Myanmar Violence

Rohingya crisis: India sends 53 tonnes of relief material for displaced refugees in Bangladesh

The first consignment of India's assistance comes days after Dhaka briefed New Delhi about the problems faced by it due to the influx of Rohingya refugees.

UN rights chief deplores India's move to deport Rohingya refugees amid ongoing Myanmar violence

India's Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on 5 September said Rohingyas were illegal immigrants and stand to be deported to Myanmar.

Myanmar violence: Bangladesh agrees to free land to shelter Rohingya refugees fleeing Rakhine state

The new camp will help relieve some pressure on existing settlements in the Bangladeshi border district of Cox's Bazar, where nearly 300,000 Rohingya have arrived since 25 August.

Myanmar violence: Three Rohingyas 'killed' by landmine planted near Bangladesh border

Last week two Rohingya including a child had their legs blown off and another person was injured after they stepped onto suspected mines near the Myanmar border

Extremist monk blames Islamic militants for Myanmar bombing

A firebrand monk blamed Islamic extremists Monday for a small bomb that slightly wounded five people when it went off while he was preaching in Myanmar's second-largest city, though police said it was too early to speculate

Myanmar clash survivors blame government

The crisis, which first began in June, has raised international concern and posed one of the biggest challenges yet to Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein.

More than 22,000 displaced in Myanmar clash: UN

A top UN official said that the unrest has forced more than 22,000 people out of their homes.

Myanmar strife: more than 100 dead, 2,000 homes burnt

The government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to install democratic rule

UN staff involved in Myanmar ethnic violence jailed

The United Nations says a court in Myanmar has sentenced three of its staff to prison terms for their alleged involvement in a spate of bloody communal violence in the west of the country in June.