Latest Myanmar government News

US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand

Jan. 29, 2025 11:51 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A 90-day freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,000 are living, activists and Thai officials said...

Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia's coast

Jan. 06, 2025 04:05 AM EST

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats, officials said Monday. Police and military officers are working with the U.N. refugee agency and the local government in West Pereulak in...

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Jan. 04, 2025 04:52 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday. They included just a small proportion of hundreds of...