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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

US presses Myanmar for complete break-off of links with N Korea

US envoy's trip to Myanmar underlined continuing US worries over North Korean links that back to Myanmar's decades of...

22 July 2017 6:36 PM IST

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Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing charges

Suu Kyi has neither spoken out in defence of the persecuted minority, nor has she condemned the crackdown.

7 April 2017 2:49 AM IST

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Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Myanmar minority

The Geneva-based body's fact-finding mission will examine allegations of torture, murder and rape allegedly committed by...

6 April 2017 9:38 AM IST

United States, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert (Photo: AP)

US appeals for dignified,' voluntary' return of Rohingyas

Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months.

20 Dec 2017 6:21 PM IST

Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, right, speaks during the Asia Europe Foreign Ministers (ASEM) meeting at Myanmar International Convention Centre Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar exerts colonial law against Reuters' journalists

Myanmar has accused Reuters reporters Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, of breaching the country's Official Secrets Act.

18 Dec 2017 1:05 PM IST

A Rohingya Muslim refugee child cries as she sits in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh, on Monday (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

US sanctions top Myanmar general for atrocities against Rohingyas

The Trump administration announced penalties against 13 people worldwide in all.

22 Dec 2017 1:15 PM IST

The NHRC recently issued a notice to the Centre over its plan to deport Rohingyas, who are residing in various parts of India. (Photo: AFP)

The pillage of an existence: Survivors of Rohingya massacre tell...

Rohingyas have lived in Myanmar for decades but, they are still seen as foreign invaders from Bangladesh who are intent...

21 Dec 2017 6:47 PM IST

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Suu Kyi's new govt faces first test at Myanmar bypolls

Myanmar's economic and political elite, including the NLD, have long been dominated by the majority Bamar ethnicity.

1 April 2017 5:35 PM IST

The usually forthright pontiff walked a diplomatic tightrope during his four days in Myanmar - the first papal visit to the country - avoiding any direct reference to the Rohingya in public. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis wraps up Asia tour after meeting Rohingyas refugees

Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed support for the long-suffering...

2 Dec 2017 6:00 PM IST

Bangladesh has a tiny Christian population but they turned out in large numbers for Fridays service, many having queued for hours to get into the park. (Photo: AP)

After much precaution in Myanmar, Pope uses Rohingya' for refugees in...

Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed his support for the Rohingya.

2 Dec 2017 3:35 PM IST

Francis arrived in Dhaka on Thursday from Myanmar, where he walked a diplomatic tightrope, publicly avoiding allegations that the army is waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya. (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis leads giant open-air mass in Dhaka ahead of Rohingya...

Francis praised Bangladesh for giving refuge to the Rohingya who have flooded in since a military crackdown in Rakhine...

1 Dec 2017 5:02 PM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to receive handouts near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya row: US passes resolution on ethnic cleaning

More than 600,000 members of the minority Muslim group have fled across the border into Bangladesh since then.

7 Dec 2017 3:22 AM IST