Myanmar

World 12/26/18, 00:10

More than 750,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled military attacks in Myanmar remain in Bangladesh camps as future repatriation and resettlement plans remain unclear

World 12/22/18, 10:03

Infestation of boring beetles is damaging bamboo structures sheltering 240,000 Rohingya families, and it's a race against time to complete job before monsoon season

World 12/21/18, 07:25

People in ethnic areas could be made trespassers on their own land and face up to two years in jail thanks to a new law amendment passed under Aung San Suu Kyi's government

Business 12/19/18, 06:50

Facebook has announced its third and biggest purge of military-linked accounts in Myanmar, where critics have charged that the social network did too little to block inflammatory material that fueled communal hatred and violence, particularly against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority.The social media giant said in a statement Wednesday that ...

World 12/18/18, 22:57

The historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the riveting drama that unfolded in a cave in northern Thailand and a deadly earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia were just some of the memorable stories from Asia in 2018. Associated Press photographers across the region captured ...

World 12/13/18, 21:37

Officers from North and South Korea shake hands at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries during an on-site inspection of guard posts that each side had removed as part of measures to reduce tensions.In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, a policeman stands watch outside the Canadian ...

World 12/13/18, 15:29

House of Representatives approved a resolution by a vote of 394-1, declarin military campaign against Rohingya Muslim minority a genocide

World 12/12/18, 07:30

Jack Dorsey slammed for ignoring Rohingya while praising Myanmar's people and natural beauty

World 12/11/18, 23:55

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo arrested outside a Yangon restaurant Dec. 12, later handed seven-year jail sentences after exposing a massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state

World 12/03/18, 14:45

US Holocaust Museum, report commissioned by US State Department call for Myanmar military to be held accountable

World 11/30/18, 22:02

They're increasingly disillusioned with the administration they voted into power with sky-high hopes three years ago

World 11/24/18, 02:31

It’s an unpleasant homecoming for thousands who escaped civil war

World 11/21/18, 13:24

Reporters were convicted of violating Myanmar's official secrets act

World 11/16/18, 08:31

Normal life returned to a Rohingya Muslim refugee camp in Bangladesh on Friday, a day after government authorities postponed plans to begin repatriating residents to Myanmar when no one volunteered to go.United Nations officials and international aid agencies praised the government of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who hopes to ...

World 11/15/18, 00:36

Bangladesh authorities say repatriation of some Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar will begin Thursday as scheduled if people are willing to go despite calls from United Nations officials and human rights groups for the refugees' safety to be verified first.Refugee commissioner Abul Kalam said at a news conference that officials will ...

World 11/14/18, 19:44

Bangladesh authorities said they are ready to begin repatriating some of the more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled from army-led violence in Myanmar since last year. But refugees scheduled to leave said they would refuse to go because of fears for their safety.Some said their families have fled ...

U.S. 11/14/18, 18:16

The International Committee of the Red Cross says conditions are not right for Rohingya Muslim refugees to return safely to Myanmar from Bangladesh, where over 700,000 have sought refuge since August 2017 following a military crackdown.Robert Mardini is the organization's U.N. observer. He told reporters Wednesday that the conflict between ...

California 11/14/18, 06:27

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. 'IF SEEN, PLEASE HAVE HIM CALL'A message board at a shelter for those who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about ...

World 11/14/18, 02:29

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rebuffed criticism over her government's treatment of its ethnic Rohingya Muslims.U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meets Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, not seen, in Singapore, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Pence is Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN summit. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, Pool)U.S. ...

World 11/13/18, 21:41

But US officials say situation in areas where Rohingya refugees are expected to resettle in Myanmar is not suitable for safe return