Fears grow as flooding displaces 130,000 in Myanmar
BAGO, Myanmar (AFP) - Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted Wednesday in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where more…
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At least 27 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 27 people are feared dead following a landslide at a jade mine in…
8 years ago
Reuters reporters to face Myanmar trial for ‘breaking’ secrecy law
by Athens Zaw Zaw Agence France-Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) - Two Reuters reporters accused of breaking Myanmar's draconian secrecy law…
8 years ago
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard "unimaginable" accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to…
8 years ago
Myanmar military leaders guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar's military chief and other top brass have been accused by Amnesty International…
8 years ago
Myanmar sacks top general involved in Rohingya crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military said it sacked a top general who was named in fresh EU sanctions against…
8 years ago
Landslides, flash floods as monsoon batters southern Myanmar
MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar (AFP) -- Flooding in southern Myanmar has caused a landslide at a famed Buddhist pagoda, submerged homes and…
8 years ago
19 dead in fighting between Myanmar army, rebels: military
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 19 people have been killed in fresh clashes between Myanmar's military and an ethnic…
8 years ago
Rohingya will be safe in areas ‘designated’ for them: Myanmar army chief
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar will be safe as long as they stay in the…
8 years ago
UN Security Council team visits Rohingya in Bangladesh camps
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A UN Security Council team visited Rohingya refugees trapped in the no man's land along the border…
8 years ago
UN council visits Myanmar as it eyes action on Rohingya crisis
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council will pay a visit…
8 years ago
Family of whistleblowing Myanmar cop evicted after testimony
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The family of a Myanmar policeman who testified in court that two Reuters reporters had been set…
8 years ago
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