar.
2017-10-06
The Kachin Independence Army seizes residents of two villages during a major religious festival.
2017-10-06
About 17,000 Muslims have been trying to reach Bangladesh since Sept. 26.
2017-10-05
Bangladesh’s government announces plan to create gigantic camp for Rohingya.
2017-10-05
Eight women abducted by Muslim militants return to Myanmar and tell authorities about the slaughter and abductions.
2017-10-04
They cite new witness testimony of executions and warn against the forced repatriation of refugees.
2017-10-03
Both sides agree to establish a joint working group to manage the repatriation of refugees.
2017-10-02
They were part of a Buddhist mob that damaged houses, shops, and stands in Taungdwingyi township.
