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In a statement issued Monday, the ARNC accused the AA of carrying out systematic and deliberate killings of children, pregnant women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities many of whom were reportedly burned alive or executed at close range.
Despite UN assurances in March, Rohingya repatriation efforts remain stalled amid renewed violence in Myanmar and waning international support
With $3.7 billion earned in just six months, Sri Lanka is leveraging tourism as a pillar of its post-crisis economic recovery and regional leadership
Bangladesh eyes a larger share of the $7 trillion global halal market through strategic policy, certification reforms, and international collaboration
Eyewitnesses say entire Rohingya families were wiped out in a single day as the Arakan Army allegedly carried out one of the deadliest massacres in recent memory.
According to the presentation, Bangladesh’s exports to Nepal, once minimal during the 1980s and early 2000s, peaked at over $100 million in 2021.
As regional tensions rise, the US and Bangladesh deepen defense cooperation through joint training and tactical interoperability
Arakan Army’s sale of stolen Rohingya belongings in Maungdaw raises concerns of war profiteering as reports of forced displacement and looting mount
Deadly airstrike in Myanmar’s famed ruby town Mogok highlights growing desperation of junta as election approaches amid civil war and collapsing legitimacy.
In its Thursday press release, the ARNC cited a string of recent abuses by the AA, including arbitrary arrests, torture, forced displacement, and extrajudicial killings.
However, critics say the move is largely symbolic, as junta chief Min Aung Hlaing remains in firm control of the country in his dual role as acting president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
A generation of educated Indonesians is stuck in limbo, exposing deep cracks in the nation’s promise of inclusive growth
A “temporary” ban becomes an eight-year economic chokehold on 5,000 fishing families in Teknaf, now teetering on collapse
Once isolated and underserved, the CHT is experiencing a bottom-up transformation—driven by mother-tongue education, digital classrooms, and female empowerment
Crackdown ahead of elections sparks accusations of ethnic cleansing and international concern over rights violations
In a statement issued Wednesday, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) emphasized that the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and sovereign statehood is non-negotiable under international law. The ministry urged other nations to follow the UK’s lead and grant Palestine unconditional recognition.
Ethnic armed group accused of systematic violence, torture, and ethnic persecution amid territorial control in western Myanmar
New legislation criminalizes protest, speech, and organizing under the guise of election protection—critics call it legalized repression
Human Rights Watch accuses Arakan Army of arbitrary detention, forced labour, extortion, and starvation against Rohingya civilians in captured Rakhine territory
The sweeping law applies to civilians and soldiers alike, punishing even photos of convoys with death or life imprisonment under vague secrecy rules
