Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province on Sunday, a UN agency said, in one of the biggest arrivals since Myanmar launched a military …
Civilians caught in the crossfire as fighting escalates between Myanmar military and armed group
Renewed hostilities between the Myanmar military and ethnic minority armed group the Arakan Army (AA) have spread to various townships in western Myanmar.
Myanmar villagers flee violence to India
Refugees from Myanmar sheltered at a makeshift camp at a school over the border in India on Saturday (November 18), after fleeing fighting between ethnic minority insurgent groups and the country’s military junta.
Children among 11 people killed in Myanmar in military jet bombing
Two Myanmar military fighter jets bombed the village at 7.30pm on Wednesday, killing six boys and two girls between the ages of 5 and 12, along with their teacher and two villagers, authorities in Matupi township of Chin State told The Irrawaddy.
India may need to reconsider its engagements in Myanmar
This article is authored by Akash Sahu, leading an independent policy and strategy consulting practice from New Delhi.
Renewed fighting in Myanmar has displaced 26,000 people since Monday, UN says
Renewed fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) has displaced over 26,000 people in western Rakhine state, according to a UN body.
Myanmar’s corruption crackdown against two ‘scapegoat’ generals shows cracks within military junta
Although Myanmar produces enough rice to feed its people, it has to import oil and cooking oil. For this reason, the Central Bank of Myanmar’s provided US$600 million annually to well-connected …
With drones and dawn assault, Myanmar’s Chin rebels open new front
In the pre-dawn darkness on Monday, a 22-year-old Myanmar rebel fighter approached a hill-top military camp in remote Chin State with dozens of comrades for an assault that opened up another front in …
As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians
Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in a western region have killed at least 11 civilians, including eight children, a leading …
29 more Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram, total now 79, since Monday’s escalation of violence
Mizorams Inspector General of Police Headquarters, Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said that 29 more Myanmar Army soldiers, including the two officers, fled to Mizorams Champhai district and approached the …