Damage Assessment Summary for Kyaukpyu

Oct 27, 2012 | Report

Summary of main findings: A total of 811 destroyed building structures were identified on the eastern edge of Kyaukpyucity, likely caused by arson attacks occurring less than 24 hours earlier on 24 October 2012. This area of near totaldestruction measures 14.4ha in...

‘Rohingya not foreign population in Myanmar’

Oct 27, 2012 | ARNO Programs

Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim population is indigenous to the land despite being classified as illegal migrants, an activist tells Press TV. More than 100 Rohingya Muslims have been killed in a recent wave of sectarian violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine. The...

Myanmar a game-changer in US relations in Asia?

Oct 24, 2012 | News / Article

Editorial DeskThe NationPublication Date : 24-10-2012 It was inevitable that the US would eventually initiate some form of military cooperation with Myanmar, but few expected that it would come so early. Washington’s invitation for Nay Pyi Taw to join the annual...

Thousand Homes Torched in Fresh Arakan Strife

Oct 24, 2012 | Report

RANGOON—Fresh clashes between Muslims and Buddhists have broken out in volatile western Burma, leaving at least two people dead and more than a thousand homes burned to the ground, authorities said on Tuesday. The Information Ministry admitted the violence was...