Arakan Conflict Lead Story News Rohingya
The commander of the Border Police Force in Arakan State’s Maungdaw township has told local Rohingya communities to cooperate with authorities to help recover a cache of firearms stolen by armed assailants during attacks on border police outposts some two months ago.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Diplomats on a mission to northern Arakan State say the government has agreed to allow a resumption of aid to the region.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
The visit comes as reports of human rights abuses continue amid tight security in the predominantly Muslim region.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi is coming under growing criticism as she departs today on her second overseas trip since the crisis in Arakan State began last month.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
The Arakan State government says it will form a militia to bolster defenses along Burma’s border with Bangladesh in the wake of a series of deadly attacks earlier this month.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
The President’s Office said the government would investigate the death of a 60-year-old Rohingya Muslim who died in police custody in Arakan State two weeks ago.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Rohingya Muslims say Burmese soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women during the biggest upsurge in violence against the group in four years.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
UN human rights experts call on Burma to investigate allegations of atrocities committed against civilians in northern Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Rights and aid groups are urging Burma’s government to allow access to displaced populations in northern Arakan State amid tightened security following a series of attacks on border police nearly two weeks ago.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burma’s Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe tells reporters that prisoners under investigation for recent attacks on border police are being treated in accordance with the law.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burma’s government says a group inspired by Islamist militants was behind recent attacks on police border posts in Arakan State.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burma’s security forces have killed at least 26 people in response to last Sunday’s attacks on police in northern Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township, according to state media.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Four Burmese soldiers were killed and one was injured on Tuesday when troops were attacked by suspected Muslim insurgents near the country’s border with Bangladesh, an official said.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burmese soldiers have killed at least four men during a sweep of Muslim villages following Sunday’s deadly attacks on border police posts in Arakan State.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Tensions are high in Maungdaw Township as security forces move into the area near Burma’s border with Bangladesh a day after a series of attacks on police.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Cyclone Komen is forecast to weaken over the next 12 hours as it moves into northwestern Burma.
