Refugee repatriation to Myanmar will begin in November
The Bangladesh and Myanmar governments have reportedly agreed to begin the repatriation process of refugees from Bangladesh in November. Media reports said they reached agreement after a meeting between the two governments in Dhaka, capital of Bang
Government and NCA groups positive on peace summit
The Myanmar government and the 10 ethnic armed groups who have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have ended a two-day meeting in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, where they reportedly reached agreement on a set of guidelines on two long-runnin
USDP confident of by-election success
The military-linked Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has said it is confident of winning at least half of the 10 seats it is competing in next month’s by-election. There will be 13 seats available in the poll, due to take place on Nove
Pro-Tatmadaw rally held in Yangon
Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s military, also called Tatmadaw, held a march through downtown Yangon on Sunday, where they showed their support for the Tatmadaw and criticised what they said was international involvement in domestic affairs, a
Dhaka summons Myanmar ambassador over border dispute
The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry summoned Myanmar’s ambassador earlier this week to protest the publication of maps that showed the country’s St Martin’s Island as being under Myanmar territory, according to an article in The Irrawaddy. Accordin
