July 8 (Reuters) – The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army … Read More
Myanmar’s military junta on Wednesday declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war until April 22 to facilitate earthquake relief efforts, state media said. Friday’s massive earthquake has killed more than 3,000 people and left many areas without power, … Read More
The 7.7 magnitude quake toppled a high-rise that was under construction in Bangkok, more than 500 miles away from the epicenter. A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, damaging roads and bridges, and leaving more … Read More
The last 4 junta camps in the gem-mining center fell on Wednesday, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army said. Insurgent forces in Myanmar’s Mandalay region have captured the gem-mining town of Mogoke from military junta forces, a Ta’ang National Liberation Army … Read More
NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) – India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km (1,000-mile) porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other … Read More
Rohingya have experienced increasing hostility in Indonesia as locals grow frustrated at the number of boats arriving from Myanmar with the ethnic minority More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on the shores of Aceh province since mid-November, in what … Read More
Blinken called for the military to ‘reverse these actions immediately.’ U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken condemned reports that the Burmese military took control of the country and detained senior leaders—including Aung San Suu Kyi, its de facto leader—and called … Read More
Pope Francis met mufti Rahmi Yaran at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in November 2014 Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, which began in 2013, and visited several countries with large Muslim populations. In February he … Read More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Sunday that the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh is “the most urgent refugee emergency in the world” right now. Filippo Grandi told reporters in the Bangladeshi town of Cox’s … Read More