UN chief breaks Ramadan fast with 100,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The leader of the United Nations and the chief of Bangladesh’s interim government were joined by about 100,000 Rohingya refugees for iftar...
Category : Myanmar
Immigration crackdown in southern China puts Myanmar migrant workers on edge
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Undocumented Myanmar migrant workers in southern China are living in fear amid an increase in raids by...
South Korean county to accept Myanmar refugees amid population decline
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The South Korean county of Yeongyang said it plans to accept refugees from Myanmar as early as the second half of this...
Photos: Colorful harvest festival in Myanmar bustles with visitors
The colorful nine-day Shwe Saryan Pagoda Festival in central Myanmar is alive with vendors and visitors for weeks before it opens on March 14. The...
Chinese envoy discusses election with Myanmar junta chief
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. A Chinese envoy has met Myanmar’s junta chief to discuss help for an election that the military...
Thailand’s power and fuel cuts hurting ordinary Myanmar residents
Thailand’s move to cut off electricity, fuel and internet service to an area across the border in Myanmar rife with scam centers is hurting ordinary...
Myanmar junta troops massacre 11 villagers, most too old to flee, residents say
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar soldiers on a sweep through a central village known for its support of anti-junta forces killed...
Myanmar junta chief says election to be held by January 2026
BANGKOK – Myanmar will hold parliamentary elections by January next year, the leader of the ruling military said, without setting a date for a vote...
6 shot dead after confrontation over Myanmar gold mine operation
Six people were shot dead following a protest against a gold mine in northeastern Myanmar operated by an ethnic army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance...
Myanmar military battles to push rebels back from Chinese economic zone
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s military bombed a village in an economic zone that is vital to China’s investment in Myanmar,...
