Myanmar
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
World
October 23, 2020
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
YANGON (Reuters) – After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall…
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
World
September 10, 2020
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
(Reuters) – Myanmar police detained three students after breaking up an anti-government demonstration in the restive Rakhine state on Wednesday,…
Rights group: Myanmar army deserters confirmed atrocities
World
September 8, 2020
Rights group: Myanmar army deserters confirmed atrocities
BANGKOK (AP) — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding…
Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
World
August 6, 2020
Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
YANGON (Reuters) — A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel…
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 123 people
World
July 2, 2020
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 123 people
HPAKANT, Myanmar (AP) — At least 123 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern…
First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
World
May 15, 2020
First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The first coronavirus case has been confirmed in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern…
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
World
April 6, 2020
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
From meditation to memory games, former political prisoners in Myanmar are dishing out tips on surviving isolation in a pandemic…
Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes
World
March 12, 2020
Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes
With Malaria and tuberculosis screening out front and sacrifices to jungle gods out back, health worker Htan Pi and her…
No country for young women? Myanmar’s battle against rape
World
March 2, 2020
No country for young women? Myanmar’s battle against rape
Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it…
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
World
February 26, 2020
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the…