Police Detain Guangxi Activist in China’s Yunnan, Near Myanmar Border — Radio Free Asia
Chinese police have detained a girl within the southwestern province of Yunnan on suspicion of subversion, as a part ...
Tag: Myanmar
Renewed Clashes as Karen Chafe at Stepped-Up Myanmar Military Presence in Kayin State — Radio Free Asia
The Myanmar military’s increased encroachment into territory inhabited by ethnic Karen people in southeastern Myanmar’s Kayin state has caused ...
Myanmar Military, Arakan Army Say They Aim to Prevent Fresh Fighting in Rakhine — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar military on Wednesday denied that it is reinforcing troops in war-torn Rakhine state amid reports by civilians of ...
Families of 18 Missing Rakhines Get First Interview With Myanmar Police Since March Disappearance — Radio Free Asia
After nine months of pressing for answers about 18 Rakhine civilians who disappeared in the war-torn western Myanmar state, ...
Myanmar Villagers Return to Refugee Camps Amid Fears of Renewed Fighting in Rakhine State — Radio Free Asia
Some displaced villagers who returned to their homes last month amid a lull in fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine state ...
Myanmar Villagers Shun Blackened Water Despite Official Assurances It’s Safe — Radio Free Asia
Villagers in parts of eastern Myanmar’s Kayin state are afraid to drink water from local creeks and ponds, despite ...
Fugitive Former Lawmaker Turns Himself in to Myanmar Police — Radio Free Asia
A fugitive former lawmaker from Myanmar’s main opposition party who had been on the run for more than a ...
Myanmar buys military aircraft from Jordan as part of efforts to reduce dependence on China
Myanmar’s air force is buying two Airbus CASA C295 aircraft worth $38.6 million from the Royal Jordanian Air Force ...
Vietnam Telecoms Ties Help Fund Myanmar Military Abuses — Rights Group Report — Radio Free Asia
A murky business partnership between the armed forces of Myanmar and Vietnam, with Myanmar’s Mytel telecom company as a ...
Families of 17 Missing Rakhine Men Get No Help From Myanmar Rights Body — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s human rights body said it will not investigate the case of 17 villagers allegedly abducted by the government ...