In her first address to the UN General Assembly as national leader, Aung San Suu Kyi defended her government’s efforts to resolve a crisis over treatment of the country’s Muslim…
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UN calls for citizenship rights for Rohingya
The non-binding draft resolution, co-sponsored by the US and other Western states, was adopted by consensus at a UN General Assembly human rights forum.
Obama asked to ‘just say their name’
As Burma prepares to welcome US President Barack Obama to Naypyidaw in November, a US-based NGO is urging Obama to address the plight of the Rohingyas during his visit.
Ye Htut meets with journalists to discuss press freedom
The Myanmar Journalists Network met with Information Minister Ye Htut on Tuesday to discuss their concerns about the rising number of legal actions lodged against media employees.
Burma calls on UN to respect its sovereignty
Responding to this week’s UN resolution on Burma which urged Naypyidaw to grant citizenship to the country’s Rohingya community, presidential spokesman Ye Htut hit back, calling on the world body…
Allow Rohingyas citizenship, UN tells Burma
The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee passes a resolution urging Burma to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship and to crack down on Buddhist violence against…