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Rohingya men who were intercepted as they tried to leave refugee camps in Cox's Bazar are detained at a government building in Ramu, Bangladesh, July 26, 2021.

Bangladesh Sees Rise in Rohingya Fleeing Cox's Bazar Camps

Refugees are slipping through barbed wire-topped fences in search of work, domestically or abroad, officials say.

Volunteers wearing PPE transport the body of a victim of COVID-19 to a cemetery in Hlegu township in Yangon, July 10, 2021.

Funeral Service Volunteers Lay Lives on The Line as Myanmar COVID Deaths Surge

2021-08-04

Metta Thingaha volunteers spend their days on the pandemic front lines, but receive little support from the junta.

Dalo Erywan Pehin Yusof, Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs and trade, addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 30, 2019.

102 Days Later, ASEAN Finally Appoints Envoy to Myanmar

2021-08-04

Observers and human rights experts question his ability to deal with Myanmar's generals, however.

Ven. Ariyabiwuntha, the abbot of Myawaddy Mingyi Monastery in central Myanmar, in an undated photo.

Interview: ‘We Have to Speak up for the Sake of the Country,’ Says Freed Monk

2021-08-03

Myanmar’s Ven. Ariyabiwuntha was detained during the military coup on Feb. 1, and released in an Aug. 2 amnesty.

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup and to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the country's first junta in Yangon, July 7, 2021.

Two New Deaths in Custody Bring Total to 32 Since Myanmar Coup

2021-08-03

Police once again blame COVID-19, despite the bodies exhibiting signs of severe trauma.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a virtual meeting with foreign ministers from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, July 13, 2021.

US: ASEAN Needs to Act Now on Myanmar

2021-08-03

Burmese junta chief's statement that polls won't take place until 2023 shows he is stalling for time, Washington says.

People greet detainees released from Yangon's Insein Prison, June 30, 2021.

Myanmar’s Junta Releases Jailed Anti-Coup Activists And Government Employees

2021-08-02

But critics see a stunt to gain international recognition for the self-styled 'caretaker government.'

Myanmar armed forces chief Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing salutes during an annual parade put on by the military to mark Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyidaw, in a screengrab from a broadcast by state-run Myawaddy TV, March 27, 2021.

Myanmar Junta Chief Takes on ‘Caretaker’ Government PM Role, Raising Constitutional Questions

2021-08-01

Min Aung Hlaing extends military rule to August 2023 as country struggles with conflict and COVID-19.

A protester who was injured during a crackdown by security forces on a demonstration against the military coup is carried to safety in Yangon, March 14, 2021.

Six Months After Myanmar’s Coup, Life is Worse in Nearly Every Metric: Analysts

2021-07-30

Observers predict that the junta’s inability to govern will lead to a power struggle in the long term.

Junta Troops Arrest Dozens of PDF Militiamen in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region

2021-07-29

The Mingin PDF says its fighters were ambushed after surrounding a pro-military village.

General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands December 11, 2019.

Many Hurdles on the Way to Accountability for Rohingya and Uyghur Atrocities, Experts Tell US Hearing

2021-07-29

China, and to a lesser degree Myanmar, have ways to evade international reckoning.

Shoppers line up in Yangon to buy Ye Zaw's 5-kyat eggs and other nonprofit groceries in an undated photo.

Myanmar Activists Sell Eggs Cheaply Amid Skyrocketing Prices for Food

2021-07-29

Food prices have climbed sharply as families struggle to survive amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that is killing hundreds every day.

Volunteers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the body of a victim of COVID-19 to a cemetery in Yangon's Hlegu township, July 10, 2021.

Junta-Run Public Hospitals Rejecting Even Myanmar’s Sickest COVID-19 Patients

2021-07-29

The alternatives are home care or private hospitals, where treatment is costly and questionable.

A white flag is displayed at a home in Yangon, in an undated photo.

Desperate COVID Families Hoist Flags For Donations in Myanmar’s Cities

2021-07-28

Aid groups use the markers to locate homes in desperate need of food and medical supplies.

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Hundreds of Women, Children Lack Health Care in Refugee Camps on the Thai-Myanmar Border

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Burmese Mine Activists Hold Hunger Strike

Clashes Continue Over Myanmar Mining Project

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Myanmar Government Panel Defends Work on Mine Inquiry Recommendations