Two men believed to be deserters from Myanmar’s army are in the custody of the International Criminal Court at The Hague after reporting their participation, under military orders, in the 2017 …
Election countdown starts in Myanmar under virus shadow
Myanmar’s election campaign began Tuesday with Aung San Suu Kyi’s party tipped for victory, with the Nobel laureate much loved at home despite her reputation shattered overseas, although she …
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reach Indonesia ‘after seven months at sea’
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reached Indonesia early Monday claiming to have been at sea for seven months, United Nations officials said, in one of the biggest landings by the persecuted Myanmar …
Naga insurgents overrun camp of breakaway faction in Myanmar
The attack was carried out by the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on the outfit’s Nyamlang Konyak-Niki Sumi faction on Sunday.
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants come ashore in Indonesia
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants came ashore on Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Monday, authorities said, in one of the biggest such landings by the persecuted Myanmar minority in the Muslim-majority …
Indigenous genocide finding hangs over Canada’s Myanmar court intervention
Cries of the pot calling the kettle black are emerging after Canada joined an international genocide lawsuit against Myanmar, because the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women …
More US Aid Going to Myanmar, But Without Addressing the Country’s Egregious Human Rights Abuses
The United States Embassy to Myanmar announced this summer that an additional $1.95 million in U.S. funds will be provided for COVID-19 assistance to the country. This brings the total …
Building Bridges to Laputta – Case Study on Market Access for One of Lower Myanmar’s Most Isolated Townships (June 2020)
Mercy Corps began working in Laputta Township following the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in 2008. In 2016, Mercy Corps and its partners received funding from the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust …
Better Protection of Myanmar Workers’ Rights Needed Amid COVID-19
More substantive action from the government is required to provide protection and relief for those who have lost their livelihoods due to COVID-19.
Rohingya people arrested at sea shunted back to Myanmar camps
Myanmar has returned dozens of Rohingya to camps in conflict-wracked Rakhine state, officials have announced, after arresting them at sea as they tried to flee what rights groups brand as “apartheid” …