India hands over 250 houses for Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine
India has handed over 250 prefabricated houses it built in Myanmar’s Rakhine state as part of a broader effort to help tens of thousands of...
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Myanmar orders internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine state
Myanmar authorities ordered telecoms companies to shut down internet services in conflict-torn western Myanmar, a leading operator said on Saturday, amid heightening tensions in the region, where...
Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
YANGON, May 7 (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a...
Rakhine rebels kill 13 in Independence Day attack on Myanmar police
RAKHINE insurgents killed 13 policemen and injured nine in attacks on four police posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday as the country marked Independence...
Australia slaps sanctions on Myanmar army top brass
Australia on Tuesday slapped travel and financial sanctions on five top Myanmar military officers, accused of overseeing brutal violence against Rohingya Muslims by units under their...
Canada legislators vote to strip Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of citizenship
Canadian legislators, in a symbolic move, on Thursday voted unanimously to strip Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship in response to crimes committed...
Reuters Myanmar reporters given seven years in landmark case
A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case...
Myanmar dam breach floods villages, thousands driven from homes
As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from...
Myanmar generals had “genocidal intent” against Rohingya – UN
Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent” and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar military over Rohingya crackdown
By Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on four Myanmar military and police commanders and two army units,...
Secrets act charges brought against Reuters reporters in Myanmar
A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case into its trial stage after...
Myanmar says willing to take back all Rohingya refugees
Myanmar is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh if they volunteer to return, the country’s National Security...
Myanmar policeman in Reuters reporters case details operation
A Myanmar policeman now serving a prison sentence gave more details to a court on Wednesday about how he says two Reuters reporters were framed by police,...
Rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters held in Myanmar
Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar, who are accused of possessing secret government...
Myanmar ‘bulldozes Rohingya villages after cleansing campaign’
Myanmar has bulldozed at least 55 villages that were emptied of their Rohingya Muslim inhabitants during violence that began last year, Human Rights Watch said on...
Myanmar advisory panel chief: can’t interfere in reporter case
Myanmar’s panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues will not get involved in the case of two Reuters journalists charged with violating the Official Secrets...
Myanmar says Richardson asked to step down from panel
Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson was pursuing “his own agenda” and should no longer participate on Myanmar‘s international advisory board on the Rohingya crisis, a statement...
Bangladesh to complete Rohingya return in two years
Bangladesh said on Tuesday it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled...
Official Secrets Act charges sought against reporters (Update)
Myanmar prosecutors sought charges on Wednesday against two Reuters reporters under the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years, the reporters’...
EU raises concerns with Suu Kyi over Reuters reporters’ arrests
The European Union’s envoy to Myanmar has raised concerns about the arrest of two Reuters journalists in a letter to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi,...