The United Nations refugee agency helped officials from Myanmar’s junta travel to Bangladesh this week for repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees, two UN officials told AFP, despite maintaining that conditions in the country remain unsafe for their …
UN brought Myanmar junta officials to Bangladesh for Rohingya talks
The Rohingya are widely viewed in Myanmar as interlopers from Bangladesh. (AP pic) BANGKOK: The United Nations refugee agency helped officials from Myanmar’s junta travel to Bangladesh this week for …
Rohingya plight: From Myanmar’s frying pan into fire in Bangladeshi camps
Thousands of Rohingya still living in camps made of tarpaulin sheets placed on standing sticks 2 weeks after devastating fire gutted their tents – Anadolu Agency …
Elements From Myanmar Involved In Drug Business In Manipur: CM
Named the ‘Aboriginal Embassy’, the tent is a symbol of neglect, dispossession and resistance Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday said that elements from neighbouring Myanmar are involved …
Facebook posts falsely claim Thai army chief ‘declared war on Myanmar’
Burmese-language posts viewed thousands of times on Facebook are falsely claiming that the head of Thailand’s army has “declared war on Myanmar”. They feature videos with the same misleading thumbnail that claims he warned the Thai army would seize Myanmar’s Karen state,
In Myanmar, Atrocities Rise as Army Comes Under Pressure
Anyone can read what you share. By Richard C. Paddock When the soldiers from Myanmar’s notorious army reached the village of Nanneint, the residents fled. Some took refuge in the basement of a nearby Buddhist monastery. “They thought the soldiers …
Beijing Looks to Get Economic Projects Up and Running in Myanmar
Hopefully the Chinese government can find an enlightened self-interest that takes into consideration decades of self-interest but centuries, in which a prosperous, stable and peaceful China and …
UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Widespread popular resistance to brutal repression by Myanmar’s military shows no sign of abating across much of the country, and with both sides intent on winning by force …
Singapore to work with Indonesia, ASEAN, UN to push Myanmar peace plan – PM
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday the city-state would work with Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries, as well as partners like the United Nations, to push Myanmar’s …
Myanmar monastery attack kills 22 as conflicting accounts emerge of alleged massacre
At least 22 people, including three monks, were killed at a monastery in Myanmar’s Southern Shan State on Saturday as local insurgent groups and the military-backed junta accused each other of …