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Burma
USDP spokesman U Thein Tun Oo said an office for the special envoy in the country's capital would put Myanmar's sovereignty and unity at risk.
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Asia
The judges asked Myanmar to reply by July 27 to a request that the ICC should exercise jurisdiction over the alleged deportation of Rohingya to Bangladesh.
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Patience and time are required to restore trust between the communities, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi told Christine Schraner Burgener, the UN special envoy on Myanmar.
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Burma
The commission said all 88 recommendations it made last year, just before the outbreak of fresh violence in Rakhine State, were still relevant after a review in Denmark.
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Trapped in "prison-like" tents in Bangladesh's refugee camps because of fears they will be trafficked or harassed, Rohingya girls dream of going to school, aid agencies say.
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Burma
Bangladesh's Human Rights Commission has urged the Foreign Affairs and Law ministries to assist the ICC in prosecuting Myanmar over its alleged crimes against the Rohingya.
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Parliament
The Irrawaddy briefs you on the week that was in the national legislature.
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Burma
On the UN special envoy's first visit to Myanmar, Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing defended the army's actions in Rakhine State and said "bias" would only make the situation worse.
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Burma
Process will be led by UEHRD, he says; Arakan National Party calls for greater disclosure.
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Aid agencies say at least one Rohingya refugee has died and more than 1,000 shelters have been destroyed in the first heavy rains of the monsoon season to hit Cox's Bazar.
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Burma
Passengers taken to camp in Maungdaw after vessel damaged by high winds; point of departure unclear
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Stateless Rohingya must be recognized as citizens of Myanmar and given identity documents so they can safely stay in the country instead of fleeing abroad, said a Rohingya lawyer
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Burma
Married couple who run clearance, trading businesses in Yangon were detained prior to Tuesday’s arrest of Haj Yassin, customs agents say.
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Burma
High-level meeting including members of the National Defense and Security Council discusses latest developments in Rakhine, including plans to investigate last year’s violence.
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Newly appointed assistant to state counselor on Rakhine to work ‘at no cost to the people’.
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