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A peaceful resolution to Myanmar's prolonged conflict remains uncertain. Despite repression, displacement, economic hardship, and immense sacrifice, peace has ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Myanmar says 300,000 Rohingya refugees can return when Rakhine stabilises
Myanmar's military-backed government said on Saturday that more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of western Rakhine state, and that it will accept ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Myanmar’s partial Rohingya repatriation plan: Another attempt to mislead Bangladesh?
Myanmar’s latest repatriation proposal risks repeating past cycles of partial returns while leaving most Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh behind.
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: 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 » Politics: Myanmar says 309,000 Rohingya eligible for return, cites Rakhine security
Myanmar's military-backed government has verified that nearly 309,000 displaced people in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of the troubled Rakhine State, but repatriation will proceed only ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Bangladesh’s Efforts To Address The Rohingya Crisis – OpEd
For more than nine years, humanitarian assistance and relief management for the Rohingyas living in camps in Bangladesh have played an increasingly important ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: At least 49 killed in Myanmar airstrike on Rakhine market
At least 49 civilians were killed and 58 others injured in a Myanmar military airstrike in a crowded market area in Rakhine State (Arakan region) controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), according to local ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Rakhine rebels capture key towns in Myanmar
After cutting a swathe across Myanmar’s Rakhine state, seizing control of cities and towns, the Arakan Army (AA) says it is ready for political talks with the military junta and its chief, Gen. Min ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Myanmar: Rakhine state in dire straits as conflict rages on
Rakhine: Rakhine state in western Myanmar plays a key role in determining the outcome of the civil war that has been raging in the Southeast Asian nation since its military seized power in a coup in ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Ethnic Rebel Group Announces Seizure of Key Town in Western Myanmar
An ethnic Rakhine armed group has claimed the seizure of another township in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, vowing to safeguard Chinese investments in the region. In a statement posted to its ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Special Report: Myanmar's moves could mean the Rohingya never go home
REMAKING RAKHINE Aung San Suu Kyi told an audience in Singapore in August that Myanmar is pursuing "the voluntary, safe and dignified return" of the displaced Rohingya. A return of some refugees is ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Myanmar’s junta answers rebel proposal for talks with week of deadly airstrikes
Myanmar’s junta has rebuffed a New Year’s proposal for political dialogue by rebels in Rakhine state with a week of deadly airstrikes, residents say. Observers said the military’s actions following ...