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Myanmar's army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoMyanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel ...
Myanmar's military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoA spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations that army troops and their local...
Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of key Myanmar border town
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoA stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta ...
Thousands flee Myanmar into India as fighting erupts in biggest challenge yet to junta
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoThousands of citizens from Myanmar’s Chin State fled to India over the weekend after the rebels...
Myanmar army faces a new challenge as an armed ethnic group opens a new front in a western state
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoMyanmar’s military government faced a fresh challenge Monday when one of the armed ethnic groups in...
Myanmar journalist jailed for 20 years for reporting on aftermath of storm
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 months ago‘His sentencing is yet another indication that freedom of the press has been completely quashed...
At least 23 Rohingya die after their boat sinks during attempt to flee Myanmar
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 11 months agoAt least 23 Rohingyas have died and 30 remain missing after a boat they were fleeing in from...
UN agency says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoMyanmar’s military government has rescinded its approval for international organizations to...
H&M Foundation Donates $250,000 to Cyclone Mocha Relief, Assesses Material Risks
WWD via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 year agoThe H&M Foundation is donating $250,000 to cyclone relief efforts following Cyclone Mocha. The...
Concern rising in Myanmar that supplies needed for recovery from Cyclone Mocha are coming too slowly
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoAs residents of Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states worked Monday to repair the devastation from last...