Myanmar

Myanmar Airstrike Kills at Least 19 High School Students in Rakhine State ————————————– A deadly airstrike by Myanmar’s military junta has killed at least 19 high school students in western Rakhine state, Arab News reported citing the ethnic armed group…

Myanmar Junta Bombs School, Killing 18 ——————————– An airstrike by Myanmar’s military junta targeted a private boarding school in the Arakan Army-controlled Kyauktaw township of Rakhine State, killing at least 18 civilians, including children, and injuring 20 others. According to…

A new report from the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reveals a dire humanitarian situation in Myanmar, with widespread death, destruction, and desperation, particularly for the Muslim Rohingya minority. The report, published on the organization’s website, states that the violence…

Historic Myanmar Bridge Destroyed in Fighting ——————————– The historic Gokteik bridge in Myanmar, a colonial-era railway trestle, was destroyed in recent fighting, with the ruling military junta and rebel forces blaming each other for its destruction, The Guardian reported. The…

UN Investigators Uncover Systematic Torture in Myanmar Detention Facilities ———————————– According to an article from Anadolu Agency, independent UN investigators have found evidence of “systematic torture” within Myanmar’s detention facilities. The findings are detailed in the latest annual report from…

Landslides Kill At Least Eight in Southeastern Myanmar ————————– Deadly landslides and floods, triggered by heavy rainfall, have killed at least eight people in southeastern Myanmar, according to a report by Anadolu Agency and the Eleven Media Group. Several others…

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…