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Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military’s 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government. more
USA: Myanmar diaspora members demonstrate outside Chinese Embassy in Washington over Beijing's alleged interference

Over 50 Burmese Americans protested outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC against Beijing's alleged interference in the internal affairs of Myanmar.

Sheikh Hasina claims there is a plot to carve out Christian state from Bangladesh

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has claimed a 'white man' offered her to create an airbase of a foreign country in her nation in return for smooth re-election in the January 7 general ...

Fire in Myanamr's Ayeyarwady region leaves 26 houses destroyed

A fire engulfed 26 houses in southern Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, an official from the Labutta Township Fire Station told Xinhua on Tuesday.

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s top opium producer

Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and wid ...

Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk

The UN human rights chief on Tuesday presented another grim assessment of the situation in Myanmar, detailing escalating horrors inflicted by the military on civilians in the country.

Myanmar: 23 Rohingyas die after boat sinks in Bay of Bengal

Rescuers have found the bodies of 23 Rohingyas who were fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine State, media reports said on Friday.

Myanmar: Chinese-backed power plant shuts down operation

Washington:  A Chinese-backed combined cycle power plant near Gantgawdaw Pagoda in Myanmar’s Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township recently stopped its operations, media repo ...

Myanmar: Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime

New York: Myanmar’s military is killing civilians, destroying food and homes, and keeping the most vulnerable from receiving lifesaving aid, according to a new report from the UN hu ...

UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta

New York: Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and “step up pressure on the country’s military junta”, a UN-appoint ...