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Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar

28 août 2026 à 05:04
The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or some combination of the three.

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Rohingya refugees in front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur after being evicted from their home in July.

Airstrikes and Illegal Mining Add to Myanmar’s Troubles

25 août 2026 à 14:48
A thriving ‘conflict economy’ is extracting minerals while the military and armed groups inflict abuse on civilians, according to a new report on the scale of recent violence in Myanmar.

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Destroyed buildings after military airstrikes in May in Kyauktaw, a town in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State.

State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained

20 août 2026 à 10:59
U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.

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The detained U.S. citizen U Min Zin disappeared in China’s Yunnan province after traveling there to attend an academic conference at the invitation of the Chinese government, according to the State Department.

State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained

20 août 2026 à 10:59
U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.

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The detained U.S. citizen U Min Zin disappeared in China’s Yunnan province after traveling there to attend an academic conference at the invitation of the Chinese government, according to the State Department.

Cholera Outbreak Sickens Over 90 in Myanmar’s Biggest City

16 août 2026 à 04:44
Civil war and military rule have weakened Myanmar’s health care system, while heavy monsoon rains have increased the risk of waterborne disease.

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The emergency department of Yangon General Hospital on Friday.
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