Myanmar
Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president
World
March 28, 2018
Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president
Myanmar’s parliament has elected an ally of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as president. Htin Kyaw abruptly resigned…
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
World
March 21, 2018
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on Wednesday leaving the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a…
UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe
World
March 7, 2018
UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe
From Syria to Yemen and the US, the UN human rights body has delivered a scathing annual report on violations…
Bangladesh to protest against Myanmar troops at border where Rohingya shelter: official
World
March 1, 2018
Bangladesh to protest against Myanmar troops at border where Rohingya shelter: official
Bangladesh will send a protest note to Myanmar over an increased security presence near a portion of their border where…
North Korea is supplying chemical weapons to Syria: UN experts
World
February 28, 2018
North Korea is supplying chemical weapons to Syria: UN experts
Amid an investigation that the Assad regime has been using chemical weapons, a panel of UN weapons experts has now…
Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state
World
February 24, 2018
Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state
The bombs reportedly targeted government officials in Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine state. At least one person — a police…
Two killed, 11 injured, by bomb in Myanmar city of Lashio: police
World
February 21, 2018
Two killed, 11 injured, by bomb in Myanmar city of Lashio: police
A bomb explosion on Wednesday in Myanmar’s northeastern city of Lashio killed two bank workers and injured 11 people, the…
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
World
February 14, 2018
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
US Ambassador Nikki Haley denounced Myanmar’s government Tuesday for continuing to make life for Rohingya Muslims “a death sentence,” citing…
Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine
World
February 3, 2018
Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine
Myanmar officials have denied a report of five mass graves of Rohingya in a village in crisis-hit Rakhine, a border…
UN official says Rohingya crisis has ‘hallmarks of genocide’
World
February 1, 2018
UN official says Rohingya crisis has ‘hallmarks of genocide’
The UN special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the Myanmar military’s violent operations against Rohingya Muslims…