Story Archive
2019-09-30
The army is prepared to string barbed wire around refugee camps, top general says.
2019-09-30
Protest by hundreds of residents forces government to change its mind, but decision lies with national government.
2019-09-30
The military says the lack of access has stopped communication with outside world.
2019-09-27
They were fleeing poverty and lack of freedom in their native Rakhine state.
2019-09-26
A laser is pointed at Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s face in Yangon.
2019-09-25
Myanmar “should demonstrate that it is serious in alleviating the crisis,” Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad says.
2019-09-25
Several ethnic armies say they have never considered or carried out bomb attacks.
2019-09-24
A working group already exists, though, Myanmar's representative to the UN says, adding that what is needed now is 'sincere will' to implement existing agreements.
2019-09-24
Region’s chief minister reports the now viral image to the culture minister.
2019-09-24
The Arakan Army claims it killed 10 government troops and seized an artillery camp.
2019-09-23
Under an international cloud, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stresses unity in visits, alms to religious institutions.
2019-09-23
Many mosques were closed in 2012 after intercommunal violence in Rakhine state.
2019-09-20
The Arakan Army rescues a detained woman from police in Rakhine state.
2019-09-19
The ruling National League for Democracy party opposes the bill, saying similar limitations do not exist internationally.
2019-09-18
Democracy icon is seen as ignoring victims of her army’s 2017 ethnic cleansing campaign.