Myanmar police arrest Muslims over Yangon bombings
Dozens of people have died in northern Rakhine after attacks on police border posts last months sparked a military crackdown.
Nov 26, 2016, 15:42 PM IST
Bangladesh to send back Rohingya fleeing Myanmar unrest
Police in the Bangladeshi border town of Cox`s Bazar said on Wednesday, they had detained 70 Rohingya, including women and children, and would send them back across the border.
Nov 23, 2016, 17:00 PM IST
Myanmar government faces new crisis as ethnic armies attack military
The fighting last year pitted the army against the predominantly ethnic Chinese Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and its allies, the Ta`ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Arakan Army (AA).
Nov 21, 2016, 17:32 PM IST
Dozens killed in weekend of fresh violence in Myanmar's Rakhine
Soldiers have killed scores and arrested many more in their hunt for the attackers, who the government says are radicalised Rohingya militants.
Nov 13, 2016, 23:24 PM IST
Myanmar not trying to hide anything in Rakhine, investigating - Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday investigations were underway into the situation in Rakhine State, where many members of a Muslim minority live and where human rights workers say conflict has led to abuse of civilians by the military.
Nov 04, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
Severe flooding hits Myanmar, over 6,000 affected
Severe flooding has hit Myanmar`s Rakhine state, affecting over 6,000 people since Tuesday, officials said on Friday.
Jul 08, 2016, 09:14 AM IST
Myanmar Rohingya boat dead `forced` to travel by sea: Witnesses
Witnesses to a boat capsize that left some 20 people dead, including children, say the victims were from the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority and blamed the tragedy on restrictions that forced them to journey by sea.
Apr 20, 2016, 11:16 AM IST
HRW urges Myanmar to end 'abusive restriction' on Rohingyas
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Myanmar to put an end to "abusive restrictions" on the ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority in the western Rakhine state.
Mar 30, 2016, 12:03 PM IST
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in troubled Rakhine state
Myanmar`s outgoing government on Tuesday lifted a state of emergency in conflict-hit Rakhine, a parting gesture that coincides with turbulent relations between Aung San Suu Kyi`s new administration and the western state`s powerful Buddhist political party.
Mar 29, 2016, 12:33 PM IST
Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for unity in divided Rakhine
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi called for unity in volatile Rakhine state on Saturday in an impassioned election rally, tackling head-on bitter religious divisions between Buddhists and Muslims that have shaken the former junta-run nation.
Oct 17, 2015, 18:35 PM IST
