Two blasts rocked an area in Burma near the Bangladeshi border on Monday, accompanied by the sound of gunfire and thick black smoke, as violence that has sent nearly 90,000…
Day: September 4, 2017
Dropping of journalists’ ‘unlawful association’ charges faces procedural delay
The formal withdrawal of charges in the high-profile “unlawful association” case involving three journalists and three others in Shan State’s Hsipaw Township was postponed on Monday, with the legal bureaucracy…
Malala calls on fellow Nobel laureate Suu Kyi to condemn Rohingya treatment
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, called on her fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to condemn the “shameful” treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Burma, saying…
DKBA renegades ambush govt troops in Karen State
“The DKBA renegades employed guerrilla tactics,” said a local BGF commander.
Nearly 90,000 flee Arakan violence to Bangladesh as humanitarian crisis looms
Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Burma in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands of refugees from…
Indonesian envoy to urge Burma to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has sent his foreign minister to Burma to urge its government to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims, he said on Sunday after a petrol bomb was…