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Myanmar Now17h

Three killed as Myanmar junta escalates counteroffensive in Kyaukphyu

The anti-junta group Arakan Army has now lost two villages in the coastal township of Kyaukphyu to the military ...

Fears of starvation in Myanmar as UN warns of 'disaster'

Aid agencies are warning of starvation in war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, with the World Food Programme (WFP) making an ...
The Daily Star8h

Several hundred Rohingyas wait along the Naf in Myanmar

Several hundred Rohingyas are reportedly stranded just across the Naf River opposite Teknaf, unable to enter Bangladesh due ...
The Irrawaddy18h

Suicides Rise as Sittwe Starves Under Myanmar Junta Blockade

Even those who manage to hold on to one of the few remaining jobs in the locked-down Rakhine State capital don’t make enough ...
Catch News2d

Myanmar security adviser says all military operations in Rakhine 'legal'

Myanmar's National Security Adviser U Thaung Tun said all military operations against terrorists in Rakhine state are legal.
The Daily Star13h

Several hundred Rohingyas stranded along Naf River amid clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine

They estimate that around 300-400 Rohingyas have gathered along the frontier, many fleeing fierce clashes in Myanmar's ...
The Manila Times on MSN3d

Desperate Myanmar villagers scavenge for food as hunger bites

People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenge for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and ...
The New Humanitarian11d

“If we die, we die”: Myanmar’s Rakhine pushed to the brink

Caught between abuses by the Arakan Army and the junta, residents are starving and cut off from international aid in a region ...
The Diplomat5d

Myanmar’s Rakhine State Sees ‘Dramatic Rise’ in Hunger Due to Conflict, Aid Cuts

The WFP says that the state’s population has suffered from “prolonged conflict, severe movement restrictions, soaring food ...