Rakhine Buddhists

UN says over 27,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar as more bodies wash up in Bangladesh

Desperate to reach Bangladesh, thousands of Rohingya have taken to makeshift boats, some constructed from flotsam, in an effort to cross the Naf River which separates the two countries.

Tourists troop back to violence-torn West Myanmar

Tourists are slowly returning to a strife-torn West Myanmar.

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 lowers ethnic clash death toll to 64

Authorities revised downward the death toll to 64 from this week's ethnic violence in the country's west after warning that the strife risks harming the country's reputation.

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

Myanmar sets up panel to probe Buddhist-Rohingya riots

Myanmar's government has formed a commission to investigate the causes of recent sectarian violence in which at least 83 people were killed.

Food shortages add to misery in Myanmar strife

Heavy rain Wednesday brought an uneasy calm to western Myanmar after five days of deadly sectarian strife, though residents said they were still too afraid to sleep at night and faced a new problem of food shortages.