As Myanmar’s rebel group Arakan Army took control over most of Rakhine state, including all townships bordering Bangladesh, anticipation of a famine threatening civilians trapped in this ongoing ...

Like many islands across Indonesia, Bali is rich with traditions, one of the most fascinating being Ngaben, the island’s elaborate cremation ceremony. Unlike typical funeral rites, Ngaben transforms ...

More importantly, some rebel groups are close to taking over entire provinces -- like the Arakan Army fighting for independence has captured 14 of the 17 townships in the southwestern coastal ...

Bangladesh has reiterated its call for urgent international action to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis, as the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution addressing the situation in Myanmar ...

On April 7, 2025, Myanmar resistance forces raised their flags over two towns, Falam in Chin state and Indaw in Sagaing region. These were the latest in a string of hard-fought victories over a ...

Terming the country’s human rights situation in the first half of 2025 “disappointing”, rights group Human Rights Support Society said the interim government has largely failed to meet the ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Occidental early Saturday morning, but no tsunami threat is expected, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

According to an article (datelined June 4, 2025) by Banyar Aung, carried in The Irrawaddy, the ethnic Arakan Army (AA) has notched up major gains since launching its Rakhine offensive in November ...

A Rohingya faction, based in refugee camps in Bangladesh, has reportedly initiated conflict with Myanmar's Arakan Army, according to the International Crisis Group (ICG). This development threatens to ...

Since December 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) has been entrenching itself in the Rakhine state after the fall of the Western Regional Military Command at Ann Township in central Rakhine. As the military ...