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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
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Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption
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Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
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US-Israel war on Iran
Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
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World
Former Rohingya MP Aung Zaw Win held in Myanmar
A former Rohingya MP is reportedly arrested in Myanmar over allegation of financing the insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
5 March 2018, 13:35 PM
India to help Rohingyas during cyclone season: Shringla
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla says his country will extend supports to Bangladesh to help the Rohingyas during the upcoming cyclone season.
4 March 2018, 14:07 PM
Myanmar removes heavy weapons from border: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says Myanmar has removed its heavy weapons from Tambru border in Bandarban following a flag meeting held on yesterday.
3 March 2018, 10:01 AM
Myanmar must take back Rohingyas with dignity: Lisa Curtis
Myanmar has to take back the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh after ensuring their security and dignity, Deputy Assistant to US President Donald Trump Lisa Curtis says.
3 March 2018, 09:51 AM
Moon to get 4G mobile network by 2019
The moon will get its first mobile phone network next year, enabling high-definition streaming from the lunar landscape back to earth, part of a project to back the first privately funded moon mission.
3 March 2018, 04:30 AM
US official Lisa Curtis in Cox's Bazar to meet Rohingyas
Deputy Assistant to US President Donald Trump Lisa Curtis arrives on a three-day official visit to discuss the issues of bilateral interests, including security and Rohingya crisis.
2 March 2018, 15:30 PM
UNHCR working to protect Rohingyas from elephants
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joins up with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Bangladesh to reduce human-elephant conflict in and around the world’s largest Kutuplang and Balukhali Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar area.
2 March 2018, 15:13 PM
EU stresses for voluntary Rohingya repatriation
The European Union again pitches for voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh, who escaped persecution in Myanmar.
2 March 2018, 13:13 PM
Myanmar defends troop build-up on Bangladesh border near Rohingya camp
Myanmar defends deploying fresh troops to a border zone with Bangladesh where thousands of Rohingya refugees are camped, blaming a militant threat as Dhaka called for an immediate retreat to lower tensions along the troubled frontier.
2 March 2018, 09:40 AM
Myanmar says, border deployment for security
Myanmar has stated security concerns as explanation for the heavy reinforcement along Bangladesh’s border near Rohingya camps during today’s flag meeting between the two border forces.
2 March 2018, 09:06 AM
Myanmar border police fires blank shot at Bandarban border
Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) fires blank shots near Ghumdhum border in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.
1 March 2018, 17:02 PM
Suu Kyi sold her soul to devil: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
Claiming that Aung San Suu Kyi has chosen to turn a blind eye to the genocide taking place in her country to retain her political power, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Iran's Shirin Ebadi says that their fellow laureate has sold her soul to the devil.
1 March 2018, 14:23 PM
Bangladesh summons Myanmar ambassador, hands protest note
Bangladesh Foreign Ministry summons Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka U Lwin Oo and protests the deployment of additional troops on the bordering area in Myanmar.
1 March 2018, 13:51 PM
Myanmar violated border norms deploying addl forces: BGB
Myanmar has violated border norms by deploying additional forces with arms on their bordering area which is opposite to Bangladesh’s Tombru border, Border Guard Bangladesh Additional Director General Brig Gen Mojibur Rahman says.
1 March 2018, 13:25 PM
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar ‘bars entry’ for UK govt body after criticism
The Myanmar authorities allegedly block entry for a fact-finding committee of the British government following criticism by the UK MPs over Myanmar’s role in the Rohingya crisis.
1 March 2018, 11:32 AM
Suu Kyi’s choice is clear; resign or be held accountable
The three female Nobel Peace laureates--Tawakkol Karman, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire – today called for an immediate end to the “genocide” of the Rohingya people.
28 February 2018, 08:27 AM
Alien life in our Solar System? Study hints at Saturn's moon
Humanity may need look no further than our own Solar System in the search for alien life, researchers probing one of Saturn's moons say.
28 February 2018, 06:56 AM
Thai polls to be held no later than Feb 2019: PM
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday said a general election he had promised to hold in November would take place "no
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Don't weaponise human rights
The Philippines' top diplomat yesterday warned the United Nations not to "weaponise" human rights and urged it to send an impartial
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM
We'll fight for you
The visiting Nobel Peace laureates have promised Rohingya women to be their voice and pursue justice on their behalf.
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM