Myanmar

Global Betrayal: Rohingya Starved into Silence as Capitalist States Exploit Crisis ——————————- The plight of the Rohingya, Myanmar’s stateless Muslim minority, continues to be a grave humanitarian concern, with a recent analysis in Eurasia Review by Debashis Chakrabarti asserting that…

Over 20 civilians killed in Myanmar air strike on monastery: witnesses ———————————- More than 20 civilians, including three children, were killed in an air strike on a Buddhist monastery in Lin Ta Lu village, Sagaing region, Myanmar, Arab News reported.…

ASEAN Reaffirms Support for Security and Repatriation Efforts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State ………………. Top Southeast Asian diplomats reiterated their support for security in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and emphasized the importance of safe and dignified repatriation of displaced Rohingya people during…

Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the historical homeland of the Rohingya, is experiencing a significant upheaval as the Arakan Army (AA) increasingly asserts control over critical border regions adjacent to Bangladesh, an article by George Town University reported. This shift follows the…

Twenty-two people, including 20 children, were killed in an airstrike by Myanmar’s military on a school in the village of Oe Htein Kone in the northwestern Sagaing region, news outlets reported. The attack, which occurred on Monday, came despite a…

A Stockholm city official has confirmed the municipality will not comply with a letter reportedly linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to curb diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to The Guardian. Vice-Mayor Jan Valeskog said his office…

Myanmar’s military junta has prolonged its ceasefire with ethnic rebels until May 31 to prioritize relief efforts after a devastating March 28 earthquake killed 3,800 people and displaced tens of thousands, Anadolu Agency reported. The extension, announced by the Defense…

An estimated 118,000 Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh in the past year, fleeing escalating violence, armed conflict, and severe shortages of food and medicine in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Prothomalo English reported citing the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC). Registration…

For generations, the Rohingya have faced state-sanctioned exclusion, notably the 1982 Citizenship Act that rendered them stateless and military-enforced ghettoization restricting access to healthcare and education. Analysts trace this to deep-seated Islamophobia and the junta’s exploitation of Buddhist-majority fears. The…

Myanmar’s military government has dismissed a proposal by Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami to create a separate Rohingya state in Rakhine, calling it a threat to sovereignty, BD News 24 reported. The junta accused Jamaat of seeking political leverage through ties with China’s…