Myanmar News » Rakhine News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Moving Towards Understanding and Reconciliation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
In discussions of Myanmar’s intricate ethnic tapestry, the discourse around identity, particularly the term “Rohingya,” remains highly charged and complex. The controversy was reawakened last month, ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Myanmar: Rakhine state in dire straits as conflict rages on
As Myanmar's military loses ground, Rakhine state plunges into isolation, ethnic strife, and a humanitarian crisis that threatens regional stability. Rakhine state in western Myanmar plays a key role ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
FILE - Rohingya refugees gather near a fence during a government organized media tour, to a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maung Daw, northern Rakhine State ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: ‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya who live in the area at ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year
Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has verified that more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of western Rakhine state.
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Expelling Rohingyas From Rakhine: The Greatest Strategic Error – OpEd
In the game of geopolitics, perhaps the most important rule is ‘self-interest first’. In Rakhine, Myanmar’s every internal actor including military junta, civilian government. (NLD) and the United ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Myanmar’s Military Is Playing a Dangerous Game in Rakhine State
More than three years after the Myanmar military seized power in a coup, it has become commonplace to argue that the battlefield is turning against the military and its State Administration Council ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Myanmar’s junta reinforcing troops in 3 Rakhine towns ahead of expected rebel attacks
Myanmar’s junta is desperately reinforcing its troops in three of the five remaining townships it still controls in the western state of Rakhine while rebel forces intensify an offensive to seize the ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Myanmar's War-Torn Rakhine Faces a Hunger Catastrophe, Aid Groups Say
Myanmar's War-Torn Rakhine Faces a Hunger Catastrophe, Aid Groups Say By Ruma Paul, Poppy McPherson and Devjyot Ghoshal COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) -After Ajib Bahar's six-month-old son fell ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » History: Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh camps to demand safe return to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh camps to demand safe return to Myanmar - Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand safe return to Myanmar ...