The evacuation prompted diplomatic missions in Myanmar to issue a statement on the worsening humanitarian and security situation in Rakhine and southern Chin State.
UN Warns Of ‘Intensified Fighting’ In Myanmar’s Rakhine State
The military has been battling the Arakan Army (AA) — a rebel group seeking more autonomy for ethnic Rakhine Buddhists — in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states since January last year. Scores of …
UN concerned as thousands flee Myanmar ‘clearance operation’
The United Nations on Sunday said it was concerned by the humanitarian impact of fighting in western Myanmar’s Rakhine and southern Chin states. The UN cited reports of increased fighting between …
Thousands in western Myanmar flee as army plans operations, monitors say
Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after a local administrator warned dozens of village leaders that the army planned “clearance operations” against insurgents, a …
Myanmar, Cambodia burn $1.6-B drugs
Narcotic drugs worth over $839 million were burned in Myanmar’s Yangon, Mandalay regions and Shan state on Friday, marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Some 133 …
94th joint patrol on Mekong River completed; Laos reports 22 more dengue cases
The 94th Mekong River joint patrol by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand has concluded and the three Chinese law enforcement vessels returned home.
Thailand and Myanmar burn seized drugs worth $2 billion
Thailand and Myanmar destroyed 25 tonnes of illicit drugs collectively worth more than $2 billion on Friday, but said the tide of drugs was growing as organised crime gangs boost supply and find new …
Thailand, Myanmar Burn More Than $2 Billion in Seized Drugs
Authorities in Myanmar and Thailand say they destroyed more than $2 billion in seized illegal drugs Friday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. In Bangkok and in …
Malaysia can’t take any more Rohingya refugees, PM says
Malaysia can no longer take in Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday, citing a struggling economy and dwindling resources as a result of the novel …
Myanmar destroys seized drugs worth more than $800 million
More than $839 million worth of seized illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar on Friday to mark the annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit …