A new report from Human Rights Watch details the inhumane conditions within Rakhine State’s archipelago of internal displacement camps.
Rohingya living in ‘open prison’ in Myanmar: Human Rights Watch
Report says 130,000 Rohingya live under ‘squalid, abusive’ conditions; calls for an end to their ‘abitrary detention’.
Rights group decries Myanmar’s camps for displaced Rohingya
A human rights group says the de facto detention of 130,000 ethnic Rohingya in squalid camps in Myanmar amounts to a form of apartheid …
Rohingya Trapped by ‘Apartheid’ Regime in Myanmar, Says Human Rights Watch
A major human rights group said Myanmar is carrying out a policy of apartheid against Rohingya Muslims languishing for eight years in internal displacement camps, accusing civilian leader Aung San Suu …
Online Gospel ministry in Myanmar producing new believers
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a Global Disciples ministry team in Myanmar to get creative with their Gospel outreach — and they are seeing the …
Misleading Absentee Ballot Reports Spark Concern in Myanmar Race
Misleading Absentee Ballot Reports Spark Concern in Myanmar Race. 2020-10-07 — With a month to go before Myanmar’s general elections on Nov. 8, the county’s two main political pa …
Covid Surge May Be Linked to ‘Returnees’ from Bangladesh, Myanmar Says
A second wave of coronavirus infections in Myanmar may have been triggered by “returnees” from neighboring Bangladesh who illegally entered Rakhine state, which is now a COVID-19 hotspot, according to …
S’pore-based app exits Myanmar development
Fincy, a Singapore-based currency exchange and payment application, is exiting a controversial development in Myanmar accused of facilitating illegal online gambling.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Myanmar’s Effort to Trace COVID-19 Spread Treads on Sensitive Territory
Spread Treads on Sensitive Territory. 2020-10-06 — Myanmar’s second wave of coronavirus may have been triggered by “returnees” from neighboring …
Ahead of Poll, Myanmar Public’s Trust in Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Rises: Survey
A survey by Myanmar’s leading poll monitor found that the level of public trust in Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has risen to 79 percent from 70 percent last year.