Myanmar’s apparent continued targeting of civilians in the country’s Rakhine and Chin states could constitute additional war crimes and crimes against humanity, the UN rights chief said Mond... Read more
By THE IRRAWADDY: A spokesman for the Myanmar military said two army privates who were taken to The Hague, the Netherlands, after allegedly confessing to committing atrocities against Rohing... Read more
No concrete measures taken on accountability front, she says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday said action must now be taken to properly remedy the serious vi... Read more
Nine countries including the USA and UK have urged Myanmar to intensify its bilateral dialogue with Bangladesh to agree a durable solution that enables the safe, voluntary, sustainable, and... Read more
US Defence Secretary Dr. Mark T Esper called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over phone today and assured her of continuing his country’s support in bringing a peaceful solution to the protract... Read more
By NYEIN NYEIN: International children’s charities have called for an end to the armed conflict in Rakhine State and an investigation following the deaths of four villagers, including two ch... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, Sittwe, Rakhine State: The campaign season for the Nov. 8 election started on Tuesday but COVID-19 restrictions in Rakhine State are preventing political parties from enga... Read more
By NYEIN NYEIN: In the wake of two soldiers’ confessions that they took part in Myanmar army atrocities against Rohingya in 2017, a military spokesperson questioned the authenticity of the a... Read more
By SALAI THANT ZIN: Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region—A policeman who transported Rohingya detainees to a quarantine center in late August in Ayeyarwady Region has tested positive for coronavirus.... Read more
By ZAW ZAW HTWE, YANGON: Myanmar’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has warned on Monday that anyone who has not reported to a health care center after returning from Rakhine State will... Read more
By THE IRRAWADDY, YANGON: The leader of a Rakhine ethnic armed group has accused the Myanmar government and army of “intentionally” spreading COVID-19 for their political and military benefi... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, Sittwe, Rakhine State: Myanmar’s military set a village on fire in Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township and killed two civilians on Thursday evening, said residents. Troops s... Read more
Rohingya leaders from Cox’s Bazar camps visited Bhasan Char on Saturday to see facilities over there as the government has planned to relocate some 1 lakh Rohingyas to the island, aimi... Read more
Fortify Rights on Thursday said the government of Myanmar should ensure all voting-age Rohingya—including refugees in Bangladesh—have the right and opportunity to vote in the upcoming Novemb... Read more
The Netherlands and Canada have said States parties to the Genocide Convention must resolve to prevent genocide but also, critically, to hold perpetrators in Myanmar to account. “Canad... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, Sittwe, Rakhine State: A village administrator in Kyauktaw Township in war-torn Rakhine State has accused Myanmar’s military of disrupting COVID-19 quarantine in his villa... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, SITTWE, Rakhine State: An Arakan National Party (ANP) official says election authorities are bending the rules to keep him off the November ballot. The Union Election Comm... Read more
By AUNG THIHA, Yangon: More than 4,000 people who recently returned to Yangon from Rakhine State — which has become Myanmar’s COVID-19 hotspot — have yet to report to the authorities, accord... Read more
By NYEIN NYEIN: Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State on Aug. 16, more than 10 local employees of UN agencies and INGOs (international NGOs) have contracted the d... Read more
By ZAW ZAW HTWE,Yangon: Myanmar has imposed a partial lockdown on Rakhine State’s more than 3 million inhabitants after nearly 100 COVID-19 cases were reported within 12 hours earlier this w... Read more
