Burma

Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Aceh

More than 2,300 Rohingya arrived in Indonesia last year, UNHCR data showed, surpassing the number of arrivals in the previous four years combined.

 Rohingya refugees stand on a capsized boat as a rescuer throws a rope to rescue them in the waters of West Aceh, Indonesia, March 21, 2024.
 Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2021.

Myanmar military defends deadly airstrike after accusations of war crime

 ROHINGYA REFUGEES rebuild their shelters after a massive fire broke out at their camp in Bangladesh, March 2021.

There are echoes of Holocaust in Rohingya genocide - opinion

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021.

Myanmar soldiers accused of killing 11 after charred remains found


Burma Road is in flames - opinion

We have a huge and important task at hand, we must not ignore it: the restoration of our nature.

 CHILDREN WATCH a military plane disperse fire retardant to extinguish a blaze near Kibbutz Tzuba, outside Jerusalem, last month.

Myanmar coup opponents call for new show of force

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decried the new criminal charge, saying it was "fabricated" by the military.

Demonstrators take part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 16, 2021.

Myanmar coup opponents defy bans as protests resume - Watch

The civil disobedience movement, led by hospital workers, has resulted in a plunge in coronavirus tests, official testing figures showed.

Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021.

Myanmar’s tiny Jewish community is rattled after military coup

British rule ended when the Japanese bombed Rangoon on Christmas Day, 1941, and invaded the country at the outset of World War II. Many Burmese Jews fled to India and never returned.

Inside the Musmeach Yeshua Synagogue in Yangon, Myanmar

The story of the Jews of Burma

Like Israel, Burma has faced a plethora of challenges in the years since the heady days of independence.

THE COLONIAL-ERA exterior facade of the synagogue flanked in front by street merchants plying their goods

Jewish groups praises sanctions Burma for persecution of Rohingya Muslims

Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act on Thursday. It was co-sponsored by 14 lawmakers.

MK MASOUD GNAIM (center) participates in a protest against the killing of his Rohingya Muslim ‘brothers’ in Myanmar, outside the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv, September 11, 2017.

BRIEF: A loving heart

Hanna is the first child ever to come from Myanmar (Burma) to undergo free congenital heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon as part of the Save A Child Heart program.

Hanna arrives in Israel for heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.

Rohingya insurgents say they have no option but to fight Myanmar

The United Nations condemned the Myanmar military campaign as ethnic cleansing.

Rohingya refugees walk after crossing the border in Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 9, 2017.

Will the world remain silent on massacres and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar?

Conflict in Rakhine state in Myanmar between Rohingya Muslims, state authorities and Buddhists, have taken place frequently over the last years.

Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

Congressional bill named for Elie Wiesel aims to stop genocides

The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 introduced Thursday serves to improve US efforts to prevent major casualties overseas.

Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel

Moses Samuels, leader of Burma’s minuscule Jewish community, dies at 65

Son of longtime head of Southeast Asian nation's Jewish population to take place of father at synagogue in Yangon.

Moses Samuels