Fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands without shelter
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — A hearth destroyed 2,000 shelters at a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving round…
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Malaysian PM Anwar calls on ASEAN ‘to take action’ on human rights violations in Myanmar
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday referred to as on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take…
Myanmar junta to let ‘loyal’ civilians carry licensed arms —media, document
Military-ruled Myanmar is about to permit civilians “loyal to the state” to use for licenses to hold firearms, based on…
ASEAN ministers urge Myanmar junta to implement agreed peace plan
Southeast Asian ministers on the finish of two-day talks in Indonesia on Saturday urged Myanmar’s junta to implement a five-point…
Myanmar streets empty in protest on coup anniversary
YANGON — Streets emptied and outlets closed in protest throughout Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled…
UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
BANGKOK — Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this yr will “fuel greater violence,” a United Nations particular envoy…
Myanmar invited to regional military meeting co-chaired by United States
WASHINGTON – The Myanmar army, which has been accused of ethnic cleaning towards the nation’s Muslim Rohingya minority, has been…
UN: Myanmar mass pardons included 300 political prisoners
GENEVA, Switzerland – Among greater than 7,000 prisoners granted amnesty by Myanmar’s junta this week had been about 300 political…
Myanmar junta chief says will hold ‘free and fair’ elections
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Myanmar’s junta stated it could maintain “free and fair” multiparty elections because it marked Independence Day on…
Suu Kyi’s secretive Myanmar trials end with 7 more years of jail
A courtroom in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted deposed chief Aung San Suu Kyi on 5 counts of corruption and…