At least 19 children reported hurt by shelling at school in Myanmar's Rakhine state
At least 19 children were wounded when at a elementary school was hit by shelling in Myanmar's Rakhine state, a lawmaker and a military spokesman said on Thursday. Clashes between government troops and ethnic insurgents have intensified in Rakhine, from where tens of thousands of ...
Insurgents in Myanmar's Rakhine state kill captive official from Suu Kyi's party
An official from Aung San Suu Kyi's political party was killed in Rakhine state after planning a show of support for the leader's defense of Myanmar against genocide allegations at The Hague, a spokesman said Thursday. The National League for Democracy's Ye Thein, party chairman ...
Thailand delays deporting family of Rakhine insurgent leader
Thailand will delay the deportation of the wife and children of the top commander of the Arakan Army insurgent group that is fighting Myanmar's army while authorities carry out a full investigation, Thai officials said on Sunday. Hnin Zar Phyu, 38, the wife of Maj. ...
65,000 displaced in Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states since January amid rebel violence: U.N. expert
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states this year, as the military battles ethnic Rakhine Buddhist rebels, a U.N. rights expert said Monday. "Up to 65,000 people have been displaced by the conflict across northern Rakhine and southern ...
Myanmar military units linked to Rohingya atrocities accused of committing new abuses
When 35-year-old Ah Hla went to a police station in western Myanmar in late April hoping to see her husband among the prisoners, she didn't know if he was still alive. Several dozen men, including her fisherman husband, had been detained weeks earlier when the ...
