Myanmar rejects calls to postpone election
YANGON, Sep 21, 2020, Reuters. Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election…
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[Analytics] Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
The persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is…
[Analytics] What does the marginalization of Muslims from Myanmar’s upcoming election mean for the community?
As Myanmar prepares for a general election in November, thousands of Muslim voters and their…
United States Commits $153M for Mekong Development
VIENTIANE, Sep 16, 2020, The Laotian Times. The U.S. State Department has pledged approximately $153.6…
Bangladesh worried by Myanmar border deployments
NAYPYITAW, Sep 16, 2020, The Irrawaddy. Myanmar’s military has beefed up security along the Bangladeshi…
China locks down city on Myanmar border over coronavirus
YANGON, Sep 15, 2020, AFP. The three cases were found in the city of Ruili…
Indonesia urges Myanmar to solve root of Rohingya issue
JAKARTA, Sep 14, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesia has urged Myanmar to resolve the root of Rohingya…
Myanmar bans domestic travel to stop Covid-19 spread
YANGON, Sep 12, 2020, The Irrawaddy. Myanmar’s Committee for Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19…
As Myanmar erases names of destroyed Rohingya villages, UN map-makers follow suit
YANGON, Sep 12, 2020, Reuters. Three years ago, Myanmar’s military burned the Rohingya village of…
ASEAN foreign ministers’ communiqué to raise issue of Rohingya refugees
HANOI, Sep 10, 2020, Kyodo. The foreign ministers of the 10-member ASEAN met Wednesday, with…
Myanmar army deserters confirm atrocities against Rohingya
BANGKOK, Sep 9, 2020, The Himalayan Times. Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have…
ASEAN talks begin with pandemic, South China Sea, Rohingya on agenda
HANOI, Sep 9, 2020, Kyodo. The foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian…
Election countdown starts in Myanmar under virus shadow
YANGON, Sep 8, 2020, AFP. Myanmar’s election campaign began Tuesday with Aung San Suu Kyi,…
Myanmar extends tax deadline until end of year to aid virus-hit businesses
YANGON, Sep 8, 2020, The Irrawaddy. The Myanmar government has again extended the tax payment…
Myanmar activist poet Maung Saungkha convicted for protesting against internet shutdown
YANGON, Sep 6, 2020, Global Voices. A local Myanmar court has convicted poet and activist…