Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Twenty parties issue statement saying that the government’s failure to address recent terrorist attacks was “the equivalent of committing an act of terror”.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Security forces are on high alert in Sittwe amid communal tensions following the death of a Rohingya Muslim man yesterday.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has sent off a ship carrying tonnes of food and emergency supplies to Burma’s Rohingya Muslims.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Buddhist families who were displaced amid violence in northern Arakan State last month take refuge in Buthidaung.
Analysis Arakan Lead Story News
Various commissions and committees say they are investigating alleged abuses and incidents involving the Rohingya minority, but misinformation and partisanship continue to blur the lines.
More than 100 persons, who fled their villages last week amid violent scenes in Maungdaw, were transported back home on Thursday morning.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
A protest against Kofi Annan’s involvement in a commission on Arakan State turned ugly when Buddhist nationalists clashed with local residents in Rangoon’s Bahan Township on Sunday.
Community leaders and representatives of civil society organisations in Arakan State say they were denied a chance to speak to Kofi Annan during a meeting on Tuesday.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Jeers and chants denouncing the panel intensified upon the arrival of Annan’s plane. The crowd soon followed the convoy into town, writes Reuters.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
The Arakan State government says it will continue referring to the state’s ethnic majority simply as “Arakanese”, rejecting a term allegedly put forward by the country’s Ministry of Information.
In deeply divided Arakan State, one Buddhist man has created a safe space for Rohingya children to learn and play without fear.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
In the shadow of the huge rallies held by the NLD and USDP, smaller parties are making their case based on policy and experience.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
A UN human rights investigator raised concern about whether Burma’s election could be credible, as dozens of Muslim candidates had been disqualified.
Representatives of the Arakanese Buddhist community, armed groups and civil society groups will rub shoulders with state government officials and MPs this week as the Arakan National Conference takes place in Kyaukphyu.
Hundreds of Arakanese Buddhists gathered and attacked homes and offices occupied by Malteser International in Arakan State capital Sittwe on Wednesday night.
Communal Violence Law Lead Story News Rohingya
Two Arakanese men have been convicted of murder in connection with the Mrauk-U massacre in October 2012 when 70 Muslims, including 28 children, were killed in a single day. Both men were dealt 10-year sentences with labour.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), along with other international NGOs, is suspending operations in Arakan state’s Pauktaw township following what it has termed “misunderstandings” that led to tensions with local Arakanese Buddhists.
