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Myanmar military tightens grip on power with arrest of Suu Kyi aide

A senior member of Myanmar’s deposed ruling party has become the latest prominent politician arrested as the country’s new military government seeks to tighten...

Myanmar’s military government blocks Facebook access as protests grow

Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged with calls for civil disobedience to protest against the...

UN chief calls for international pressure to ensure Myanmar coup fails

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on international leaders to ensure Myanmar’s coup fails as police levelled their first formal charge against the country’s...

Myanmar’s military junta plans probe of last year’s election

Myanmar’s new leader has said the military government installed after Monday’s coup plans to investigate alleged fraud in last year’s elections and will prioritise...

Uninhabited Bangladesh island made ready to house Rohingya refugees

A Bangladeshi island regularly submerged by monsoon rains is ready to house 100,000 Rohingya refugees, but no date has been announced to relocate people...

Suu Kyi to defend Burma as top UN court hears Rohingya genocide allegations

The UN’s highest court is beginning a hearing into allegations of genocide in Burma over the military campaign against the Rohingya minority. The country’s leader...

UN chief urges Burma to resolve Rohingya crisis

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the plight of the 730,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Burma’s Rakhine state. He called on Burma’s government...

Bangladesh says it is ready to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Burma

Bangladesh authorities said they are ready to begin repatriating some of the more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled from army-led violence in...

176 ethnic Rohingya villages empty after recent Burma violence

A total of 176 ethnic Rohingya villages are now empty after all of their residents fled during recent violence in Rakhine state, Burma's presidential...

Thousands more refugees flee violence in western Burma

Tens of thousands more people have crossed by boat and on foot into Bangladesh in the last 24 hours as they flee violence in...

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