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Rohingya rebels call one-month Myanmar ceasefire as exodus grows

RohingyamilitantsinMyanmar,whoseraidssparkedanarmycrackdownthathasseennearly300,000MuslimRohingyafleetoBangladesh,onSundaydeclaredaunilateralceasefirebutthegove

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Bangladesh braces for new surge as Rohingya exodus nears 300,000

Nearly300,000RohingyahavefledviolencechurningthroughRakhinestateintoBangladesh,theUnitedNationssaidSaturday,asMyanmar'sgovernmentforthefirsttimeofferedhumanitar

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West’s partiality worsens religious divides in Myanmar

HundredsofpeoplediedastheconflictsbetweenMyanmarsecurityforcesandRohingyamilitiasescalatedintothebloodiestfightinginRakhinestate.Westernpublicopinionimmediately

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418 schools closed in Myanmar northern state under the terrorist attack

Atotalof418schoolsinthreetownshipsinMyanmar'snorthernRakhinestatehavebeenclosedastheArakanRohingyaSalvationArmy(ARSA)extremistterroristscontinuedtheirattacks,th

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Myanmar blocks all UN aid to civilians at heart of Rohingya crisis

MyanmarhasblockedallUnitedNationsaidagenciesfromdeliveringvitalsuppliesoffood,waterandmedicinetothousandsofdesperateciviliansatthecentreofabloodymilitarycampaig

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Myanmar state counselor's office condemns terrorist attacks in north

MyanmarStateCounselor'sOfficehascondemnedFriday'sterroristattacksonthesecurityforcesinnorthernRakhinestate.Honoringmembersofthesecurityforcesandpoliceforbravely

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Hundreds of civilians in Myanmar's northern state evacuated

HundredsofciviliansandlocaladministrativestaffhavebeenevacuatedtomilitaryandborderpolicestationsinMyanmar'sRakhinestateasterroristattacksescalated,officialmedia

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Myanmar says no crimes against humanity in Rakhine violence

The Myanmar government's inquiry into violence in northern Rakhine state last year that forced tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh and led to U.N. accusations of crimes against humanity by the army has concluded that no such crimes happened.

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Myanmar says no crimes against humanity in Rakhine violence

TheMyanmargovernment'sinquiryintoviolenceinnorthernRakhinestatelastyearthatforcedtensofthousandsofMuslimRohingyatofleetoBangladeshandledtoU.N.accusationsofcrime

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At least six Buddhists killed in rising Rakhine violence

SuspectedinsurgentskilledatleastsixmembersofaBuddhistethnicminorityinwesternMyanmaronThursday,thegovernmentandregionalsourcessaid,amidspiralingviolenceintrouble

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Myanmar says 'no evidence' of Rohingya genocide

A commission set up by Myanmar's government says it has so far found no evidence of genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.

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Myanmar president calls for efforts to upgrade socio-economic development of western state

​Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Thursday called for efforts to upgrade socio-economic development of the country's western Rakhine state.

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Kofi Annan downplays claims of Myanmar genocide

​Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says he would not describe the violence being committed against Myanmar's Rohingya minority as "genocide".

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Hundreds of Rohingya try to escape Myanmar crackdown

​Hundreds of people from the Rohingya minority in Myanmar are trying to escape a military crackdown by crossing the border into Bangladesh.

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Eight dead in clashes between Myanmar army and militants in Rakhine

​Eight people died and 36 were arrested in clashes between the Myanmar army and what the government believes are Rohingya Muslim militants in northern Rakhine State, state media said on Sunday, in the largest escalation of the month-old conflict yet.

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The "delicate" problem in Myanmar that Suu Kyi is under pressure to fix

​Aid workers say privately they are dismayed at Suu Kyi’s lack of deeper involvement in the handling of the crisis in Rakhine state

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Hundreds protest in Myanmar over Suu Kyi's panel on Rohingya Muslims

Hundreds in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday (Sept 6) against an advisory commission led by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan to find solutions to the conflict between the country's Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, which has cast a pall over democratic reforms.