Dozens killed in clashes between Rohingya rebels and Myanmar army
At least 71 people, including 12 members of the security forces, have been killed in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state after Rohingya...
The Guardian
Aug 25, 2017
Over 25 Rohingya villages of Northern Rakhine Attacked by Newly Dispatched Military
At around 1:00 am, 25 August 2017, the newly deployed military have attacked over 25 villages in Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung,...
Rohingya Vision
Aug 25, 2017
Cambodian government cracks down on independent media outlets
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned that The Cambodia Daily, an independent English-language newspaper known for criticizing...
Reporters without Borders 1
Aug 25, 2017
Myanmar: Implement Recommendations of Kofi Annan-led Commission
The Government of Myanmar should immediately act on comprehensive recommendations from the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, said...
Fortify Rights International
Aug 24, 2017
Myanmar: UN welcomes final assessment of independent advisory panel on Rakhine state
Rohingya refugees, displaced by violence in Myanmar, at a camp in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh. (File) Photo: UNHCR/Saiful Huq Omi The United...
Genocide Watch
Aug 24, 2017
Excessive force won't solve Myanmar's Rohingya crisis: Annan panel
Myanmar should respond to a crisis over its Muslim Rohingya community in a "calibrated" way without excessive force, a panel led by...
Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Robert Birsel |
Aug 24, 2017
Burma: Government must act on Rakhine Commission's recommendations
Reacting to the final report issued today by the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, James Gomez, Amnesty...
Amnesty International
Aug 24, 2017
As Khmer Rouge trials near end, is Cambodia ready to move on from its dark past?
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh chronicled the Cambodian genocide. Source: Shutterstock AFTER 11 years of...
Michael Hart | Asian Corespondent
Aug 23, 2017
Pope’s Planned Visit to Myanmar Risks Stoking Religious Tensions
Even before the pope’s expected visit to Myanmar has been officially announced, it has become the subject of boisterous contention in a...
New York Times 1
Aug 22, 2017
Congress, Don't Further Normalize Military Relations With Burma
Should the U.S. have closer military ties with Burma? Some members of Congress think so, and are trying to make it happen. But such a...
Forbes
Aug 22, 2017
Rohingya villagers blockaded amid fresh tensions in Myanmar's Rakhine - residents
Rohingya villagers watch as international media visit Maung Hna Ma village, Buthidaung township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, July...
Reuters
Aug 22, 2017
Rakhine Advisory Commission’s Kofi Annan Arrives in Yangon
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the chair of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, arrived in Yangon on Tuesday afternoon,...
Irrawaddy
Aug 22, 2017
