Myanmar
Myanmar dam breach floods communities in central region, blocks highway
World
August 29, 2018
Myanmar dam breach floods communities in central region, blocks highway
More than 5,000 people have evacuated their homes after water from a breached dam flooded communities in central Myanmar…
Will Myanmar’s military face justice over Rohingya ‘genocide’?
World
August 28, 2018
Will Myanmar’s military face justice over Rohingya ‘genocide’?
A UN probe has called for Myanmar’s military leaders to face justice for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity…
Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted for ‘genocide’: UN probe
World
August 27, 2018
Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted for ‘genocide’: UN probe
United Nations investigators on Monday called for an international probe and prosecution of Myanmar’s army chief and five other…
Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges
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August 20, 2018
Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges
YANGON (Reuters) – The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret…
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
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August 15, 2018
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
The Rohingya had no time to consider what to take as Myanmar forces drove the Muslim minority into Bangladesh…
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
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August 8, 2018
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return…
Myanmar floods force more than 100,000 to flee homes
World
July 30, 2018
Myanmar floods force more than 100,000 to flee homes
Heavy rain has hammered southern, eastern and central parts of the country since last week, cutting off highways, destroying…
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
World
July 2, 2018
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to vast camps…
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine
World
April 19, 2018
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine
Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 civilians, including pregnant…
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
World
April 17, 2018
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
Myanmar’s new president said on Tuesday over 8,000 prisoners will be freed in an amnesty, a move the government said…