OIC fear Myanmar violence may spread
Egypt foreign minister presents four-point plan to help solve crisis in Myanmar
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13 killed in strong Myanmar quake
The quake was felt in neighbouring Thailand including in Bangkok
Suu Kyi: help us complete path to democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi continues her international tour
Burmese President denies sectarian violence reports
Burmese president Thein Sein invited general secretary of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, to observe the situation in the country’s western Rakhine state.
Myanmar press freedom protests
The censorship that dominated during Burma’s long history of military rule still controls the media
UN launches investigation into Burma Muslim crisis
The violence stems from ethnic clashes between Buddhists and Muslims which have, according to the UNHCR, led to the displacement of roughly 80,000 people
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Suffering oppression during the holy month
How will Muslims celebrate Ramadan in a year when Muslim minorities are suffering oppression in a number of countries worldwide?
West eases pressure on Myanmar while attacks on minority Muslims continue
While the West praises Myanmar’s reforms, the nation’s minority Muslims continue to suffer
Myanmar’s minority Muslims under attack
When asked where his parents were, the boy mustered, “I don’t know.” He was still very young, even at 17 years-old, to have made a perilous crossing at the Naf River alone, venturing from Myanmar to Bangladesh and fleeing the threat of the Burmese military the length of the trip. At a refugee camp outside …
Suu Kyi willing to lead Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s democracy icon, showed her willingness on Thursday to lead her country one day
Burma’s turn
By Joseph E. Stiglitz YANGON: Here in Myanmar (Burma), where political change has been numbingly slow for a half-century, a new leadership is trying to embrace rapid transition from within. The government has freed political prisoners, held elections (with more on the way), begun economic reform, and is intensively courting foreign investment. Understandably, the international community, …