United Nations Special Envoy Julie Bishop visited Myanmar's capital and met with the head of the country's military junta, ...

The UNDP is warning of an “unprecedented disaster” for the people of Rakhine, as fighting between the Arakan Army and the ...

A young man recounted how he and a group of other trapped recruits got away from the soldiers who were escorting them to ...

Rakhine has been at the centre of international attention since 2017 following a conflict between the Myanmar army and the Rohingya insurgent group, forcing more than a million Rohingya to flee ...

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Myanmar army sacks UN envoy after anti-coup speech The company suspended trading in early March on the Singapore exchange while it seeks out an "independent" review to clarify its dealings in ...

Many Rohingya youths are becoming victims of exploitation and despair because of the unavailability of options to study and work and make a decent living A possible retaliation by Myanmar forces ...

including the start of a peace process between the government and Myanmar Army, and some two dozen ethnic armed organizations, which had long been fighting for greater autonomy from the militarized ...

Myanmar has been in crisis since the army chief Min Aung Hlaing led a coup and arrested members of an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's on Feb. 1, 2021. Bishop ...

Beijing is known to also maintain ties with Myanmar's armed rebel groups which hold territory along its border. Gen Hlaing departed on a flight from capital Naypyitaw on Tuesday for a two-day visit to ...