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Myanmar military chief General Min Aung Hlaing (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shake hands after their meeting at the Commander in-Chief's office in Naypyidaw in 2016. (Phyo Hein Kyaw / AFP)

Washington has urged the leaders of Myanmar's new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power, after the death of a young anti-coup protester sparked new anger against the junta.

Tun Myat Naing (R), commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army (AA), and Nyo Tun Aung, AA's second-in-command, arrive for a welcome dinner, organised to commemorate the 30th anniversary of peace-building efforts in Wa State, in Panghsang on April 16, 2019. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

Singapore has detained several Myanmar nationals accused of organising support for a rebel group locked in fierce fighting with the military in their country's troubled Rakhine state, authorities said.

Myanmar's Hein Htet Aung (R) celebrates scoring during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's Asian qualifier football match between Myanmar and East Timor in Yangon on March 22, 2019.  (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

Myanmar’s bid to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2022 has been met with a chorus of criticism.

This photograph taken on April 6, 2018 shows Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) personnel searching a fishing boat during their patrol along the Naf River in Teknaf, along the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh. (Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)

More than 60 people were found stranded near a boat in Myanmar's Rakhine state, an official said Monday, as a trafficking route for persecuted Rohingya Muslims appears open for business despite a crackdown.

A Rohingya refugee man stands atop of a tent in Kutupalong camp in Ukhia near Cox's Bazar on August 12. (Chandan Khanna / AFP)

Monsoon-triggered landslides in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh have killed one person and left more than 4,500 homeless, aid officials said Sunday.

Young Rohingya refugees play at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia on February 4, 2019. (Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)

Myanmar is sending a high-level delegation soon to camps in Bangladesh to explain to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims how they can return home, Myanmar's UN ambassador said Monday.

Three people walking along a road are seen during a government-organized visit for journalists in Buthidaung townships close to the surge of fighting between the Arakan Army and government troops in Rakhine state on January 25, 2019. (Richard Sargent / AFP)

The United States on Saturday called for an end to a mobile internet shutdown in two strife-torn states in Myanmar, saying the cutoff undermines transparency amid clashes between the military and insurgents.

Young Rohingya refugees girls peep out from a makeshift shelter at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia on February 4, 2019. (Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor wants to open a full investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims, including killings and forced deportations, the court said Wednesday.

National Research University of Electronic Technology in the Russian capital Moscow.

A Myanmar student has been found dead in the woods near his university dorms in Moscow, according to Russian media.

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