More than 100 people remained trapped in two Buddhist compounds on the outskirts of a village in Myanmar’s Shan state on Tuesday after the military took advantage of a lull in fighting with anti-junta forces to set up positions…
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Junta bans aid groups from 6 townships in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Myanmar’s junta has banned domestic and international NGOs operating humanitarian programs, including United Nations relief agencies, from traveling to six townships of Rakhine state, aid workers said Friday. A staffer with an international NGO, who declined to be named for…
Read MoreCourt in Ayeyarwady region sentences 56 Rohingya to 2 years in prison
A court in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region has sentenced 56 ethnic Rohingya to two years in prison.They were arrested on Aug. 21 in Wakema township and the sentences were handed down by the township’s court on Tuesday under Section 6 (3)…
Read MoreUN envoy won’t return to Myanmar unless she can meet with Aung San Suu Kyi
The United Nations special envoy to Myanmar said she will not return to the country unless she is allowed to meet with jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as she defended an initial visit to the Southeast Asian nation…
Read MoreWoman killed, two injured in army shelling of Sagaing region village
A 48-year-old woman was killed and two more women injured by heavy artillery as junta troops shelled and entered a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region on Monday.Locals identified the victim as a woman named Thin, who only goes by one…
Read MoreCourt charges 4 Thai ex-park officials in Karen activist’s 2014 murder
A Thai court formally charged a former senior park ranger and three subordinates suspected of killing an ethnic Karen activist eight years ago before it released them on bail, a move that human rights defenders criticized on Tuesday.Former chief ranger…
Read MoreMyanmar: Escalation of Conflict in Rakhine and Southern Chin Flash Update (as of 5 September 2022)
Highlights• Rising tensions between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine and southern Chin since June have led to frequent armed clashes, including the use of heavy weapons and airstrikes. The renewed conflict follows a…
Read MoreBiden Says No to Appeals to Designate Russia a State Sponsor of Terror
President Joe Biden has made a final decision to not designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, saying that such a move could backfire and have unintended consequences for U.S. support of Ukraine amid…
Read MoreNearly 5 dozen monks detained in Myanmar since military coup
Authorities in Myanmar have detained at least 56 monks who spoke out against junta in the nearly 18 months since last year’s coup, while many other religious leaders opposed to military rule face harassment and are on the run amid…
Read MoreAustralia Offers Community Resettlement Help for New Refugees
Refugees arriving this week in Australia from Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar will be given help under a new resettlement program. The migrants will be met by specially trained community support groups who will help them resettle and integrate into thei…
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