Tag: Myanmar
Myanmar denies human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar’s military on Wednesday denied “one-sided accusations” made by British lawmakers in a letter to the EU Foreign Affairs Council…
Myanmar urged to protect civilians from human rights violations
An EU delegation in Myanmar on Monday urged authorities to protect civilians from human rights violations in the country’s Kachin…
Myanmar president pledges to build democratic federal republic through dialogue
President U Htin Kyaw of Myanmar on Thursday pledged to build a democratic federal republic in accordance with the results…
Myanmar blocks UN rights investigator’s visit
Myanmar has told the UN independent investigator into human rights in the country that it will not cooperate with her…
Probe of 2 Reuters journalists almost finished, says Myanmar
A spokesman for Myanmar leader Aung-San Suu-Kyi said on Wednesday he had been informed that the police had almost completed…
Myanmar: EU calls for ‘equal rights’
Myanmar must guarantee “equal rights” for everyone in troubled Rakhine state as talks on repatriation of more than 620,000 Rohingya…
Pope holds Mass in Myanmar, preaches peace, reconciliation
Pope Francis called for peace and reconciliation as he delivered Mass to around 150,000 Catholics in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon…
Pope Francis lands in Myanmar amid humanitarian crisis
Pope Francis landed in Yangon on Monday, the start of a delicate visit for the world’s most prominent Christian to…
Federal Government condemns human suffering in Myanmar
Nigeria on Tuesday condemned “the horrendous human suffering’’ of the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar. A government statement in Abuja…
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Hundreds, including, babies, children, women killed in Myanmar crackdown
Myanmar’s security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned down villages since October in…
Suu Kyi party wins 15 of 16 seats in first Myanmar poll results
Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party has won 15 out of 16 seats in the first results in Myanmar’s historic…
21 dead, 26 missing after Myanmar ferry sinks
Rescuers were frantically searching for survivors Saturday after an overloaded ferry sank in rough waters off the coast of western…
‘Extinct’ Myanmar bird rediscovered after 73 years
A bird that was long thought to have gone extinct has been rediscovered in Myanmar after a team of scientists…
Nearly 50 Myanmar troops killed fighting northern rebels
Nearly 50 soldiers have been killed in recent fighting with rebels in a northern border area near China, Myanmar’s state…
Three dead after cargo ship sinks off Japanese coast
Japan’s coastguard said Friday that three foreign crew members had died among a group of 10 who were rescued after…