A rebel group in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of three candidates of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s governing party, demanding the release of detained student protesters in return for letting them go. Watch report.

3 candidates of Suu Kyi's party abducted: Arakan army claims responsibility

When a prominent Buddhist monk in Myanmar noticed a surge in plastic waste generated by residents in his Yangon neighbourhood during the pandemic, he decided to do something about it. Helped by dozens of volunteers, his team now receives several thousand used plastic bottles a day from the community, with some recycled as food containers and others incorporated into building materials used at the meditation centre.

Myanmar's upcycling monk leads push to cut plastic waste

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi raised her party's flag at its office in the capital Tuesday to start an election campaign that may be disrupted by a resurgence of the coronavirus.

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi vows victory in election as campaign starts amid virus surge

Humanitarian workers battling the novel coronavirus in Myanmar's Rakhine State have urged authorities to restore high-speed internet access to help tackle rising infections in an area where tens of thousands of people have been displaced.

Myanmar urged to restore internet in Rakhine to help contain virus

A Rohingya Muslim has been barred from standing in Myanmar's upcoming election, in a decision decried by rights groups as discriminatory and a symptom of the "ongoing genocide" against the persecuted minority.

Myanmar bars Rohingya candidate from contesting election

Moe Myint May Thu’s mother posted a video online at the end of April showing off her daughter’s skills as the youngster threw together some spicy fried prawns.

8-year-old 'Little Chef' from Myanmar gives cooking tutorials during lockdown

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a $3.07 billion operating budget which for the first time includes funding for the investigation of war crimes in Syria and Myanmar.

UN ups 2020 budget, includes funds for war crimes probes

Thousands of protesters marched to a police office in the north of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Saturday (July 6), demanding speedy and transparent justice in a child-rape case that has sparked national outrage. Police said this week they had arrested a suspect in the rape of a toddler - nicknamed Victoria - at a private nursery school in the administrative capital, Naypyitaw, in May. Social media users have criticised the speed and professionalism of the police response after the girl's family filed a complaint more than a month ago, underscoring a lack of trust in authorities in a country still emerging from decades of military rule.

Thousands protest amid outcry over Myanmar child-rape case

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3 candidates of Suu Kyi's party abducted: Arakan army claims responsibility

3 candidates of Suu Kyi's party abducted: Arakan army claims responsibility

Myanmar's upcycling monk leads push to cut plastic waste

Myanmar's upcycling monk leads push to cut plastic waste

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi vows victory in election as campaign starts amid virus surge

Myanmar urged to restore internet in Rakhine to help contain virus

Myanmar bars Rohingya candidate from contesting election

8-year-old 'Little Chef' from Myanmar gives cooking tutorials during lockdown

UN ups 2020 budget, includes funds for war crimes probes

Thousands protest amid outcry over Myanmar child-rape case