The site lies in Rakhine state, an isolated region at the western corner of Myanmar, with poor infrastructure and, in recent years, terrible headlines. Mrauk U's history helps explain why Rakhine ...

They also marked the beginning of the AA’s second major offensive since 2018, as it seeks to advance its “Arakan Dream” of ...

A fresh outbreak of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has caused hundreds of thousands of Rohingya civilians to flee to Bangladesh. The exodus began on 25 August after Rohingya militants ...

From interviews with Rohingyas living in Rakhine State the BBC has learned of at least 100 of them being conscripted in recent weeks to fight for the embattled junta. All their names have been ...

There are discussions, yet to be confirmed, that the chief adviser may appoint a special envoy dedicated solely to Myanmar. Such a move would be timely and necessary, as the evolving dynamics of ...

The UNDP is warning of an "unprecedented disaster" for the people of Rakhine, as fighting between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military drags on. Relatively free from foreign influence ...

The Arakan Army has made rapid advances across Rakhine state since November last year and is set to create the single largest area controlled by an ethnic armed group since the coup, the ...

For decades, Rohingya in Rakhine State (on the western coast of Myanmar) have faced discrimination and racially-based restrictions in law, policy and practice. This has intensified since 2012, ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday called for creating a "safe zone guaranteed by the UN" for the displaced people in Rakhine and finding ways to support them. This will be "the best thing to ...

The capture of the Kyin San Kyawt border gate came as the Chinese military launched live-fire drills along the two countries' border.

Bangladesh transitional government chief Muhammad Yunus on Monday proposed creating a UN-guaranteed "safe zone" in Myanmar’s Rakhine state to aid displaced people and address the ongoing ...