Myanmar

Even prisons serve regular meals – yet in our camp, Rohingyas go hungry | Yasmin Ara

Prevented by Bangladeshi authorities from working, refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camp are dependent on food aid, which is being cut again and again. We cannot carry on like this, says the founder of Rohingya Women Development Forum

Yasmin Ara

06, Jun, 2023 @5:30 AM

The Myanmar junta kills … and the rest of the world looks away

Since the coup in 2021 the carnage has been unceasing, meanwhile Russia and China continue to send weapons

Simon Tisdall

04, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM

In the targets of the junta: life and war inside rebel-held Myanmar

In Myanmar’s opposition controlled areas the risks of opposing the military leadership and the quiet hope that permeates daily life co-exist

Lorcan Lovett in Demoso, eastern Myanmar

04, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM

Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns

Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

Rebecca Ratcliffe

30, May, 2023 @5:30 AM

UN not given access to Rohingya refugee camps after Cyclone Mocha

UNHCR says it’s awaiting permission from Myanmar government to distribute health supplies in Sittwe, where an estimated 90% of Rohingya homes have been destroyed

Aung Naing Soe and Kaamil Ahmed

19, May, 2023 @11:29 AM

US imports of ‘blood teak’ from Myanmar continue despite sanctions

The harvesting of the luxury wood contributes to deforestation and profits from its sale support the country’s military regime

Lauren Aratani

16, May, 2023 @4:01 AM

Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox’s Bazar

Guardian staff and agencies

13, May, 2023 @2:35 AM

Australia rethinks ‘quiet diplomacy’ tactic as Cheng Lei marks 1,000 days in Chinese detention

Department of Foreign Affairs introduces new measures including asking former detainees to provide views on media tactics and support after their release

Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

08, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Military construction on Myanmar’s Great Coco island prompts fears of Chinese involvement

Great Coco lies 55km from India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Beijing has denied it is involved in building a surveillance post there

Rebecca Ratcliffe, south-east Asia correspondent

01, May, 2023 @3:32 AM

‘Endless record heat’ in Asia as highest April temperatures recorded

Record figures for month recorded in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China and South Asia

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

27, Apr, 2023 @3:54 PM

‘Our country is sick’: survivors in shock after deadly Myanmar airstrike

On 11 April 168 people were killed in deadliest attack since coup as locals were celebrating opening of village hall

Min Ye Kyaw and Rebecca Ratcliffe

18, Apr, 2023 @4:00 AM

Myanmar airstrike on civilians sparks global outcry as witnesses describe attack

Death toll in Sagaing could reach 100 in what could be deadliest junta attack since coup in 2021