AChina-aidedpilotprojectofpovertyreductionwaslaunchedhereonThursday,withaviewtoimprovingtheinfrastructureofvillagesandraisingthelevelofpublicservicesandself-dev
TheUnitedNationsonWednesdaycalledonMyanmartogiveaidagenciesunhinderedaccesstocampsithasbuiltfortensofthousandsofMuslimRohingyarefugeesbeforetheycanreturnafterfl
MyanmarpoliceopenedfireonacrowdofethnicRakhineBuddhistsastheytriedtoseizeagovernmentofficelateTuesday,inunrestthatleftsevendeadandinjuredaroundadozenmore,police
BangladeshhasagreedtocompletetheprocessofreturningRohingyaMuslimstoMyanmarwithintwoyearsafterrepatriationbegins,theSouthAsiannationsaidonTuesday,followingameeti
LaosandMyanmararemullinganelectricityagreementtoempowerLaos'developmentneeds,localdailyVientianeTimesquotedaseniorLaoofficialassayingonTuesday.OfficeHeadoftheLa
AmnestyInternationalhasreiteratedacallforanindependentinvestigationintorightsabusesinMyanmar'sRakhinestateafterthecountry'sarmyadmitteditssoldierswereinvolvedin
AnindependentUNhumanrightsinvestigatorWednesdayhasbeentoldthatshehashadheraccesstoMyanmarblockedjustbeforehervisit.YangheeLee,UNspecialrapporteursaidinastatemen
MyanmarandBangladeshsetupajointworkinggrouponTuesdaytooverseetherepatriationofRohingyaMuslimswhofledviolenceinMyanmar,butthestartoftheirreturnislikelytobedelaye
Myanmar'sYangoncitypoliceissteppingupfightagainsthuman-traffickingbycollectingpersonalinformationofpassengersleavingYangonthroughhighwaybusterminals,theofficial
TheUnitedNationshumanrightschiefhassaidanactofgenocideagainstRohingyaMuslimsbystateforcesinMyanmarcannotberuledout.ZeidRa'adal-HusseinwasaddressingaHumanRightsC
"Weunderstandeachother,supporteachother,andcoordinatewitheachotheronissuesofeachother'scoreinterestsandmajorconcerns,"ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidinameetingwit
ThedeadlockedRohingyarefugeecrisishasfinallyseenthegreenlightofasettlement.AccordingtoamemorandumofunderstandingsignedbyMyanmarandBangladeshlastweek,thetwosides
FourmorebodieswereuncoveredfromMonday'scoalmineblastinMinbu,Myanmar'scentralMagwayregion,bringingthetotaldeathtolltosix,theofficialGlobalNewLightofMyanmarreport
ThenumberofRohingyarefugeeswhohavefledfromMyanmartoBangladeshsinceAug.25hasreached624,000,saidtheUNOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairsonMonday.Anavera
PopeFrancisarrivedMondayonavisittoMyanmarandBangladeshtoencouragetheirtinyCatholiccommunitiesandreachouttosomeofAsia’smostperipheralandpoor,butthebigquestionloo
BangladeshandMyanmarhaveagreedtotakeassistancefromtheUNrefugeeagencyfortherepatriationofhundredsofthousandsofRohingyaMuslims,BangladeshForeignMinisterAbulHassan
MyanmarandBangladeshsignedamemorandumofunderstandingonThursdayforthereturnofhundredsofthousandsofRohingyarefugeeswhofledtoBangladeshtoescapeaMyanmararmycrackdow