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Secession Fears Cloud Myanmar Peace Talks

Talks to end decades of bitter civil war in Myanmar have faltered, a government spokesman warned Sunday, blaming ethnic...

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China-Backed Militia New Powerbrokers In Myanmar Peace Process

Branded as Asia's most heavily-armed drug dealers, the China-backed ethnic Wa rebels have emerged as key players in...

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Myanmar Army Clears Itself of Rohingya Atrocity Claims

Myanmar's army on Tuesday cleared itself of allegations that troops may have carried out ethnic cleansing of Rohingya...

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Myanmar Army Chief Compares Rohingya Crackdown To Northern Ireland

Myanmar's army chief defended his military's violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims by comparing it to Britain's...

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UN Pushes Myanmar To Release Detained Rohingya Children

The UN children's agency UNICEF has called on Myanmar's government to release Rohingya children detained as part of a...

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Myanmar Govt Staff Sentenced To Jail For Criticising Army

An official working for Aung San Suu Kyi's government was sentenced to six months in jail in a Yangon court on Friday...

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Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops

A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...

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Myanmar Army Chief Defends Military Campaign In Rakhine

Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims...

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Hundreds of Rohingya ‘return Home’ From Bangladesh

Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said...

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Myanmar Army Ends Operations In North Rakhine

Myanmar's army has halted "clearance operations" in northern Rakhine, a senior official said Wednesday, ending a...