Myanmar
Suu Kyi set to make history in Hague genocide case
World
December 8, 2019
Suu Kyi set to make history in Hague genocide case
Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is set to make legal history when she defends Myanmar in The Hague…
Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts
World
November 16, 2019
Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts
Myanmar struck back Friday after a surge of global legal pressure over its alleged crimes against the Rohingya, branding an…
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
World
November 11, 2019
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide…
Code War: Myanmar’s final digital battle ends
World
September 27, 2019
Code War: Myanmar’s final digital battle ends
Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts…
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN
World
September 16, 2019
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN
Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of…
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
Science
September 10, 2019
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
NASA is developing a new technique to forecast malaria outbreaks in Myanmar from space, as the emergence of new drug-resistant…
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
World
August 22, 2019
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appeared unlikely to proceed as planned Thursday after…
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
World
August 21, 2019
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
When hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar into Bangladesh two years ago, local communities were mostly welcoming. Today that…
US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
World
July 17, 2019
US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar’s army chief and three other top officers due to their role…
Ride on time: Recycled bikes get Myanmar kids to school
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Ride on time: Recycled bikes get Myanmar kids to school
The clangor of bells in the air, Myanmar children race home from school on recycled bikes shipped from Singapore and…