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Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges
World
August 20, 2018
Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges
YANGON (Reuters) – The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret…
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
World
August 15, 2018
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
The Rohingya had no time to consider what to take as Myanmar forces drove the Muslim minority into Bangladesh…
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
World
August 8, 2018
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return…
Myanmar floods force more than 100,000 to flee homes
World
July 30, 2018
Myanmar floods force more than 100,000 to flee homes
Heavy rain has hammered southern, eastern and central parts of the country since last week, cutting off highways, destroying…
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
World
July 2, 2018
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to vast camps…
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine
World
April 19, 2018
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine
Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 civilians, including pregnant…
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
World
April 17, 2018
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
Myanmar’s new president said on Tuesday over 8,000 prisoners will be freed in an amnesty, a move the government said…
Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president
World
March 28, 2018
Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president
Myanmar’s parliament has elected an ally of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as president. Htin Kyaw abruptly resigned…
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
World
March 21, 2018
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on Wednesday leaving the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a…
UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe
World
March 7, 2018
UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe
From Syria to Yemen and the US, the UN human rights body has delivered a scathing annual report on violations…