S Korea is funding the US$188 million bridge across the Yangon river.

The two reporters were found guilty in September and sentenced to seven years' jail.

LETTER | Asean leaders are urged to apply political pressure against Myanmar for it to restore the basic rights and dignity to the Rohingya.

'They are actually oppressing these people to the point of killing them, mass killing'.

She has perpetuated human rights abuse by not speaking out about the violence against the Rohingya community, it says. 

COMMENT | The situation there is not due to land grabs alone but the emergence of a very toxic combo of religion and politics.

It makes no sense to withdraw awards in reaction to things that happened after they were given, says Lars Heikensten.

MP SPEAKS | Asean must be compelled to exert pressure on Myanmar to stop violence against the Rohingya.

The move, however, has no effect, as it must be done by a joint resolution of both the House and the upper Senate chamber.

The US Ambassador to the UN also slams the Myanmar leader for denying the country military's 'abuse' of the Rohingya. 

She says the jailing of the journalists 'had nothing to do with freedom of expression'.

'The prize winners themselves have to safeguard their own reputations.'

As the Myanmar leader failed to condemn and stop military attacks on the minority Rohingya Muslims.

Local authorities are helping the returnees repair their homes damaged in earlier attacks.  

The Myanmar de facto leader urges people to live peacefully and says the government is there to help. 

The Myanmar leader says she 'feels deeply' for those caught in the conflict and pledges action against the perpetrators. 

'Perhaps she's got more pressing matters here to deal with,' says NLD spokesperson.

The situation in Rakhine has been 'difficult' for many decades and thus, it's 'unreasonable' to expect her 'new' gov't to resolve it so soon, she says. 

Amanah Youth blames Myanmar's gov't for recent outbursts of violence in Rakhine.

COMMENT | The appointment of an interim PM may be an adept situational remedy.

The Nobel peace laureate calls out CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera and Channel News Asia.