Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon has warned that while global attention is focused on the Rohingya crisis, another ethnic minority, the predominantly Christian Kachin, are being persecuted by the military.

Columban missionaries call on government of Myanmar/Burma to immediately allow international humanitarian assistance to reach people in need.

"I want to thank you for the contribution so many Filipino people to our parish communities and in the care of the sick and the elderly."

“A new wave of boat people, ejected by excruciating poverty and conflict from both Myanmar and Bangladesh, are adrift in the seas.”