Aboxing-fantycoon,aveneratedmonkandthearmyluredsomeofMyanmar'stopfighterstoRakhinestatethisweekinanattempttoshownormalityisreturningafteramilitarycrackdowndrove
AnindependentUNhumanrightsinvestigatorWednesdayhasbeentoldthatshehashadheraccesstoMyanmarblockedjustbeforehervisit.YangheeLee,UNspecialrapporteursaidinastatemen
AChineseenvoytotheUnitedNationsonThursdayaskedforpatienceoftheworldorganizationandtheinternationalcommunityovertheissueofRakhinestateinMyanmar.ThesituationinRak
MyanmarStateCounselorAungSanSuuKyihascalledforspeedingupmeasuresforhumanitarianaid,rehabilitation,resettlementanddevelopmentinconflict-tornnorthernRakhinestate,
MyanmarlaunchedonTuesdayitsfirstbidtoimproverelationsbetweenfollowersofdifferentreligionssinceaneruptionofdeadlyviolenceinAugustinflamedcommunaltensionandtrigge
ResidentsinMyanmar'sYangoncityhavestagedarallytoshowsupportforStateCounselorAungSanSuuKyiinherhandlingoftheissueofnorthernRakhinestate.Showingtheirsolidaritywit
Thailand’sforeignministry,inararestatementonanongoingcrisisinneighboringMyanmar’sRakhinestate,saidlateonSaturdaythatitwas“closelyfollowingthesituation”andwouldp
StudentswereseenattendingschoolsinMaungtawandButhidaungtownshipsinMyanmar'snorthernRakhinestateoverthepastweekafteraspateofviolencecommittedbytheArakanRohingyaS
Atleast2,000RohingyahavemassedalongMyanmar'scoastthisweekaftertrekkingfrominlandvillagesinRakhinestatetojointherefugeeexodustoBangladesh,statemediareportedSatur
MyanmarNationalSecurityAdviserThaungTunonFridaydeniedreportsofethniccleansinginthecountry'sRakhineStateatanopenmeetingoftheUNSecurityCouncilontheRakhineissue.Th
TheMyanmarInterfaithFriendshipandUnityGroup(MIFUG)hasdenouncedtherecentactsoftheArakanRohingyaSalvationArmy(ARSA)inthenorthernRakhinestate,sayingthatnoreligionw
AMyanmarenvoyonMondaydeniedethniccleansinginthecountry'sRakhineState,sayingRohingyarebelsconscriptedMuslimmenandintimidatedwomenandchildrentofleeintoneighboring
Some28deadbodiesofHinduvillagershavebeenfoundburiedinMaungtaw,Myanmar'snorthernRakhinestate,asauthoritiesdugupearthtoconfirmtheinformationbyavillagerinSittway,M
MyanmarinsistedonFridayitwasnotbarringaidworkersfromRakhineState,whereacounter-insurgencycampaignhassparkedanexodusofMuslimRohingyarefugees,butsaidauthoritieson
TheUNSecurityCouncilexpressedconcernovertheviolenceinMyanmarastheconflictinthecountry’sRakhinestatetriggersanothermigrationcrisis.Themilitarycampaignamountedtot
Myanmar’smilitaryhasbeenaccusedofplantinglandminesinthepathofRohingyaMuslimsfleeingviolenceinwesternRakhinestate,withAmnestyInternationalreportingthattwopeoplew
MyanmaronSundayrejectedaceasefiredeclaredbyMuslimRohingyainsurgents,sayingthatitdoesnotnegotiatewithterrorists.Thetrucewasintendedtoallowaidtobedeliveredtothous