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, ...
This article is authored by Cchavi Vasisht, associate fellow, Chintan Research Foundation, New Delhi.
The Arakan Army in Myanmar is renaming towns like Pauktaw and Minbya to assert Rakhine identity, drawing on rich historical ...
Rescuers in Myanmar warned of rising water levels on Saturday as deadly floods swept across the country's western Rakhine and ...
KYAUKPYU Myanmar (Reuters) - A campaign to isolate Muslims living under apartheid-like conditions is gathering steam in western Myanmar, driven by Buddhist activists emboldened by the country's ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the ...
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government says it has ordered the military to "crush" rebels in the western state of Rakhine, following raids by insurgents that killed 13 police officers earlier this ...
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 ...
The internet has been blocked in four towns of Rakhine State since June 2019. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 29 December 2019. It is republished here under Creative ...