カテゴリー: Myanmar
Operation to move 2,500 families begins despite safety concerns and lack of consent from refugeesBangladesh has begun moving Rohingya families from camps near the Myanmar border to a settlement on a remote island, despite concerns about its safety and …
The Goldman environmental prize honours the achievements of grassroots activists in six continents, recognising their efforts to protect natural habitats and push for political change, often at great personal riskPlastic in paradise: Goldman prize winn…
Lawyers and activists say persecution of Muslims is continuing despite UN actionMyanmar is continuing to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims in breach of orders by the UN’s top court, according to human rights lawyers and activists.The internation…
Election result is likely to further entrench divisions within the country, particularly resentment within minority communitiesAung San Suu Kyi’s party will return to power for another five year term after securing a widely predicted victory in what is…
Popa Langur, numbering only 200-250 in the wild and at risk of extinction, was genetically identified from London museum sampleIn a rare find, scientists have identified a new species of primate, a lithe tree-dweller living in the forests of central My…
‘Mother Suu’ remains popular despite coronavirus, conflict in Rakhine state and genocide chargesVoters across Myanmar have gone to the polls for an election that is expected to return to power the party of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains hugely popular a…
Campaigners report job losses and jailing of those airing grievances – and urge global fashion brands to stand up for workers’ rightsOn the morning of 4 May, Zar Zar Tun, a Burmese garment worker, led a strike at a factory in the city of Yangon. Within…
Factory closures due to fashion industry order cancellations have pushed many former employees into often dangerous workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Hla, 19, tried to go back to work seven months ago after having a b…
Fighting leaves seven dead as rival factions fight for control of drugs trade and terrorise vulnerable refugeesFighting between rival gangs in the Rohingya refugee settlements in Bangladesh has forced hundreds of people to leave their shelters in a wee…
Attacks against the Muslim minority in Myanmar have gone unchecked as regional players focus on their own interestsThe persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is an affront to the rule of law…
Billions in dividends from ventures with conglomerate MEHL funnelled to army units implicated in Rohingya crackdownOne of the world’s largest brewers, Kirin – whose subsidiaries include San Miguel and craft beers brewed in the US and UK – has been link…
Reported video confessions could be used as evidence in international criminal courtTwo Myanmar soldiers have detailed a campaign of blanket killings, rape and mass burials of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state in video testimony that could be used as e…
Once I flew kites and dreamed of being a teacher. Now it’s hard to see a better future for me or my familyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen I was born in Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh, it was a very different place. I remem…
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were found guilty of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in 2014Two men on death row for the murder of a pair of British backpackers in Thailand have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment after a mass royal pa…
Brands including Primark, Zara and H&M accused of failing to protect workers at factories in Asia from ‘union busting’Some of Europe’s biggest retailers, including Primark, Zara and H&M, are failing to stop Covid-19 being used as a pretext for …