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    Burma rejects citizenship reform at private Rohingya talks
    June 27, 2018in Lead Story, News, Politics, Rohingya1667by REUTERS
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    Burma rejects citizenship reform at private Rohingya talks

    A Burmese national security advisor told diplomats in Copenhagen that a proposal to review the 1982 Citizenship Law, that effectively renders the Rohingya stateless, could not be implemented.

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    EU, Canada sanction Burmese generals over Rohingya; Burma says two are fired
    June 26, 2018in Lead Story, News, Politics, Rohingya3696by REUTERS
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    EU, Canada sanction Burmese generals over Rohingya; Burma says two are fired

    The European Union and Canada have announced a new set of sanctions against seven members of the Burmese military, two of whom have been sacked for underperformance.

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    ICC gives Burma deadline over Rohingya case jurisdiction
    June 22, 2018in Lead Story, News, Politics3435by DVB
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    ICC gives Burma deadline over Rohingya case jurisdiction

    The ICC has issued Burma a 27 July deadline to respond to a request to exercise jurisdiction over the alleged crimes in Arakan State.

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    'Hate narratives' from abroad drive Burmese communities apart, Suu Kyi says
    June 21, 2018in Lead Story, News, Politics, Rohingya2342by REUTERS
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    'Hate narratives' from abroad drive Burmese communities apart, Suu Kyi says

    Aung San Suu Kyi has told the UN “time and patience” is needed to resolve divisions between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Arakan State.

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    Burma, UN agencies sign Rohingya repatriation pact
    June 6, 2018in Lead Story, News, Politics, Rohingya1057by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    Burma, UN agencies sign Rohingya repatriation pact

    The Burmese government has signed an agreement with UN agencies to facilitate the voluntary return of Rohingya refugees.

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    UN chief taps Swiss ambassador to Germany as Burma envoy: sources
    April 26, 2018in International Relations, Lead Story, News813by REUTERS
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    UN chief taps Swiss ambassador to Germany as Burma envoy: sources

    United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has tapped Switzerland’s ambassador to Germany, Christine Schraner Burgener, to be his special envoy on Burma, UN sources said on Wednesday.

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