Obama urges Myanmar to end violence against Arakan Muslims

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato -- The National Democratic Front (NDF)-Southern Mindanao said Arakan Valley town policeman Police Officer 3 Maula Ali will be freed today (Wednesday) in an undisclosed area in the province. Rubi Del Mundo, NDF ...

YANGON, Myanmar, May 8 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Buddhist residents in Rakhine -- Arakan state -- protested in the streets of their villages this week against resettlement plans for Rohingya Muslims, a report by the news website Democratic Voice of Burma ...

BANGKOK: A campaign of ethnic cleansing has been carried out against Muslim civilians in Myanmar's western Arakan state, Human Rights Watch says in an explosive report. The attacks were committed by local political party operatives, Buddhist monks ...

The boat carrying 109 Rohingyas had drifted towards the Andamans after leaving the Arakan coast on February 15, perhaps due to adverse winds.

Authorities in Myanmar should drop charges against ethnic Arakanese activists who took part in peaceful protests against Chinese-led oil and gas projects, Human Rights Watch said Saturday. Ten activists are scheduled to face criminal charges in ...

1,100 ethnic Arakan and 200-250 Kachin have become political detainees in the past year, and the situation has led some to question how far Washington should go in its policy shift. World Bulletin/News Desk President Barack Obama will walk a fine ...

Arakanese (Magh) pirates were noted for their skill in navigation and naval warfare, so the kings of Arakan never left the Mughal subahdar-(Shaista Khan) in peace. So he employed you to conquest seas from the pirates.-Tilt to move your ship forward ...

Thousands of people remain vulnerable in western Burma's Arakan state as Cyclone Mahasen makes its way closer to

Ten Arakanese activists, who face up to one year in jail for staging an unlawful protest against a controversial China-backed oil and gas pipeline, appeared in court in western Burma on Monday. According to a local observer, all ten defendants ...