Tag: Myanmar
European Union demands freedom for two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar
BRUSSELS: The European Union called on Monday for the immediate and unconditional release of two Reuters journalists handed jail sentences in Myanmar for their...
Reuters Myanmar reporters jailed for seven years in landmark secrets case
YANGON: A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years,...
Myanmar military releases 75 child soldiers from service
YANGON: Myanmar's armed forces released 75 children and young people from military service on Friday, the United Nations said, amid international outrage over alleged...
Haley says US Rohingya report ‘consistent’ with UN findings
UNITED NATIONS: Findings of a US State Department investigation into Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis are “consistent” with those of a report by UN investigators released...
Facebook removes top Myanmar military official, others from website
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA: Facebook said on Monday it was removing certain Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to...
Myanmar generals must face justice for mass killings, gang rapes of...
GENEVA: Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent” and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be...
One year on: Daily struggle makes Rohingya forget wounds and worries
DHAKA: Rohingya labourer Jamal struggles to carry bricks in the Bangladesh camp that is now home, having lost an arm after being shot and...
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi says terrorism in Rakhine state a threat...
SINGAPORE: Terrorism remains a threat in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and could have “grave consequences” for the region, the Southeast Asian country’s leader, Aung San...
Rohingya refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar
KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP: Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of...
Murders leave Rohingya camps gripped by fear
COX's BAZAR: A spate of bloody killings is fuelling unease in the Rohingya camps on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, where overstretched police are struggling to...
Facebook says it was ‘too slow’ to fight hate speech in...
YANGON: Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers...
Wife of jailed Reuters journalist in Myanmar gives birth
YANGON: The wife of imprisoned Reuters journalist Wa Lone, who is facing up to 14 years in jail in Myanmar for allegedly violating the...
Myanmar to ICC: Rohingya jurisdiction request ‘should be dismissed’
YANGON: Myanmar said on Thursday a request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek jurisdiction over suspected deportations of Rohingya Muslims from...
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
GENEVA (Reuters): United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return of hundreds of...
Myanmar floods force more than 100,000 to flee homes
YANGON: Monsoon floods in Myanmar have killed at least 11 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, government officials said on...
Floods force thousands from homes in Myanmar
HPA-AN: Floodwaters have forced thousands from their homes in southeast Myanmar, local police said Friday, as authorities and volunteers scrambled to provide food and...
Myanmar’s Rohingya panel head refutes criticism by outgoing secretary
YANGON: The chairman of an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has rebutted criticism by the body’s former...
