Myanmar

World 03/01/19, 09:10

Bangladeshi foreign secretary accuses Myanmar of ‘hollow promises and various obstructionist approaches’ when it comes to repatriation efforts

World 02/25/19, 08:59

Activists say Myanmar’s crackdown on the media, free speech and peaceful assembly has created a climate of self-censorship and fear

Europe 02/22/19, 05:41

A French national appeared in court Friday in Myanmar after being arrested two weeks ago for allegedly flying a drone close to the country's vast parliament complex.Arthur Desclaux faces a charge under the Illegal Export-Import Act and could be jailed for up to three years if convicted. He was driven ...

World 02/15/19, 06:51

Two others received prison terms and a third suspect remains at large

World 02/15/19, 03:11

A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced two men to death for the killing of a prominent Muslim lawyer who was a close adviser to the country's top leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.The Yangon Northern District Court found the gunman, Kyi Lin, guilty of premeditated murder and illegal weapons possession ...

World 02/14/19, 06:18

Suu Kyi's bid to amend the military's constitution might help her in 2020 election, but she is unlikely to secure big

World 02/12/19, 09:20

Members of Karenni group were protesting statue of Burmese independence hero General Aung San, father of leader Aung San Suu Kyi

World 02/12/19, 05:38

A court this week will decide the fate of three suspected co-conspirators in prominent Muslim lawyer’s assassination

World 02/10/19, 08:31

UN refugee agency says it cannot assess scale of current humanitarian situation in these volatile areas because it has little access to these and other regions

Entertainment 02/05/19, 10:33

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has urged Myanmar to show a genuine commitment to ending violence and displacement in its Rakhine state, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh for safety.Jolie, a special envoy for the U.N. human rights agency, made the comments Tuesday as she ...

World 02/05/19, 09:30

Social media giant ramps up action against hate speech after accusations it did little to remove violent rhetoric against Rohingya Muslims before brutal 2017 crackdown

World 02/04/19, 23:50

Splinter groups come together to mark 70 years since fighting broke out between ethnic group and Myanmar government

World 02/01/19, 01:53

Lawyers for two Reuters journalists sentenced to seven-year prison terms for violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act have filed an appeal with the country's highest court seeking to overturn their convictions.Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested in December 2017 for having government documents in their possession. They contend they ...

World 01/25/19, 15:51

A U.N. human rights envoy said Friday that hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees won't be able to return to Myanmar soon because of threats to their safety in the Buddhist-majority nation.Myanmar has been criticized by global rights groups and many nations for state-sponsored violence against ethnic minorities.Yanghee Lee, ...

World 01/24/19, 11:12

Dozens of incidents in past year have thrown light on methods military-controlled police force uses to extract confessions

World 01/23/19, 01:15

Land values have soared in recent years with the construction of the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge

World 01/11/19, 03:19

A court in Myanmar on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists convicted of violating the country's Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the country's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, and maintained the seven-year prison terms they were sentenced to last year.Judge Aung Naing said in his ruling that ...

World 01/11/19, 02:34

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were investigating the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys by security forces and Buddhist civilians in Rakhine State in August 2017

World 01/07/19, 10:35

Fighting between government forces and the rebel Arakan Army in the western state of Rakhine has displaced thousands of people since early December, according to the United Nations

World 12/27/18, 01:03

With a general election looming in 2020, the country's first civilian government in decades is confronted by growing divisions among activists