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Commentary
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will be forced to rely more and more on China.
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Burma
The term ‘Rohingya’ has become one of the most controversial words in Myanmar politics today.
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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy discusses the struggle to control the Rakhine conflict on the ground and in the media.
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Burma
The UN urges Myanmar authorities to end violence that has forced some 400,000 people to flee to Bangladesh.
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Guest Column
Arakanese political commentator Aung Myo Oo contemplates why ethnic Arakanese in Rakhine harbor animosity against aid organizations.
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Dateline
With violence raging in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw District, reporter Moe Myint shares what he saw and heard on a recent trip.
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Burma
Police open a case against self-identifying Rohingya U Shwe Maung—a former USDP lawmaker—under Myanmar’s Counter-Terrorism Law.
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News
Self-identifying Rohingya villagers from the Shwe Zar village tract say that they want to keep living with Rakhine Buddhists in peace.
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Burma
António Guterres said that the issues faced by Muslims in Rakhine State “are becoming an undeniable factor in regional destabilization.”
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Burma
‘This is approval that decisive actions can be taken against terrorist organizations in clearance operations,’ said a police major.
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News
Youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner says ‘world is waiting.’
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Burma
Myanmar government and military complain about misinforming photographs.
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Asia
The Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh, pressuring the scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping in the area.
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Asia
Myanmar faces mounting criticism over human rights violations.
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Books
Wade’s book is a useful and somewhat controversial contribution to the ongoing debate over the conflict that is tearing Rakhine State apart, writes Lintner.
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