Aid agencies are warning of starvation in war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, with the World Food Programme (WFP) making an ...

Caught between abuses by the Arakan Army and the junta, residents are starving and cut off from international aid in a region ...

The WFP says that the state’s population has suffered from “prolonged conflict, severe movement restrictions, soaring food ...

Officials highlighted the growing desperation in the state, where recent funding cuts to the World Food Programme and other ...

People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade ...

Myanmar hopes the Rakhine State Investment Fair – the first of its kind – will bring money into the impoverished region. Civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who in the past has said economic ...

Overview of the western state conflict shows ethnic army pushing for control of the capital but vulnerable to coastal ...

The Arakan Army (AA) has emerged as a key challenger to Myanmar's ruling generals since a 2021 military coup sparked war and ...

People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade ...

Half of the population of Rakhine State in Myanmar is facing severe food shortages due to an ongoing civil conflict.

Myanmar's government says it has ordered the military to "crush" rebels in the western state of Rakhine, following raids by insurgents that killed 13 police officers earlier this month.

Myanmar's leaders have vowed to crush the rebels, who are fighting for autonomy for Rakhine State, and blocked most aid agencies from reaching the area, raising fears of more civilian suffering in ...