Politics of Myanmar

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UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar

The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya...

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China, Russia Block UN Statement On Myanmar

China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the...

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Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps

Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly...

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Dozens Killed In Fresh Clashes On Myanmar’s China Border

Raging battles on Myanmar's border with China have claimed dozens more lives, military and official sources said...

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Myanmar May Be Trying To ‘expel’ All Rohingya

Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert said Monday, pushing for a...

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Hate Speech Myanmar Monk Banned From Sermons By Buddhist Council

A Myanmar monk infamous for his bilious anti-Muslim tirades has been banned from giving sermons for a year by the...

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Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Return To Myanmar Over Island Plan

Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a...

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Clashes Empty Out Myanmar Town On China Border

Civilians abandoned a battle-scared town along Myanmar's border with China on Wednesday, saying they feared an imminent...

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China Calls For Ceasefire As Thousands Flee Myanmar Border Town

Thousands were fleeing a Myanmar town bordering China on Tuesday after at least 30 people were killed in fighting...

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Myanmar Army Accuses Rebels of Deadly Kokang Attack

At least six police officers were killed Monday in a surprise pre-dawn raid by ethnic minority rebels on a town in a...

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Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims

A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses...

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Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation

Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...

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At Least 160 Killed In Clashes On Myanmar-China Border

At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in...

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UN Envoy Decries Violence Against Rohingya In Myanmar

Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women, slit people's throats...

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Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids

Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that...

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Myanmar Security Forces Probe Rohingya Prison Deaths

Myanmar's security forces are investigating the deaths of eight Rohingya in custody who were among hundreds arrested...

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Myanmar Probes Murder of Four In Rakhine

Myanmar police are investigating the murder of four people in northern Rakhine state, the government said Tuesday, days...

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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...