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Aung San Suu Kyi Can't, or Won't, Rein In Burma's Army

By Feliz Solomon

Burma Is Pursuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya, U.N. Says

By Feliz Solomon

Burma's Army Has No Interest in Peace

By Paul Vrieze / Lawa Yang

Troops Crack Down in Burma's Arakan State

By Feliz Solomon
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Police in Burma to Arm, Train Civilians to Fight 'Militants'

Much of Arakan state’s north is on military lockdown, and there are reports of rape and extra judicial killings by security forces

By Feliz Solomon

8 Rohingya Women 'Raped at Gunpoint' by Burma Army

Parts of Arakan state are on lockdown as the military searches for suspected militants connected to a deadly attack on border police

By Feliz Solomon

Refugees From Burma Begin to Return From Camps

For decades, Thailand has hosted more than 100,000 refugees from Burma as civilians fleeing civil war poured across the border

By Feliz Solomon

Thousands 'Displaced by Fighting' in Eastern Burma

Karen and government-backed militia are reportedly fighting for control of an area where a major dam is being built

By TIME Staff

9 Police Dead After Border Post Attacks in Burma

Police reportedly linked the attacks to members of the Rohingya Muslim community

By Feliz Solomon

Muslim Structures Are Being Threatened With Demolition in Burma

Including a dozen mosques, 35 schools and more than 2,500 houses

By Feliz Solomon

5 Things To Know About Aung San Suu Kyi’s Trip to Washington

Suu Kyi’s final U.S. visit before President Obama leaves office will close one more chapter in Burma’s dramatic narrative of democratic awakening

By Feliz Solomon

How Will Burma Remember Its Political Prisoners?

In a newly democratic Burma, there is a growing push to openly commemorate the sacrifices of its former political prisoners

By Joe Freeman / Rangoon

Backlash Begins Against Burma's Islamophobic Buddhist Monks

However, long rooted anti-Muslim sentiment shows few other signs of abating

By Simon Lewis

Burma: Obama Extends Most U.S. Sanctions

Several Burmese companies are now able to do business with American firms, but concerns over the military's power in government and human-rights abuses remain

By Simon Lewis

Burma's War on the Term 'Rohingya'

Despite international calls to help the country's Rohingya people, indications are that Burma's new government is trying to scrub the very term Rohingya from use

By Feliz Solomon / Rangoon

Former Monk Sentenced to Hard Labor in Newly Democractic Burma

Verdict against former Buddhist monk Gambira comes amid pardons of scores of political prisoners by the country's new government

By Simon Lewis

This Week's Quakes Are Exceptional but Unrelated

Experts say this has been an exceptional week for the earthquake-prone zone known as the Ring of Fire, but it isn't indicative of greater disasters to come

By Rishi Iyengar

Burma’s Transition Hasn’t Stopped the Abuses of Its Ethnic Wars

Building an inclusive and durable cease-fire will present a major challenge for Burma's new government under the de facto leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi

By Hanna Hindstrom / Kutkai

5 Challenges Facing Burma's New Civilian Government

A military-drafted constitution is just one of the issues Aung San Suu Kyi's new government will have to tackle

By Simon Lewis

U.S. Says Burma's Treatment of Rohingya Is Not Genocide

"While it’s without question that they continue to face persecution, we did not determine that it was on the level of genocide"

By Simon Lewis
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