Story Archive
2018-06-19
The 95 internally displaced families can live in the homes permanently but cannot sell them or the land they are on.
2018-06-18
The court will hear arguments from both sides on July 2 in case of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
2018-06-18
Christine Schraner Burgener visits a repatriation center and processing camp for Rohingya refugees who will return to the country.
2018-06-15
The military threatens to take legal action against the Kachin Baptist Convention under the Unlawful Association Act.
2018-06-14
Five people die in a landslide in Mandalay region, while others in Rakhine and Shan states lose their homes to floodwaters.
2018-06-13
The refugees will be sent back to their former places of residence in Rakhine state after verification.
2018-06-12
Up to 200,000 refugees could be at risk of landslides and floods, UNHCR warns.
2018-06-12
Christine Schraner Burgener will meet Aung San Suu Kyi, the military commander-in-chief, ethnic armies, NGOs, and religious groups.
2018-06-11
The jailed woman's sister said they were trying to find work in Yangon to support younger brothers in a family stuck in a camp since 2012.
2018-06-11
Opposition lawmakers say putting an international representative on the new panel will compromise Myanmar’s sovereignty.
2018-06-08
The move bans the accounts of the ultranationalist Buddhist Ma Ba Tha group and of two 'extremist' monks.
2018-06-08
Analysts welcome the dialogue as a stepping stone to greater cooperation between the two power bases.
2018-06-06
Aung San Suu Kyi’s office hopes UN involvement will speed up the returns, but the UN is calling the pact a first step.
2018-06-05
The lawsuit comes two days after MP Than Maung Oo posted negative comments about the state on Facebook.
2018-06-05
Win Myint’s office says the visit was not in accordance with certain procedures, though others were allowed to go.