Rappler's latest stories on ethnic minorities
[OPINION] Myanmar is now erasing the Rohingya's very name
News organizations are being prohibited from using the word 'Rohingya' in their shows

Over 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, UN says
Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for another possible surge in Rohingya arrivals

Myanmar's army chief says Rohingya exodus 'exaggerated'
Min Aung Hlaing blames 'instigation and propaganda' by the media, and also insists the Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh are just returning to their motherland

Rohingya fleeing Myanmar say army redoubling push to clear villages
Myanmar's Rakhine state is already emptied of half of its Rohingya population, and more are on the move

Mass grave of 28 Hindus found in Myanmar – army
The deaths of the Hindus found in a mass grave in Rakhine are being blamed on Muslim Rohingya militants

Over 'failure' to protect minorities, House gives NCIP P1,000 budget
Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate moves for the measly budget citing the supposed failure of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples to fulfill its mandate

Bangladesh sends back 90 Rohingya despite violence
UPDATED The villagers are caught en route to a refugee camp where thousands of Rohingya already live in squalid conditions

Muslim man found dead after speaking to media in restive Myanmar state
The 41 year old man s headless body is discovered floating in a river

Myanmar army takes outpost from powerful rebel group
Troops backed by jets and artillery capture Gidon Outpost according to a state run newspaper

8 dead in fighting in Myanmar town on China border
Clashes erupt between Myanmar s military and several ethnic armed groups in the town of Muse

A look at religion in Indonesia 71 years since independence
Indonesia is religiously tolerant relative to other countries but it has its own challenges to achieving religious harmony

Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar's Shan State
Shan a large and hilly province on Myanmar s eastern border hosts multiple insurgencies by ethnic minorities fighting for greater autonomy or independence

Thailand ends search in refugee camp fire
Rescue workers on Sunday ended the search for victims of a blaze that tore through a Myanmar refugee camp in northern Thailand
Dalai Lama sees chance of change in Tibet
The Dalai Lama has hope that an upcoming change in China s leadership may offer the chance of a new approach in Tibet