15 MAY 2019
UN Mission Urges Financial Isolation of Myanmar’s Military
A United Nations fact-finding mission is urging that countries cut off all business with Myanmar’s military as part of efforts to hold the army accountable for human rights abuses
https://www.newdelhitimes.com/un-mission-urges-financial-isolation-of-myanmars-military/
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/05/1038501
9 MARCH 2019
Myanmar, Ukrainian firm ink arms plant deal
A Ukrainian company and the Myanmar military have signed a joint-venture agreement to build a plant capable of manufacturing armored personnel carriers (APCs) and self-propelled howitzers, the Myanmar website The Irrawaddy reports
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/03/article/myanmar-ukrainian-firm-ink-arms-plant-deal/
14 NOVEMBER 2018
US vice-president Pence tells Aung San Suu Kyi persecution of Rohingya inexcusable
US Vice President Mike Pence expressed the Trump administration’s strongest condemnation yet of Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims on Wednesday (Nov 14), telling leader Aung San Suu Kyi that “persecution” by her country’s army was “without excuse”
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/mike-pence-aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-persecution-myanmar-10929286
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/mike-pence-tells-aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-violence-inexcusable-181114062944370.html
28 SEPTEMBER 2018
Canadian lawmakers vote to strip Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of citizenship
Canadian legislators, in a symbolic move, on Thursday voted unanimously to strip Myanmar’s unofficial leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship in response to alleged crimes committed against the Rohingya minority
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2166115/canadian-lawmakers-vote-strip-myanmars-suu-kyi-citizenship
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/28/canadian-mps-vote-to-strip-aung-san-suu-kyi-of-honorary-citizenship
18 SEPTEMBER 2018
UN reiterates call for Myanmar generals to face genocide charges
Myanmar’s army has used unfathomable levels of violence against minority Rohingya, UN investigators said Tuesday, calling for the military to be removed from politics and top generals to be prosecuted for genocide
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/un-reiterates-call-for-myanmar-generals-to-face-genocide-charges-20285
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-myanmar-military-command-must-be-investigated-for-genocide/4576265.html
18 AUGUST 2018
US pulls its punch on new Myanmar sanctions
New US sanctions target individual soldiers and units for gross military rights abuses but conspicuously overlook Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing’s overarching role
http://www.atimes.com/article/us-pulls-its-punch-on-new-myanmar-sanctions/
9 AUGUST 2018
Myanmar snubs Hague court’s intervention in Rohingya crisis
Myanmar on Thursday sharply rejected an attempt by the International Criminal Court to consider the country’s culpability for activities that caused about 700,000 minority Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh for safety
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/08/09/myanmar-snubs-hague-courts-intervention-in-rohingya-crisis.html
https://asianews.network/2018/08/10/myanmar-says-icc-has-no-jurisdiction-over-country/
6 JUNE 2018
Myanmar and UN reach agreement on Rohingya repatriation process
Myanmar signed an agreement on Wednesday with United Nations agencies to help kickstart a voluntary repatriation process for some of the 700,000 Rohingya refugees who now reside in temporary camps in Bangladesh
http://sea-globe.com/myanmar-and-un-reach-agreement-on-rohingya-repatriation-process/
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/myanmar-un-sign-pact-on-initial-steps-for-rohingya-return-18016
24 APRIL 2018
How China gets what it wants in Myanmar
With all the Western outfits involved in Myanmar’s peace process effectively sidelined, China has emerged as the only outside force that matters due to its substantial leverage over both insurgents and the government
http://www.atimes.com/article/how-china-gets-what-it-wants-in-myanmar/
Myanmar’s Role in China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/Y7ksxBePamra9INHyyWq/full#.Ws07Y82fV1A.linkedin
19 MARCH 2018
Aung San Suu Kyi cancels rare public speech during Australia visit
Controversial State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has canceled a rare public appearance in Australia due to ill health, where she was expected to face questions from the audience
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/19/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-turnbull-intl/index.html
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/myanmar-s-suu-kyi-cancels-speech-at-think-tank-event-in-australia-16021
26 FEBRUARY 2018
EU agrees to prepare sanctions on Myanmar generals over Rohingya plight
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to prepare sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s Rohingya Muslim community
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/02/26/553687/EU-Myanmar-Rohingya-UN
11 FEBRUARY 2018
British Foreign secretary Boris Johnson pushes Aung San Suu Kyi on Rohingya refugees
Boris Johnson has told Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi the UN refugee agency must be allowed to supervise the return of Rohingya refugees, saying it was clear many were terrified to return home
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/11/boris-johnson-pushes-aung-san-suu-kyi-on-rohingya-refugees
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/02/11/552033/UK-Myanmar-Rohingya
http://www.euronews.com/2018/02/11/boris-johnson-and-aung-san-suu-kyi-discuss-rohingya-crisis
25 JANUARY 2018
Rohingya crisis: US diplomat quits Myanmar panel over Aung San Suu Kyi ‘whitewashing’
Bill Richardson, an old friend of Myanmar’s leader, has said he will not be a “cheerleader” for her government. Myanmar has hit back at what it called a “personal attack” on Aung San Suu Kyi
http://www.dw.com/en/rohingya-crisis-us-diplomat-quits-myanmar-panel-over-aung-san-suu-kyi-whitewashing/a-42300103
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42810776
11 JANUARY 2018
Is Myanmar ready to end its ‘marriage of convenience’ to North Korea?
The growing pressure on the international community to adhere to and enforce UN-mandated sanctions on Pyongyang has once again revealed the persistence of clandestine military ties between Myanmar and North Korea
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/01/11/is-myanmar-ready-to-end-its-marriage-of-convenience-to-north-korea/
25 DECEMBER 2017
China and Russia oppose UN resolution on Rohingya
The UN general assembly has urged Myanmar to end a military campaign against Muslim Rohingya and called for the appointment of a UN special envoy, despite opposition from China, Russia and some regional countries
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/24/china-russia-oppose-un-resolution-myanmar-rohingya-muslims
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/china-russia-oppose-un-resolution-to-appoint-a-special-envoy-to-myanmar-13607
20 DECEMBER 2017
Burma bans UN human rights investigator from probing anti-Rohingya atrocities
Burma has banned a UN special investigator on human rights from visiting the country, triggering widespread condemnation and raising new concerns about its apparent refusal to address allegations of ethnic cleaning of a Muslim minority
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/burma-un-human-rights-investigator-ban-rohingya-muslims-killings-yanghee-lee-rakhine-state-a8120646.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42425217
28 NOVEMVER 2017
Pope Francis calls for respect for each person and ethnic group in Myanmar
Pope Francis called for respect for each ethnic group and its identity in Myanmar, amid international scrutiny over the mass exodus caused by a military crackdown in its troubled western Rakhine state
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/pope-francis-meets-myanmar-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi
http://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-pope-francis-meets-aung-san-suu-kyi-amid-rohingya-crisis/a-41557388
https://www.chinadailyasia.com/articles/193/74/48/1511882035456.html
27 NOVEMBER 2017
Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar on diplomatically sensitive visit amid Rohingya refugee crisis
Thousands of Catholics have gathered in Yangon after journeys by train and bus, excited to get a glimpse of Pope Francis, who has begun a trip to Myanmar fraught with diplomatic risk due to the nation’s treatment of the minority Muslim Rohingya people
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/pope-francis-arrives-in-myanmar-on-high-stakes-visit-9444010
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-27/pope-francis-visits-myanmar-amid-rohingya-crisis/9198134?section=world
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42132594
23 NOVEMBER 2017
Myanmar, Bangladesh ink Rohingya return deal
Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an accord on Thursday (Nov 23) over terms for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh, both governments said, amid concern that Myanmar’s powerful army could prove obstructive
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/myanmar-bangladesh-ink-rohingya-return-deal-9432828
http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=107505
http://www.dw.com/en/rohingya-myanmar-and-bangladesh-sign-deal-to-repatriate-refugees/a-41497951
17 NOVEMBER 2017
Secretary Tillerson signals shift in US policy toward Burma
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson just concluded a visit to Burma where he called upon the government to investigate allegations of atrocities committed by the Burmese military against the Rohingya
http://www.heritage.org/asia/commentary/secretary-tillerson-signals-shift-us-policy-toward-burma
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/15/asia/tillerson-myanmar-rohingya/index.html
2 NOVEMBER 2017
Over half a million Rohingya Muslims must return to Myanmar’s Rakhine as citizens: UN
The head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says Myanmar must grant citizenship to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims so that they can return to the Southeast Asian country they fled government-run violence against the persecuted minority group
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/11/02/540786/Myanmar-Rohingyas-UN-citizenship-Rakhine-Suu-Kyi-Bangladesh
http://www.mizzima.com/news-domestic-international/myanmar-refugees-must-return-citizens-un-refugee-chief
29 SEPTEMBER 2017
UN chief urges Burma to end ‘nightmare’ for Rohingyas
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Myanmar’s authorities on Thursday to immediately end military operations that have sent over 500,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh
http://www.france24.com/en/20170929-united-nations-chief-guterres-urges-burma-myanmar-end-nightmare-rohingyas
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/28/asia/myanmar-un-security-council/index.html
19 SEPTEMBER 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi says Burma does not fear scrutiny, but refuses to blame army for abuse of Rohingya
In refusing to acknowledge what is happening in Rakhine state and using her position to promote the idea that abuses against the Rohingya are not being perpetrated or will not be punished, the Myanmar leader is belying the claim she made during the televised address that, ‘Our government has emerged as a body committed to human rights’
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/18/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-speech-rohingya/index.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/aung-san-suu-kyi-condemns-human-rights-violations-170919034711821.html
https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-speech-those-looking-for-rohingya-intervention-may-now-want-to-give-up-1.629930
14 SEPTEMBER 2017
UN urges Myanmar to end Rohingya violence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council called on Myanmar’s government to end its military campaign against the Rohingya
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/urges-rohingya-violence-170913174112622.html
http://www.euronews.com/2017/09/13/un-urges-end-to-rohingya-violence-in-myanmar
24 AUGUST 2017
Myanmar’s Rakhine a human rights crisis: Kofi Annan
The Rakhine Advisory Commission, led by its chairman, the former UN Chief Kofi Annan, gave this assessment, without identifying the Rohingyas by name, in its final report released on Thursday
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/myanmar-s-rakhine-a-human-rights-crisis-kofi-annan-9153350
11 JULY 2017
India-Myanmar: Fast-tracking the Eastward Push
Bilateral relations between India and Myanmar have historically been uneven and contingent on specific leadership approaches on both sides. Under India’s incumbent Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, this complex relationship has seen renewed commitment within the broader agenda of “Act East” – a timely upgradation of India’s post-Cold War tilt towards southeast Asia and beyond
http://www.ipcs.org/article/india/india-myanmar-fast-tracking-the-eastward-push-5323.html
4 MAY 2017
Vatican and Myanmar establish diplomatic relations as Suu Kyi visits
The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations on Thursday in the latest step in the former pariah Asian state’s rehabilitation by the international community
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Pope-Francis-and-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi-establish-full-diplomatic-relations-40650.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/vatican-and-myanmar-agree-to-establish-diplomatic-ties-8818552
11 APRIL 2017
China, Burma reach deal on oil pipeline after nearly a decade of talks
China and Burma (Myanmar) have reached an agreement on an oil pipeline between the neighbouring countries after almost a decade of talks, with the project due to start “very quickly”, Chinese vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin said
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/04/china-burma-reach-deal-oil-pipeline-nearly-decade-talks/#uvt4L56RjYUdgljc.97
http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/25676-myanmar-and-china-sign-crude-oil-pipeline-agreement.html
24 MARCH 2017
UN to probe alleged crimes against Rohingya in Myanmar
UN mission will investigate allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya in Myanmar
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/probe-alleged-crimes-rohingya-myanmar-170324113526685.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39380041
17 MARCH 2017
China, Russia block UN statement on Myanmar
China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the tense situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, diplomats said
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2080159/china-russia-block-un-statement-myanmar
3 FEBRUARY 2017
UN condemns ‘devastating’ Rohingya abuse in Myanmar
The UN has accused security forces in Myanmar of committing serious human rights abuses, including gang-rape, savage beatings and child Killing
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38858655
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/rohingyas-killed-myanmar-crackdown-170203101817841.html