Tag: Myanmar
The Arakan situation
Myanmar has a Buddhist majority. The Muslim minority in Myanmar mostly consists of the Rohingya people and the descendants of Muslim immigrants from India...
Egypt denounces anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar
Egypt’s foreign ministry Saturday denounced attacks against Myanmar’s Muslim minority, saying its envoy in the Buddhist-majority east Asian country had seen extensive damage caused...
France calls for Bangladesh U-turn on Rohingya refugees
France said onFriday it regretted a decision by Bangladesh to stop three non-governmental organisations from helping Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in neighbouring Myanmar.
“Until a...
Myanmar troops ‘opened fire on Rohingya Muslims’
Myanmar security forces opened fire on Rohingya Muslims, committed rape and stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of...
Myanmar troops ‘opened fire on Rohingya Muslims’
nd stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of sectarian violence, a rights watchdog said Wednesday.
The authorities failed to...
Myanmar rejects Muslim crackdown concerns
Myanmar on Monday told a UN rights envoy it rejected accusations of abuse by security forces in the wake of communal unrest, after the...
UN wakes up to Myanmar Muslims’ bloodshed
The UN human rights chief warned Friday that an initial move by Myanmar security forces to quash violence in the restive Rakhine state has...
Pakistani Taliban threaten Myanmar over Rohingya
The Pakistani Taliban Thursday threatened to attack Myanmar to avenge crimes against the Muslim Rohingya, unless Pakistan halts all relations with the government and...
TTP threaten Myanmar over Rohingya
The Pakistani Taliban Thursday threatened to attack Myanmar to avenge crimes against the Muslim Rohingya, unless Pakistan halts all relations with the government and...
Thailand, Myanmar back ambitious port project
Thailand and Myanmar pledged on Monday to press ahead with a multi-billion-dollar deep sea port project and to open new border crossings during summit...
Amnesty decries abuses against Myanmar Muslims
Myanmar security forces have committed serious rights abuses against Muslims in violence-hit western Rakhine state during six weeks of emergency rule, Amnesty International said...
Myanmar pays tribute to Suu Kyi’s hero father
Myanmar honoured democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's father and eight other slain independence heroes at an official ceremony Thursday that underscored the political...
Suu Kyi calls for transparency after US eases sanctions
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party welcomed a US decision to ease Myanmar sanctions Thursday, but the opposition leader demanded more “transparency” as foreign firms...
Myanmar to free 46 prisoners: state media
A total of 46 prisoners will be freed in Myanmar to aid "national reconciliation", state media said Tuesday amid growing calls for the release...
Suu Kyi returns to hard graft of Myanmar politics
After a triumphant European tour where she was lauded by crowds, stars and governments, Aung San Suu Kyi returns to the reality of domestic...
Myanmar tells Suu Kyi to stop calling nation Burma
Myanmar's authorities have ordered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to stop calling the country "Burma", state media reported Friday, its colonial-era name widely...
Three dead in new Myanmar clashes: officials
Fresh communal violence has left at least three people dead in western Myanmar, government officials said Wednesday, as the United States praised Naypyidaw’s “constructive”...
