Scores of Rohingya refugees feared dead at sea

At least 3,000 Muslims who fled communal violence in their villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by boat more than a week ago remain missing. Concern for their safety continues to grow. In the latest spate of communal violence that broke out between Muslims and...

Burma’s Rohingya: forced into exile

  They’re one of the most persecuted minorities on earth. Descendants of Muslim merchants, the Rohingya settled in Burma centuries ago. But in 1982, a law took away their nationality as well as their rights to property, marriage and education. Now a dispute...

Damage Assessment Summary for Kyaukpyu

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...

Thousand Homes Torched in Fresh Arakan Strife

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...