UN chief urges Myanmar to halt attacks on Rohingya UN chief Antonio Guterres has acknowledged that Rohingya Muslims were being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar as he called for a halt to a military campaign in Rakhine state. World • 13 Sep 17
UN chief urges Myanmar to halt attacks on Rohingya UN chief Antonio Guterres has acknowledged that Rohingya Muslims were being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar as he called for a halt to a military campaign in Rakhine state. World • 13 Sep 17
370,000 Rohingya refugees flee to Bangladesh Violence in Myanmar has led to 370,000 people belonging to the Muslim Rohingya minority fleeing to Bangladesh since 25 August, up from a previous estimate of 313,000, the UN said. World • 12 Sep 17
370,000 Rohingya refugees flee to Bangladesh Violence in Myanmar has led to 370,000 people belonging to the Muslim Rohingya minority fleeing to Bangladesh since 25 August, up from a previous estimate of 313,000, the UN said. World • 12 Sep 17
UN Security Council to discuss plight of Rohingya The UN Security Council is to meet to discuss the violence in Myanmar that has sent more than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh. World • 12 Sep 17
UN Security Council to discuss plight of Rohingya The UN Security Council is to meet to discuss the violence in Myanmar that has sent more than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh. World • 12 Sep 17
UNHCR: Number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh surges An estimated 270,000 Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar have sought refuge in Bangladesh in the past two weeks, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has said. World • 08 Sep 17
UNHCR: Number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh surges An estimated 270,000 Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar have sought refuge in Bangladesh in the past two weeks, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has said. World • 08 Sep 17
Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar violence Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands of refugees. News • 04 Sep 17
Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar violence Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands of refugees. News • 04 Sep 17
Rohingya continue to flee violence in Myanmar Myanmar has urged Muslims in the troubled northwest to cooperate in the search for insurgents, whose coordinated attacks on security posts and an army crackdown have led to one of the deadliest bouts of violence to engulf the Rohingya community in decades. World • 03 Sep 17
Rohingya continue to flee violence in Myanmar Myanmar has urged Muslims in the troubled northwest to cooperate in the search for insurgents, whose coordinated attacks on security posts and an army crackdown have led to one of the deadliest bouts of violence to engulf the Rohingya community in decades. World • 03 Sep 17
Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar violence More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar's northwest in the past week, in one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades. World • 02 Sep 17
Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar violence More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar's northwest in the past week, in one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades. World • 02 Sep 17
Myanmar violence leaves almost 400 dead New data has shown nearly 400 people have died in northwest Myanmar over the last week, in what is the deadliest bout of violence to engulf the country's Rohingya Muslim minority in decades. World • 01 Sep 17
Myanmar violence leaves almost 400 dead New data has shown nearly 400 people have died in northwest Myanmar over the last week, in what is the deadliest bout of violence to engulf the country's Rohingya Muslim minority in decades. World • 01 Sep 17
Wedding boat crash in Myanmar kills at least 20 At least 20 people have died after a boat carrying scores of wedding guests collided with a river barge at night in western Myanmar. World • 08 Apr 17
Wedding boat crash in Myanmar kills at least 20 At least 20 people have died after a boat carrying scores of wedding guests collided with a river barge at night in western Myanmar. World • 08 Apr 17
Aung San Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing in Myanmar Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim minority. World • 06 Apr 17
Aung San Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing in Myanmar Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim minority. World • 06 Apr 17
Hundreds get food poisoning from free meal in Myanmar A free lunch for villagers in southern Myanmar turned sour after it landed more than a third of the rural community in hospital with food poisoning, local officials said this morning. News • 24 Mar 17
Hundreds get food poisoning from free meal in Myanmar A free lunch for villagers in southern Myanmar turned sour after it landed more than a third of the rural community in hospital with food poisoning, local officials said this morning. News • 24 Mar 17
Woman sues son in Myanmar over Facebook comment A woman in Myanmar is suing her own son for calling her a "prostitute" on Facebook, the latest case under a controversial law that critics say is increasingly stifling free speech. World • 21 Mar 17
Woman sues son in Myanmar over Facebook comment A woman in Myanmar is suing her own son for calling her a "prostitute" on Facebook, the latest case under a controversial law that critics say is increasingly stifling free speech. World • 21 Mar 17
Myanmar giant jade stone 'too big to move' A 174-tonne piece of jade worth millions of euro that was uncovered in Myanmar will have to stay where it is for now because its owners do not have equipment strong enough to move it. News • 20 Oct 16
Myanmar giant jade stone 'too big to move' A 174-tonne piece of jade worth millions of euro that was uncovered in Myanmar will have to stay where it is for now because its owners do not have equipment strong enough to move it. News • 20 Oct 16
Myanmar swears in landmark civilian president Myanmar's parliament has sworn in the first president with no military ties in more than half a century. News • 30 Mar 16
Myanmar swears in landmark civilian president Myanmar's parliament has sworn in the first president with no military ties in more than half a century. News • 30 Mar 16
Protests in Myanmar over Thai death sentences Hundreds of protesters have demonstrated outside Thailand's embassy in Yangon after two Myanmar migrants were sentenced to death by a Thai court for murdering two British backpackers. News • 25 Dec 15
Protests in Myanmar over Thai death sentences Hundreds of protesters have demonstrated outside Thailand's embassy in Yangon after two Myanmar migrants were sentenced to death by a Thai court for murdering two British backpackers. News • 25 Dec 15
Death toll from Myanmar landslide expected to rise Nearly 100 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State and hopes are dwindling that any of an estimated 100 people still missing will be found alive. News • 23 Nov 15
Death toll from Myanmar landslide expected to rise Nearly 100 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State and hopes are dwindling that any of an estimated 100 people still missing will be found alive. News • 23 Nov 15
Myanmar President and army congratulate Suu Kyi Myanmar President Thein Sein and the army congratulated democratic champion Aung San Suu Kyi today, after her party trounced the ruling camp in the first free election in 25 years and was closing in on an absolute majority in parliament. News • 11 Nov 15
Myanmar President and army congratulate Suu Kyi Myanmar President Thein Sein and the army congratulated democratic champion Aung San Suu Kyi today, after her party trounced the ruling camp in the first free election in 25 years and was closing in on an absolute majority in parliament. News • 11 Nov 15
Myanmar ruling party concedes election defeat Myanmar's ruling party conceded defeat in a general election today as the opposition-led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi appears on course for a landslide victory that could ensure it forms the next government. News • 09 Nov 15
Myanmar ruling party concedes election defeat Myanmar's ruling party conceded defeat in a general election today as the opposition-led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi appears on course for a landslide victory that could ensure it forms the next government. News • 09 Nov 15
Suu Kyi supporters jubilant after Myanmar vote Supporters of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration after the country held its first free nationwide election in 25 years, the biggest step yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship. News • 09 Nov 15
Suu Kyi supporters jubilant after Myanmar vote Supporters of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration after the country held its first free nationwide election in 25 years, the biggest step yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship. News • 09 Nov 15
Suu Kyi election ban 'doesn't make much sense' Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has described Burma's constitution as "unfair, unjust and undemocratic" after talks with US President Barack Obama in her Yangon home. News • 14 Nov 14
Suu Kyi election ban 'doesn't make much sense' Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has described Burma's constitution as "unfair, unjust and undemocratic" after talks with US President Barack Obama in her Yangon home. News • 14 Nov 14
Obama says Burma 'backsliding' on some reforms Burma's transition from military rule has not been as fast as hoped and the government is "backsliding" on some reforms, according to US President Barack Obama. News • 13 Nov 14
Obama says Burma 'backsliding' on some reforms Burma's transition from military rule has not been as fast as hoped and the government is "backsliding" on some reforms, according to US President Barack Obama. News • 13 Nov 14
Burma to release 3,000 prisoners Burma has begun the release of more than 3,000 prisoners, including former military intelligence figures, on "humanitarian" grounds, officials said this morning. News • 07 Oct 14
Burma to release 3,000 prisoners Burma has begun the release of more than 3,000 prisoners, including former military intelligence figures, on "humanitarian" grounds, officials said this morning. News • 07 Oct 14
Dethroned beauty queen 'runs off with crown' A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct has absconded with her crown and free breast implants. News • 29 Aug 14
Dethroned beauty queen 'runs off with crown' A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct has absconded with her crown and free breast implants. News • 29 Aug 14
Burma frees 41 political detainees Burma has freed 41 political detainees, bringing the country close to fulfilling a pledge by President Thein Sein to release all prisoners of conscience by the end of the year. News • 11 Dec 13
Burma frees 41 political detainees Burma has freed 41 political detainees, bringing the country close to fulfilling a pledge by President Thein Sein to release all prisoners of conscience by the end of the year. News • 11 Dec 13
