TheUnitedNationsonTuesdayappointedanIndianhumanrightslawyerandtwootherexpertstoafact-findingmissioninvestigatingallegedkillings,rapeandtorturebysecurityforcesag
TheUnitedNationsnamedatrioofindependentexpertsonTuesdaytoinvestigatewidespreadallegationsofkillings,rapeandtorturebyMyanmarsecurityforcesagainstRohingyaMuslimsi
Hundreds of representatives from Myanmar’s ethnic insurgent groups gathered in the capital on Wednesday for talks aimed at reviving Aung San Suu Kyi’s stuttering peace process after months of heavy fighting.
HundredsofrepresentativesfromMyanmar’sethnicinsurgentgroupsgatheredinthecapitalonWednesdayfortalksaimedatrevivingAungSanSuuKyi’sstutteringpeaceprocessaftermonth
Myanmar hopes to take significant steps towards ending its long-running armed conflicts this month as leaders will meet for a peace conference starting Wednesday in the capital city Naypyidaw. However, the battlefields are unlikely to quieten down any time soon.
Myanmarhopestotakesignificantstepstowardsendingitslong-runningarmedconflictsthismonthasleaderswillmeetforapeaceconferencestartingWednesdayinthecapitalcityNaypyi
TheChinesenavyconducteditsfirstjointexerciseswithMyanmar'snavyonSundayintheGulfofMottama,aspartofitsfour-dayvisittothenation.TheChineseshipsarrivedinYangononThu
Myanmar's trade with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hit 9.6 billion U.S. dollars in the last fiscal year 2016-17 which ended in March, according to the latest official figures released on Monday.
Myanmar has launched the third phase of capacity building for preserving cultural heritage in the country with the funding of the Italian government and with the cooperation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
At least 30 people have been killed on Myanmar's border with China, after clashes between ethnic rebels and the security forces.
Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said Sunday, adding that most had gone back temporarily to fetch relatives.
Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims, the government has said, after officials promised that allegations of atrocities against members of the Muslim minority would be looked into.
Myanmar will investigate allegations contained in a recent report of the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said Myanmar Foreign Ministry in a press release Thursday.
In a remote casino in northeastern Myanmar, China's pervasive campaign against graft has taken its toll. Hundreds of local traders and farmers place petty bets as low as 10 cents, outnumbering a few Chinese who were once the VIPs of a gambling hall decorated with chandeliers and Renaissance-style paintings.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called on Muslim countries to lead international action over the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar said on Monday it had sent out safety instructions to its workers in Malaysia after attackers hacked five of them to death with swords, weeks after it barred workers from going there, partly because of security fears.
Abuses appear “normal and allowed” in Myanmar’s response to an armed uprising by Rohingya Muslims, a senior US official said in an interview, casting a pall over one of President Barack Obama’s legacy foreign policy achievements.
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