U Thein Sein touches down in Thandwe

(Burma Times) President U Thein Sein has arrived in Thandwe, as the town reels from days of violence and looting that has left at least four dead and seen as many as 70 homes razed. Touching down in Sittwe on October 1, U Thein Sein paid a visit to the state capital...

United States Condemns Violence in Thandwe, Rakhine State

(Burma Times) Yangon – The United States is deeply concerned about recent reports of violence against Muslim-majority communities around Thandwe, Rakhine State. We are saddened to hear reports that at least one person was killed, several injured, and hundreds of...

Rakhine extremists assaulted Kaman Muslims in Thandwe

BurmaTimes – Ibrahim Shah- Around twelve o’clock at midday on 29th September, a motorcycle owned by one Buddhist youth Maung Naing Oo was placed in front of a shop owned by the Chairman of Kaman Muslim party in Thandwe. The Buddhist youths started to argue harshly...

‘Elders’ urge Myanmar to address religious strife

By AP Former President Jimmy Carter talks to journalists during a news conference Thursday at Strand Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. Carter and other former world leaders wrapped up a visit to Myanmar with calls to address spiraling Buddhist-led violence against minority...