United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed “shock” at comments by Burma’s military chief in which he said the Rohingya minority shared nothing in common with the rest of the population and that their demand for citizenship had stoked recent violence.
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“There have been incidents of persons inciting hatred against the Tatmadaw,” the commander-in-chief told a military gathering in Putao.
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During a visit to Thailand, Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing talked to Bangkok Post reporters on the occasion of his receiving a royal decoration from Thailand, the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant.
“It is most likely that terrorist organisations based in other countries are backing the ARSA extremist Bengali terrorists,” he said.
Burma’s army has denied accusations of murder, rape, torture and forced displacement that have been made against it.
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Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was unequivocal in rejecting allegations of human rights abuses in Arakan State as he met yesterday with his Malaysian counterpart in Naypyidaw. “Myanmar security forces[…]
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Burma’s military chief and Indian PM Narendra Modi discuss plans to deepen defence and security engagement, including maritime affairs.
The Burmese army “will not turn back, but will continue to march on the road to democracy”, said Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday. Speaking with the Interim Press[…]
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Min Aung Hlaing met Russian military officers at the Moscow airport yesterday, where they discussed technical cooperation between the two countries’ militaries.
Local villagers in Karenni State’s Hpruso Township sent a letter to Burma’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing for permission to farm on land that was allegedly seized from them by the Burmese Army in 1993.
The visiting Burmese armed forces leader Min Aung Hlaing on Friday praised the decision by Thai generals to seize power in the May 22 coup.
The Thai Defence Ministry will welcome Burma’s supreme commander who will pay an official visit to Thailand on Friday to strengthen the two nation’s ties.
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing traveled on Sunday to Shan State where he conducted meetings with representatives of multiple armed groups.
Burma has concluded its largest naval show of naval strength in recent years, according to a report by military intelligence analysts IHT Jane’s. “Dubbed ‘Sea Shield 2014’, the combined fleet[…]
A delegation of representatives of the Karen National Union (KNU), led by Chairman Mutu Say Poe, met with Burmese President Thein Sein and military Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw on Sunday to discuss the ongoing effort to implement a nationwide ceasefire.
Locals from Kachin State say they are worried about their safety after a villager was injured by dynamite blasts in the Hpakant jade mines.
Senior UN officials have warned about the prospect of a flood of babies being born in the coming weeks and months in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps that could be the result of rape.
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The minimum wage will rise from 3600 kyats ($2.70) to 4,800 kyats per day, but for some workers, fears have been raised it may come at the cost of other existing benefits.
The Lower House of Parliament has passed a bill in favour of again printing the image of General Aung San on banknotes, with the vote on Friday overcoming opposition from the chamber’s military bloc.
Military representatives apparently wish the term federal union to be replaced by nation of democratic and federal union.
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A police officer at the local Taung Bazar police station said the blast occurred inside a building that served both as a mosque and madrassa.
A preliminary hearing for a former child soldier accused of possibly inciting the public for telling his story of forced conscription as a minor was postponed on Friday as the defendant’s lawyer asked the court for more time to prepare for the case.
A Union minister has said the presence of security forces will be boosted in Arakan State, a troubled border region where recent violence has renewed scrutiny on the government, its handling of militants and a 10-month counter-insurgency campaign against them.
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The party spokesman’s comments come a day after the Office of the Commander-in-Chief filed a complaint against Phyo Min Thein.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is reviewing the 2013 Telecommunications Law to determine whether the legislation’s article 66(d), a controversial provision on electronic defamation, should be amended.
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Buddhist families who were displaced amid violence in northern Arakan State last month take refuge in Buthidaung.
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Burma’s ethnic minorities need to think carefully about how to get the most out of Aung San Suu Kyi’s plans to revive the “Panglong Spirit”.
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Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani meets with Burma’s Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing in the capital Naypyidaw.
A dozen more prisoners were released this week, adding to the more than 200 freed since the NLD assumed power earlier this month.
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Burma’s incumbent government has acknowledged that the opposition National League for Democracy [NLD] party is cruising to a majority in the country’s next parliament.
