Rohingya representatives called on the international community on Tuesday to stop killings and discrimination in Myanmar, speaking at the first high-level United Nations meeting devoted to their plight. “This is a historic occasion for Myanmar, but this is long overdue,” said Wai Wai Nu, founder of the Women’s Peace Network-Myanmar. She told envoys in the […]
Read MoreAfter the 2017 expulsion of the Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the military destroyed villages and mosques and repurposed their lands for security outposts, according to a UN-backed investigation released on Monday. Violence against the Rohingya escalated dramatically in August 2017 when Myanmar’s military launched an operation in response to militant attacks, driving […]
Read MoreBy Sam Beltran Myanmar and Asean leaders are locked in a “diplomatic impasse” with the military junta determined to prevent the bloc from interfering with its plans for a general election later this year, according to observers. Four foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations last week postponed their planned trip to Myanmar […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow India and the United States are exploring ways to tap Myanmar’s rare earth reserves, with New Delhi reportedly in talks with a powerful rebel group and Washington considering working with either opposing side of the country’s civil war, as they seek to diversify their sources for the crucial minerals. But analysts say […]
Read MoreYANGON: Myanmar’s junta acknowledged Monday its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll. A civil war has consumed Myanmar since the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, jailing democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi and deposing her […]
Read MoreThe Arakan Army said Saturday (13 September) that a junta air strike killed at least 19 students, including children, in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. The Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is engaged in a fierce fight with Myanmar’s ruling military for control of Rakhine, where it has seized swaths of territory in the past year. […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and needs urgent medical attention, her son said on Friday, in an appeal for her immediate release from “cruel and life-threatening” custody. Kim Aris told Reuters that his 80-year-old mother, in military custody since a 2021 coup that deposed her government, […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Myanmar’s military government designated the Karen National Union a terrorist organization Thursday, making illegal virtually any activities connected with the major ethnic rebel group, including contact by third parties. The KNU has been fighting on and off for greater autonomy since Myanmar became independent from Britain in 1948. The group located in Myanmar’s southeast […]
Read MoreBy Aidan Jones Myanmar’s military regime wants to hold the first election since it seized power in 2021, but opponents have decried the idea as senseless amid the country’s civil war, as they warn of more bloodshed while the junta embarks on a doomed attempt at a reset. The country has announced that the first […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, August 13, 2025: National Security Adviser and High Representative on the Rohingya Issue Dr Khalilur Rahman met with ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Othman Hashim, on Wednesday at the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Putrajaya. Ambassador Hashim expressed deep appreciation for Bangladesh for its continued generosity towards the Rohingya community. The […]
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