A tense calm settled over Burma’s western Rakhine state Monday, as riot police intervened to curtail a week of deadly violence between Muslims and Buddhists, and the United Nations began evacuating workers from the region. Ethnic Rohingya Muslims, speaking to VOA’s Burmese service, described scenes of devastation and fear in the border town of Maungdaw. […]
Troops, Riot Police Patrol NW Burma after Deadly Rioting
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Troops, Riot Police Patrol NW Burma after Deadly Rioting
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
A tense calm settled over Burma’s western Rakhine state Monday, as riot police intervened to curtail a week of deadly violence between Muslims and Buddhists, and the United Nations began evacuating workers from the region. Ethnic Rohingya Muslims, speaking to VOA’s Burmese service, described scenes of devastation and fear in the border town of Maungdaw. […]
Troops, Riot Police Patrol NW Burma after Deadly Rioting
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
A tense calm settled over Burma’s western Rakhine state Monday, as riot police intervened to curtail nearly a week of deadly violence between Muslims and Buddhists. Ethnic Rohingya Muslims, speaking to VOA’s Burmese service described scenes of devastation and fear in the border town of Maungdaw. Right now (Monday), it is unsafe to go outside […]
Burma Declares State of Emergency
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s president declared a state of emergency Sunday night for a riot-hit western state, wracked by deadly sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims. Thein Sein warned in a televised address to the nation that if the violence in Rakhine state spreads further, it could put the country’s moves toward democracy in danger. He invoked the […]
Burma’s Leader: Unrest Threatens Stability, Democracy
Posted June 10th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein warned Sunday that if sectarian violence in the western Rakhine state spreads further, it could put the country’s moves toward democracy in danger. The president made the comment in an address to the nation, following three days of violence in Rakhine state between Buddhists and members of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic […]
6-magnitude Quake Hits Taiwan
Posted June 9th, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful earthquake has hit off the east coast of Taiwan, but there have been no reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey the 6.0-magnitude quake hit early Sunday about 50 kilometers east of the town of Su-ao. On Wednesday a quake of about 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Taiwan. Earthquakes frequently rattle […]
Muslim-Buddhist Clash in Burma Kills 7
Posted June 9th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Security forces have been deployed in western Burma, near the border with Bangladesh, to restore peace after an outbreak of ethnic violence that left at least seven people dead. Police and military units restored calm and established a curfew in Rakhine state on Saturday, after overnight rioting between ethnic Rohingya, who are Muslims, and local […]
Muslim-Buddhist Clash in Burma Kills 7
Posted June 9th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Security forces have been deployed in western Burma, near the border with Bangladesh, to restore peace after an outbreak of ethnic violence that left at least seven people dead. Police and military units restored calm and established a curfew in Rakhine state on Saturday, after overnight rioting between ethnic Rohingya, who are Muslims, and local […]
North Korea Denies Plans for Nuclear Test
Posted June 9th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea says it has no plans to conduct a nuclear test, despite what it says are South Korean attempts to provoke one. The North Korean foreign ministry made the announcement Saturday, saying South Korea is trying to drum up an excuse to increase sanctions on the impoverished North. Satellite photos taken in April show […]
China to Launch Manned Spacecraft this Month
Posted June 9th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
China’s official news agency says the country’s space agency will launch a Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft sometime in mid-June to dock with the orbiting Tiangon-1 space lab module. A spokesperson told the Xinhua news agency Saturday that a rocket carrying the spacecraft was moved to a launch pad in China’s desert northwest. State media reported earlier […]
