Myanmar

Driver killed in attack on UN vehicle in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

A Myanmar government health worker was injured and his driver killed in Rakhine state when their UN vehicle was ambushed as they were carrying COVID-19 test samples

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Myanmar army helicopter crashes in Shan state

A Myanmar army helicopter crashed in Shan state in the east of the country

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International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

The U.N.’s top court said Thursday it has the authority to rule in an urgent case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims and ordered emergency measures to prevent further violence. “The court concludes that it has prima facie jurisdiction to rule in the case,” International Court of Justice presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said in The Hague. The court ordered Myanmar to take “all measures within its power” to prevent genocide against Rohingya. Yusuf said that “the court was of the opinion that the Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable” and needed to be protected from further bloodshed. The court ordered Myanmar to report back within four months, and then every six months after that. It also told Myanmar to prevent the destruction of any evidence of crimes against the Rohingya. The January 23 ruling comes days after a Myanmar commission concluded that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against the minority group but that the military was not guilty of genocide. Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to The Hague in December to personally defend her Buddhist-majority country against the allegations over the bloody 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya. The mainly Muslim African …

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Explosions hit southern Myanmar town ahead of Suu Kyi visit

Three small explosions went off in a southern Rakhine town in Myanmar just before civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi landed there in a rare visit

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US and 10 ASEAN navies begin first joint military exercises in Southeast Asia

The US and 10 ASEAN countries kicked off navy drills as part of a joint exercise extending into the flashpoint South China Sea

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Myanmar navy included in US-ASEAN maritime exercises despite sanctions

Myanmar's navy will join ASEAN maritime drills with the US in Southeast Asia despite US sanctions on top army brass

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Clashes between Myanmar army and insurgents force thousands to flee in Shan state

Fighting in northeast Myanmar's Shan state escalated after rebel attacks on an army academy and police outposts

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Myanmar military’s powerful business interests fund atrocities, UN says

Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's military as economic interests generate a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said

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EU extends Myanmar arms sales embargo

The European Union extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials over human rights violations

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China and ASEAN members to hold first navy exercises in South China Sea

China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, a move aimed at easing tensions

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