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Rohingya minority in firing line as rebels attack western Myanmar town
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - It was soon after afternoon prayers at a mosque near western Myanmar's Maungdaw town last month that 45-year-old Abdur said he looked up and spotted a drone ...
Myanmar's military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoBANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations that army troops...
‘The entire town is burning.’ Fires rage as Rohingya caught up on the front lines of Myanmar’s civil...
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoFamilies of Rohingya people trapped in Myanmar’s west said this week they are desperately trying to...
As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state...
Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoMyanmar’s military has begun basic training at military bases and schools across the country for...
Myanmar's worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoMyanmar's escalating conflict and worst violence since the military takeover in 2021 are having a...
Indonesia's rescue of Rohingya refugees at sea is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoA dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put...
A Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone's aftermath, news site says
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoA court in Myanmar sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison...
Concern rising in Myanmar that supplies needed for recovery from Cyclone Mocha are coming too slowly
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoAs residents of Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states worked Monday to repair the devastation from last...
Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145,...