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The United Nations and the government of Bangladesh on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in aiding protection and management of Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal where thousands have been relocated from cr…
Read moreThe Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) wants United Nations (UN) to speed up actions to address issues in Myanmar, as military leader Min Aung Hlaing’s violent assault on the people since February has driven the country into a state of acute …
Read moreAn unprecedented plunge in the value of Myanmar’s currency, the kyat, has driven up the prices of key imported commodities, placing basic commodities ranging from auto fuel to cooking oil beyond the reach of many ordinary citizens.The dollar exchange r…
Read moreFormer Malaysian foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar welcomes Malaysia’s readiness to consider holding a dialogue with Myanmar’s National Unity Government if the ruling military junta continues to ignore the five-point consensus agreed upon by ASEAN.Howe…
Read moreMalaysia said Wednesday it would open talks with Myanmar’s shadow government if the junta fails to cooperate with ASEAN’s conflict resolution efforts – the first such declaration by a member of the regional bloc.ASEAN members meanwhile were discussing …
Read moreDeputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar in New Delhi to further expand the U.S.-India comprehensive global strategic partnership. They discussed regional developments, including in Af…
Read moreMyanmar’s ruling junta has cut internet service to the country’s Chin state and neighboring Sagaing and Magway regions amid a surge in reinforcements sent to crack down on popular militias resisting military rule in the embattled areas of western Myanm…
Read moreA Rohingya day-laborer, who was in the room when gunmen killed prominent refugee community leader Muhib Ullah in southeastern Bangladesh, described in an interview with BenarNews how the intruders forced him and other eyewitnesses to the ground before …
Read moreA new study found under-reported debts of at least $385 billion owed by different countries to China in the past two decades, and that one-third of projects under the Belt and Road Initiative have run into major implementation problems.The hidden debts…
Read moreBangladesh police said Friday they had arrested a Rohingya man in connection with the killing of a prominent refugee leader this week, even as a Rohingya rebel group rejected allegations that it was behind the murder.A suspect identified as Mohammad Se…
Read moreUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an “urgent” international response to the political crisis created in Myanmar by the
Read moreNewly minted alliances among nations in the Indo-Pacific region have sidelined ASEAN, analysts say, with some arguing that the 10-nation grouping of Southeast Asian countries dug its own grave through its inaction on regional issues.Within a span of ju…
Read moreMyanmar’s junta has announced a “goodwill” cease-fire with all ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), but observers say the move is part of a bid to take pressure off the military, which faces multiple domestic conflicts, and focus its efforts on eradicati…
Read moreThe weekend killing of a former political prisoner who was shot in the legs after a slow response to orders and then tortured to death raised the tally of Myanmar civilians to die under interrogation by security forces to 54 since the military seized p…
Read moreMyanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations withdrew from addressing the General Assembly on Monday as part of a U.S.-China-brokered
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