Story Archive
2018-05-31
They had called in public for the release of students detained in an earlier protest against fighting in Kachin state.
2018-05-31
The government says the panel is part of a 'national initiative to address reconciliation, peace, stability and development' in the ethnically and religiously divided state.
2018-05-30
They say the measure is reminiscent of restrictions on students under previous military dictatorships.
2018-05-29
Ichiro Maruyama meets with officials from the Arakan National Party during a visit to the area where a crackdown on Muslims occurred.
2018-05-29
Brigadier General Aung Kyaw Hoe blames attacks on national force by the Kachin Independence Army for holding up the country’s peace process.
2018-05-24
The soldier will be tried by a military court for shooting the man dead.
2018-05-23
Myanmar government welcomes report after rejecting previous evidence and criticism of Rakhine actions from rights groups.
2018-05-22
Aung Hmine San and Soe Moe Naing receive a two-year sentence for violating Article 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law.
2018-05-21
Refugees use at least one-half million kilograms of firewood daily, officials and activists say.
2018-05-21
They each face up to two years in prison if found guilty for statements they made during a press conference and antiwar rally.
2018-05-21
The groups that have signed the government’s nationwide cease-fire accord say they are scheduled to attend other meetings in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2018-05-18
Committee members say they saw men in plainclothes beating reporters at a rally in Yangon.
2018-05-17
A lawyer for the defendants says he is interested in seeing who will take the stand and what they will say.
2018-05-16
Lance Corporal Naing Lin denies handing over classified documents to Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone, who reject the testimony as wrong.
2018-05-16
The army uses an old defamation law to silence critics, amid mounting humanitarian concerns for thousands displaced by fighting.