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MALAYSIAN SHIP WITH AID FOR ROHINGYA DOCKS IN MYANMAR


We've document atrocities, serious crimes that have been committed by Myanmar's security forces, Matthew Smith, executive director of the group Fortify Rights, told Al Jazeera... READ MORE

11th February, 2017 13617

MYANMAR ARRESTS BUDDHISTS ACCUSED OF TARGETING MUSLIMS


Arrests follow scuffles in Muslim-dominated areas in Yangon and forcible closures of two Islamic schools by Buddhists... READ MORE

13th May, 2017 10056

AUNG SAN SUU KYI SUPPORT STRONG DESPITE DENUNCIATIONS


The Rohingya crisis has not dampened Aung San Suu Kyi's popularity at home... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 9617

BURMESE MILITARY KILLED SEVEN OF MY CHILDREN, SAYS ROHINGYA REFUGEE


The former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan was recently permitted to visit the state and interviewed villagers in Kyet Yoe Pyin on 3 December... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 9132

ARSA REBELS DECLARE TRUCE AMID ROHINGYA CRISIS


The ceasefire announced on Saturday in a statement by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army ARSA is scheduled to start on Sunday... READ MORE

9th September, 2017 7080

AUNG SAN SUU KYI: MYANMAR'S GREAT HOPE FAILS TO LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS


Aung San Suu Kyi's government has angrily dismissed many of the claims as fabrications ... READ MORE

31st March, 2017 6312

MYANMAR MILITARY PLANE 'CARRYING 116' MISSING


A Myanmar military plane carrying more than 100 people has gone missing between Yangon and the southern city of Myeik, officials said... READ MORE

7th June, 2017 5530

A SLEEPY TOURIST UNPLUGGED A LOUDSPEAKER PLAYING RELIGIOUS MUSIC IN BURMA -- NOW HE'S HEADED TO PRISON


Klaas Haytema said he was only trying to get some sleep, but a local court didn't buy his excuse... READ MORE

7th October, 2016 4737

DEADLY CLASHES ERUPT IN MYANMAR'S RESTIVE RAKHINE STATE


The office of Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, announced the death toll in a statement on Friday... READ MORE

25th August, 2017 3636

POPE FRANCIS TO MEET AUNG SAN SUU KYI ON FIRST FULL DAY IN MYANMAR


Pontiff to meet country's civilian leader a day after meeting military general in charge of crackdown on Rohingya minority... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3485

MYANMAR LAWYER HAD SPARRED WITH MILITARY OVER CONSTITUTION BEFORE HE WAS KILLED


A canny constitutional lawyer, Mr. Ko Ni had outmaneuvered the military before... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 3465

MYANMAR AGAIN NAMED WORLD'S MOST GENEROUS COUNTRY


When it comes to giving and generosity, there are few countries that can match Myanmar... READ MORE

27th October, 2016 3391

POPE FRANCIS ARRIVES IN MYANMAR AMID ROHINGYA CRISIS


His trip comes as the Myanmar government is accused of ethnically cleansing its Rohingya Muslim minority, more than 600,000 of whom have taken shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 3055

WRECKAGE OF MISSING MYANMAR MILITARY PLANE IS FOUND


Last year, a Beechcraft trainer plane for the air force crashed near the capital, Naypyidaw, killing five people... READ MORE

8th June, 2017 2826

POPE AVOIDS ROHINGYA TERM IN SPEECH


Pope Francis has delivered a keynote speech in Myanmar, demanding respect for each ethnic group but without referring specifically to its Muslim Rohingya community... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 2787

MALAYSIA PM URGES WORLD TO ACT AGAINST 'GENOCIDE' OF MYANMAR'S ROHINGYA


Najib said the rally at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur would send a strong message to Aung San Suu Kyi's government that enough is enough ... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 2773

MYANMAR COURT FINDS TRIO GUILTY OF INSULTING RELIGION


Philip Blackwood, who managed the VGastro Bar in Yangon, was arrested in December along with bar owner Tun Thurein and colleague Htut Ko Ko Lwin... READ MORE

17th March, 2015 2569

MYANMAR VOTE HAS OPPOSITION PARTY CONFIDENT OF VICTORY


Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest for 15 years while the military was in control, emerging as a national democracy hero... READ MORE

9th November, 2015 2543

MASSIVE FIRE GUTS ICONIC MYANMAR HOTEL


Guests have been moved to other hotels in Yangon... READ MORE

19th October, 2017 2511

CHINA ENDORSES MYANMAR'S CRACKDOWN; U.N. SEES 'ETHNIC CLEANSING'


Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar authorities to end violence, adding that the situation was best described as ethnic cleansing... READ MORE

14th September, 2017 2237

HAITI MOURNS CARNIVAL FLOAT VICTIMS


Three days of mourning for haiti carnival float victims... READ MORE

17th February, 2015 1998

OBAMA SAYS US PREPARED TO LIFT MYANMAR SANCTIONS


Obama US prepared to lift Myanmar sanctions after meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi... READ MORE

15th September, 2016 1935

MYANMAR SENTENCES 3 TO PRISON FOR DEPICTING BUDDHA WEARING HEADPHONES


The court in Yangon said the image denigrated Buddhism and was a violation of Myanmar's religion act, which prohibits insulting, damaging or destroying religion... READ MORE

17th March, 2015 1800

UK FOREIGN OFFICE 'URGENTLY' SEEKS TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS.


AP also reported that an Air Saguenay official said the seaplane was taking part in a routine sightseeing flight, which was only supposed to last 20 minutes... READ MORE

24th August, 2015 1681

SUU KYI'S MAN IN YANGON UNDER FIRE OVER TRANSIT DEAL WITH CHINA


But the Yangon bus deal underscores that Suu Kyi's backers in the West have grown disillusioned as Myanmar increasingly prefers to do business with China... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 1601

THOUSANDS FLEE TO CHINA AFTER MNDAA ATTACK ON ARMY


The violence threatens the goal of Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to reach peace with minorities... READ MORE

10th March, 2017 1527

CARRIE FISHER'S BROTHER SAYS ACTRESS IS IN STABLE CONDITION


LOS ANGELES AP -- Carrie Fisher is in stable condition after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight Friday... READ MORE

25th December, 2016 1505

THE STORY NOT BEING TALKED ABOUT IN MYANMAR


In Yangon, news of the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar's western region of Rakhine is largely untold... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 1343

REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA


I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE

22nd February, 2016 1062

AFTER AUNG SAN SUU KYIS FIRST YEAR IN POWER, DISMAY SWIRLS IN MYANMAR


Five cases have been brought by supporters of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi against people they claim defamed her, Mr. Maung said... READ MORE

9th April, 2017 1054


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