Browsing: Myanmar

Rights activists and refugees have expressed concerns over the United Nations food agency’s decision to cut food aid for the…

Washington —  Chinese-sponsored talks in Myanmar between the junta and three of Myanmar’s ethnic armies, known as the Brotherhood Alliance,…

WASHINGTON —  The arrest of Byuhar, a popular rapper in Myanmar, has caused widespread alarm among his loved ones and…

The United Nations said Wednesday its envoy for Myanmar will leave the job when her contract ends June 12. Noeleen…

SEOUL, South Korea —  Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that he was communicating with authorities in military-run Myanmar…

DHAKA, Bangladesh —  Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while the agencies…

YANGON, MYANMAR  —  A handful of the more than 2,000 political prisoners recently freed by Myanmar’s post-coup junta have told…

The number of victims has not yet been confirmed, but both domestic sources from Myanmar and UN officials fear the…

DHAKA, Bangladesh —  Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western…

DHAKA, BANGLADESH —  Bangladesh and Myanmar braced Sunday as a severe cyclone started to hit coastal areas and authorities urged…