Attacks by the group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, were used as a pretext by the Myanmar military to launch a campaign ...

Their actions – murdering “informants,” forced recruitment and extortion for their cause – may be war crimes, Fortify Rights says.

Amid fighting in Rakhine between Arakan Army and armed forces, immediate “dignified return” for refugees was difficult, he ...

Bangladesh says repatriation of the refugees to Myanmar is the ultimate solution. The Buddhist-majority Myanmar has been ...

How Greeks Took Buddhism to Various Parts of the World. Credit: Greek Reporter illustration Buddhism, a religion, or according to some, a path towards experiencing ultimate reality, was founded by ...

The Arakan Army (AA) has gradually become the dominant military force in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. It has captured more than 80 percent of the western state, leaving only a few key urban areas ...

There have been a few Buddhist, nationalist laws promulgated in recent years ... allegations of inhumane and “devastatingly cruel” treatment of Rohingya in Rakhine based on hundreds of interviews with ...

A commercial port under construction on Maday Island in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu Township (Getty Images) Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) are engaging in major clashes near the Dhanyawadi ...

These actions have deepened ethnic fault lines between the Rakhine Buddhist majority and the Rohingya Muslim minority, exacerbating mistrust and perpetuating cycles of violence. While the AA has ...

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Excavated after a gap of 6 decades, the Ratnagiri site has revealed three colossal Buddha heads, hundreds of votive stupas, stone inscriptions and images of Buddhist gods and goddesses ...

A sign warning civilians about the presence of landmines is erected in Rathedaung Township on February 6 (Photo: Arakan Princess Media) Two people died and four were injured in Rakhine State’s Pauktaw ...