Myanmar military

Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day / The international community has failed to protect the Rohingya

The perspective towards Rohingya refugees needs to shift from viewing them as a burden to recognising them as a competent community

Myanmar military says it withdrew 'for safety of people'

Shan State in eastern Myanmar has been rocked by fighting since late June when the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) renewed an offensive against the military along a major trade highway to China.

Project Syndicate / Myanmar’s military junta is losing power

The junta appears more vulnerable than ever. The formerly 500,000-strong military currently stands at around 150,000 troops or fewer and is severely overstretched.

The complexities behind the violence in Rohingya camps

Reportedly, various armed organisations and small groups are active within the Rohingya camps.

‘Very difficult to see full-scale Rohingya repatriation soon’

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki today said it is unlikely to see a full-scale Rohingya repatriation anytime soon due to the situation in Myanmar at this moment.

Spectre of fresh Rohingya influx looms

The Myanmar military’s continuous air and ground assaults against the Arakan Army (AA) along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in the past few weeks have triggered fears of fresh entry of Rohingyas into the country.

Is the opportunity for Rohingya repatriation slipping away?

Bangladesh must have meaningful dialogue with all actors involved for repatriation of Rohingya refugees.

Reuters publishes investigative report on how Myanmar military planned Rohingya purge

War crimes investigators got hold of thousands of pages of documents that shed new light on Myanmar’s campaign to expel the country’s ethnic minority -- the Rohingya, as well as efforts to hide the strategy from the world.

Cut off all support to Myanmar military

The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) has urged the international community to cut off all financial and other support to Myanmar’s military.

August 25, 2024
August 25, 2024

The international community has failed to protect the Rohingya

The perspective towards Rohingya refugees needs to shift from viewing them as a burden to recognising them as a competent community

August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024

Myanmar military says it withdrew 'for safety of people'

Shan State in eastern Myanmar has been rocked by fighting since late June when the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) renewed an offensive against the military along a major trade highway to China.

January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024

Myanmar’s military junta is losing power

The junta appears more vulnerable than ever. The formerly 500,000-strong military currently stands at around 150,000 troops or fewer and is severely overstretched.

December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022

The complexities behind the violence in Rohingya camps

Reportedly, various armed organisations and small groups are active within the Rohingya camps.

November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022

‘Very difficult to see full-scale Rohingya repatriation soon’

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki today said it is unlikely to see a full-scale Rohingya repatriation anytime soon due to the situation in Myanmar at this moment.

September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022

Spectre of fresh Rohingya influx looms

The Myanmar military’s continuous air and ground assaults against the Arakan Army (AA) along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in the past few weeks have triggered fears of fresh entry of Rohingyas into the country.

August 13, 2022
August 13, 2022

Is the opportunity for Rohingya repatriation slipping away?

Bangladesh must have meaningful dialogue with all actors involved for repatriation of Rohingya refugees.

August 4, 2022
August 4, 2022

Reuters publishes investigative report on how Myanmar military planned Rohingya purge

War crimes investigators got hold of thousands of pages of documents that shed new light on Myanmar’s campaign to expel the country’s ethnic minority -- the Rohingya, as well as efforts to hide the strategy from the world.

May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019

Cut off all support to Myanmar military

The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) has urged the international community to cut off all financial and other support to Myanmar’s military.

May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019

UN investigators urge nations to snap financial ties with Myanmar military

The world must cut off financial and other support for Myanmar's armed forces, a UN fact-finding mission said today, repeating a call for top generals to be prosecuted for abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority.