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As Smart as Sittwe: Going North-East by South-East
C Christine Fair • 6 years agoThe Sittwe port built by India in northern Myanmar will not only cut travel time to the North-East but also reduce India’s dependence on the vulnerable Siliguri Corridor
Three bombs explode in capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state, no deaths reported
• 7 years agoThree bombs exploded in different locations around Rakhine's state capital Sittwe early on Saturday morning.
Rohingya crisis: Amid criticism, Aung San Suu Kyi makes first visit to northern Rakhine as Myanmar's leader
• 7 years agoAung San Suu Kyi made her first visit as Myanmar's leader on Thursday to the conflict-torn region where more than half a million Rohingya Muslims have fled state-led violence.
United Nations rejects reports of agreeing to build houses for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
• 7 years agoA UN settlement programme, UN-Habitat in Myanmar, on Thursday rejected a state media report that it had agreed to help build housing for people fleeing violence in the northern Myanmar state of Rakhine
Rohingya crisis: Buddhists take out protest in Myanmar urging govt not to repatriate refugees
• 7 years agoHundreds of hard-line Buddhists protested Sunday to urge Myanmar's government not to repatriate the nearly 6,00,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh since late August to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Rohingya crisis: 17 more bodies found in Rakhine, a day after Myanmar Army unearthed mass Hindu graves
• 7 years agoNorthern Rakhine has been ravaged by communal violence since Rohingya insurgents staged deadly raids on police posts on 25 August
By not calling out Aung San Suu Kyi over Rohingya crisis, Narendra Modi has chosen logic over morals
Angshuman Choudhury • 7 years agoNarendra Modi's stance on the Rohingya crisis is rooted in a realist and state-centric politics, aimed at retaining Myanmar's support and counter China
56 people killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in Myanmar violence
Fp Archives • 12 years agoAt least 56 people have been killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Myanmar, a government official said today.
Security forces grapple with Myanmar religious violence
Fp Archives • 13 years agoGunshots rang out and residents fled blazing homes in western Myanmar on Tuesday as security forces struggled to contain deadly ethnic and religious violence that has killed at least a dozen people and forced thousands to flee.