Burma’s half-hearted commitment to democracy
Arkaan News Agency BURMA’S PARLIAMENTARY election Nov. 8 should have been a moment to anticipate with joy: another...
Burma Elections: Transition to Democracy and the Future of the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency 2015 could be the most important year in Burma’s recent history. The November general elections...
Rohingya Muslims criticized newly-passed Controversial Laws in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Rohingya Muslims have shown strong reaction against the approval of the Religious Conversion Bill and...
Myanmar monk wants foreigners’ offspring banned from poll
Arakan News Agency YANGON, Myanmar – An influential Myanmar Buddhist monk famous for his firebrand anti-Muslim speeches has...
Myanmar’s military chief says armed forces will respect vote
Arakan News Agency NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s powerful commander-in-chief has reiterated that the military will respect the outcome...
Sitting Rohingya MP in Myanmar plans to appeal election ban
Arakan News Agency A Rohingya member of Myanmar’s parliament barred from contesting Nov. 8 elections on the basis...
Myanmar Approves Controversial Bills on ‘Race and Religion’
Arakan News Agency This week, Myanmar’s Union Parliament approved two bills that placed restrictions on religious conversion and...
Myanmar Passes Extreme Religion Bills Targeting Marginalized Muslim Population
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s parliament passed two bills on Thursday that are widely believed to offer further legal...
Rights group urges Myanmar to stop Rohingya discrimination
Arakan News Agency A U.S.-based rights group has urged Myanmar to prevent the exclusion of hundreds of...
The perils of Rohingyas
Arakan News Agency FACED with mistreatment and atrocities, the Rohingyas have to think of an alternative. Much as...
Opposition silent on the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency This November Myanmar (formerly Burma) will go to the polls in elections which will see...
Myanmar Buddhists and Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Rabat – A few months ago, I wrote a note on the savagery with which...
Towards A Real Solution to Southeast Asia’s Refugee Crisis
Arakan News Agency This article is part of “Southeast Asia: Refugees in Crisis,” an ongoing series by The...
