Attack on two private schools in a village kills at least 18 people, most of them students, says the Arakan Army.

General Min Aung Hlaing to lead an 11-member commission to supervise the elections, expected in December and January.

Bangkok, Thailand – A surge in rare earth mining in rebel-held pockets of Myanmar supplying Chinese processing plants is being blamed for toxic levels of heavy metals in Thai waterways, including the ...

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has warned that his country can no longer provide additional support for the 1.5 ...

Myanmar’s military government has announced that long-promised elections will begin on December 28 amid widespread scepticism that authorities will allow a free and fair vote. The Union Election ...

Myint Swe, who has served as Myanmar’s military-backed president, has died aged 74 after a long medical leave, according to state media. The news of his death was announced on Thursday in a statement ...

Myanmar’s military government has imposed harsh new penalties for protesting its planned election, with critics potentially facing years in prison for dissent. The state-run Global New Light of ...

Bangladesh is holding a two-day conference in Cox’s Bazar on the persecuted Rohingya community before a high-level conference ...

Arakan Army fighters seize 14 of 17 townships in Rakhine, pledge to liberate entire frontier state in western Myanmar.

Rights groups and survivors are accusing Myanmar’s Arakan Army rebel group of mass killings and torture of Rohingya.