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Indonesia

Rohingya refugees forcibly evicted by students in Indonesia

The attack comes after some 1,500 Rohingya refugees have fled temporary camps in Bangladesh for the province of Aceh in just over a month.

Myanmar

Swiss man arrested in Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film

The military-ruled state is known for sometimes violent religious and ethnic intolerance, as well as restrictions on freedom of press and speech.

Myanmar

Mynamar reduces some of Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences

Myanmar's military government has reduced some of the prison sentences being served by former ruler Aung San Suu Kyi in an act of clemency timed to coincide with a religious festival.

Culture news

Goodbye Myanmar: Inditex to quit conflict-hit nation

The company, which owns Zara, has announced it's in process of stopping purchases from Myanmar's garment factories due to a campaign by a global workers' union to convince companies to divest from the country.

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WATCH: Myanmar torches illegal drugs on International anti-drug day

Myanmar junta authorities said they torched almost half a billion dollars worth of illegal drugs on Monday, but warned they were failing to stop a surge in production and trafficking of narcotics.

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WATCH: Myanmar residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access

Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.

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Mass destruction as Cyclone Mocha death toll rises in Myanmar

More than 860 houses and 14 hospitals or clinics have been damaged across the country, the military junta said.

Myanmar

Five dead, hundreds injured as Myanmar hit by Cyclone Mocha

At least five people have been killed and hundreds injured after Cyclone Mocha swept into Myanmar on Sunday. The tropical storm also hit Bangladesh, but spared the world's largest refugee camp.

Myanmar

Myanmar marks Armed Forces Day as US increases sanctions

Myanmar displays power during Armed Forces Day as the US increases sanctions targetting aviation fuel suppliers.

Bangladesh

No reports of casualties after fire guts refugee camp in Bangladesh

A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless.

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Buses carrying freed prisoners leave Yangon jail

Buses carrying freed prisoners leave Yangon's Insein prison as Myanmar's junta releases over 7,000 people to mark the 75th anniversary of independence from Britain, without specifying whether the amnesty would include those jailed as part of its crackdown on dissent.

Myanmar

Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.

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Watch: Myanmar holds its Tazaungdaing light festival

People gathered in the hills of central Myanmar to enjoy the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season in a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot air balloons.

Myanmar

At least 50 killed in Myanmar airstrike

The target was a concert held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military, opposition groups and media reported.

Myanmar

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for three more years for 'election fraud'

The ousted leader has already been imprisoned for 17 years on various charges, which supporters say are politically motivated.

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years in prison for corruption

Analysts say the charges are an attempt to legitimise the military’s seizure of power.

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Protest in Tokyo as Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar

Dozens of protesters gather outside Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo calling for the release of a 26-year-old Japanese filmmaker, believed to have been detained in Myanmar on Saturday near an anti-government rally.

Myanmar

Myanmar junta executes democracy activists amid international outcry

The hangings are believed to be the first executions in the country for more than 30 years.

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison, says Myanmar military junta

Human rights experts have accused the army of creating a "digital dictatorship" through internet shutdowns and surveillance since last year's coup.

Myanmar

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to further five years in prison

Analysts say the conviction is an unjust move to legitimise the military junta’s seizure of power in 2021.