no comment Hundreds rally in Yangon in support of Suu Kyi About 700 demonstrators rallied in central Yangon to show support for Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend the country against charges of genocide at the United Nation's highest court. 01/12/2019
Myanmar ICC opens probe into violence against Rohingya minority in Myanmar "The chamber hereby authorises the commencement of an investigation into the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar." 14/11/2019
View Two Years On: The Forgotten Side Of The Rohingya Crisis ǀ View Perhaps most desperate of all are the 128,000 Rohingya, more than half of them children, who have been confined since 2012 in the de facto detention camps. The camps are [...] under the control of Camp Management Committees that regulate every aspect of their lives, and dependent on aid handouts. 26/08/2019
Myanmar Two years on, what will happen to the Rohingya? This Sunday marks two years since over 740,000 Rohingya people fled northwest Rakhine State when the Myanmar military launched operations there. 25/08/2019
no comment Monks march in Myanmar in support of firebrand preacher Hundreds of monks and their supporters marched in Myanmar on Thursday to protest against the issuing of an arrest warrant for a high-profile, firebrand preacher for criticism of the government. 30/05/2019
no comment Myanmar plane makes emergency landing without front wheel A Myanmar National Airlines flight landed safely at Mandalay airport on Sunday after landing gear problems forced it to touch down without the use of its front wheel. 12/05/2019
Myanmar Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days 07/05/2019
no comment Myanmar destroys confiscated ivory, opens elephant museum Confiscated ivory and other animal parts are displayed before being destroyed during a ceremony to mark World Wildlife Day in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday. 04/03/2019
Myanmar Exploding hot air balloon injures revellers at Myanmar festival Multiple people were injured after a hot air balloon loaded with fireworks exploded onto a crowd at a festival in Myanmar. 20/11/2018
View After the Rohingya Muslim genocide, a Nuremberg trial is essential | View Those responsible for atrocities against Rohingya Muslims must be held accountable before peace can blossom in Myanmar. 04/09/2018
Myanmar Calls for Myanmar to release convicted journalists Calls for Myanmar to release convicted journalists 03/09/2018
Myanmar Myanmar’s army 'killed Muslim Rohingyas with genocidal intent’ Myanmar’s army killed Muslim Rohingyas with ‘genocidal intent’, says UN human rights investigators. 27/08/2018
Myanmar Muslim Rohingya children: "a lost generation" That's the stark warning from the United Nations. It's exactly one year ago when 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, fleeing a brutal crackdown by the military 25/08/2018
no comment Myanmar burns seized drugs worth $180 million Myanmar authorities destroyed a year's worth of confiscated drugs on Tuesday, with an estimated street value of 180 million US dollars. 26/06/2018
Myanmar Myanmar announces first Rohingya repatriation Myanmar says it has repatriated the first family of refugees from its mainly Muslim Rohingya minority, after some 700,000 fled to Bangladesh to escape a military crackdown 15/04/2018
Myanmar Boris Johnson and Aung San Suu Kyi discuss Rohingya crisis The UK"s foreign secretary and Myanmar's de facto leader meet to discuss the Rohingya crisis which has displaced nearly 700,000 people 11/02/2018
Myanmar Myanmar court set to decide on bail for Reuters reporters The journalists had been arrested in connection with reporting on the situation in Rakhine state, where 688,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled an army crackdown on insurgents since late August, according to estimates by the United Nations. 31/01/2018
Myanmar EU calls for release of Reuters journalists charged in Myanmar Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were covering the country's Rohingya crisis, have been charged with violating the official secrets act. 10/01/2018
Myanmar Myanmar elephants keep warm with giant blankets amid cold snap A wildlife conservation craft group donated the blankets to help the animals deal with falling temperatures 26/12/2017
Myanmar At least 6,700 Rohingya killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF At least 730 of those killed were children under the age of five 14/12/2017
Myanmar UN reports allegations of sexual violence against Rohingya in Myanmar A senior UN official tells the Security Council of reports of horrific sexual violence against Rohingya minority in Myanmar and calls on the Council to visit the region. Myanmar says claims of crimes against humanity are unsubstantiated. 13/12/2017
Myanmar Several groups support claims of systematic rape of Rohingyas by Myanm Media and medical sources substantiate claims of rape being used as instrument of terror in expulsion of Muslim Rohingyas from Buddhist Myanmar. 11/12/2017
Myanmar Pope fails to mention Rohingya in speech Pope Francis failed to mention Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority as he stood on stage with the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. 28/11/2017
Myanmar Diplomacy in Myanmar: two different approaches Whilst Pope Francis carefully avoids using the word "Rohingya" in his speech, a UN committee pulls no punches in calling for an "exceptional report". 28/11/2017
Myanmar Pope Francis fails to mention Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar speech He failed to mention the ethnic group who’ve been forced to flee to Bangladesh amid accusations of ethnic cleansing. 28/11/2017
