Myanmar Navy Detains 50 Rohingya Who Were Trying to Leave Country
The Myanmar Navy has detained roughly 50 Rohingya refugees at sea in southern Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region, while local authorities have apprehended five suspected human traffickers who allegedly helped them try to leave the country for an unknown destination, a local …
Number of Civilian Casualties Grows in Armed Conflict in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine
At least seven civilians, including four Rohingya Muslims, died and 30 residents were injured in the past 11 days in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, a local aid worker said Wednesday, as the number of noncombatant deaths grows amid fighting between …
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Decries ‘Political Problems’ Behind Failure to Settle Ethnic Wars
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Wednesday that the country’s unresolved political problems were the root cause of failure to end hostilities between the government military and ethnic armed groups as Myanmar continues to strive for permanent …
Coronavirus Strikes Tourism, Factories, Consumption around Southeast Asia
In Southeast Asia, a region known for low-cost factory work and strong consumer spending, countries from Myanmar to the Philippines had forecast 2020 economic growth at more than 6%. Now, just six weeks into the year, no one’s so sure.…
At Least 15 Rohingya Muslims Killed as Boat Sinks Off Coast of Bangladesh
At least 15 people drowned Tuesday after an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslim refugees capsized and sank off the coast of Bangladesh .
Commander Sohel Rana of the coast guard station on St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh, said the wooden boat …
At Least 12 Rohingya Muslims Killed as Boat Sinks off Coast of Bangladesh
At least a dozen people drowned after an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslim refugees capsized and sank off the coast of Bangladesh Tuesday.
Authorities said more than 120 refugees were on board the vessel that was carrying them across the …
Residents Flee 20 Rakhine Villages in Surge in Myanmar Fighting After Local Internet Ban
More than 1,100 residents from 20 villages in Myanmar’s war torn northern Rakhine state have fled a surge in fighting between government troops and the rebel Arakan Army, a local administrator and a lawmaker said Monday.
The new wave of …
Buddhist Nationalists Threaten Myanmar Media Over Protest Coverage
Buddhist hard liners in Myanmar threatened the media over their coverage of a pro military rally in Yangon, demanding that at least two outlets remove reports from their websites about hate speech against State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and …
Thailand Mourns Victims of ‘Unprecedented’ Shooting Rampage
Buddhist monks in northeast Thailand, joined by throngs of mourners, burned candles, prayed and chanted Sunday for the victims of the country’s worst mass shooting.
A soldier angered over a financial dispute gunned down pedestrians and bystanders as he sped …