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The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar increases to 236 people, with more than 77 people still missing.
2024-09-17

Myanmar's State Administration Council pardons 2,153 political prisoners to mark Vesak Day.
2023-05-3

Malaysia deports 1,086 Burmese citizens back to Myanmar, defying an order by the Kuala Lumpur High Court halting their deportation in light of the coup on February 1.
2021-02-23

A World Health Organization worker collecting coronavirus samples is killed after his United Nations–marked vehicle was hit by gunfire in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Both the Myanmar Army and Arakan Army rebels deny any involvement in the attack.
2020-04-21

At the International Court of Justice, The Gambia presents charges against the government of Myanmar and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who traveled to appear in the court. According to the prosecution, the Burmese government is responsible for mass rapes, widespread arson and killings of Rohingya children, among other crimes.
2019-12-10

Fifty-seven countries file a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice against Myanmar, formally accusing their government of committing a genocide against the country's Rohingya population.
2019-11-11

Two Reuters journalists are arrested in Myanmar for trying to illegally obtain official documents. They were reporting about the Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine State.
2017-12-13

Myanmar launches air strikes against rebels in the Kokang area as dozens of soldiers have been killed and dozens more wounded in fightings in recent weeks.
2015-02-14

A dispute between a Muslim gold shop owner and Buddhist sellers escalates into communal violence that leaves 10 people dead, 20 injured, and 4 mosques burnt to the ground in Myanmar.
2013-03-21

Myanmar government forces shell the rebel stronghold of Laiza for the first time since the resumption of hostilities in 2011, killing 3 civilians and injuring 6 others.
2013-01-14