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Myanmar arrests MP after Rakhine riot

Myanmar police yesterday arrested a prominent Rakhine Buddhist MP for allegedly provoking ethnic violence, state media and his party
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

International Rohingya organisations demand security, rights before repatriation

Rohingya organisations from across the globe demands that the Rohingya refugees need guarantee ensuring their life and property security and peaceful coexistence with rest of the population in Myanmar before they are repatriated.
18 January 2018, 08:10 AM

UN cuts food east African refugees as donors prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen, Bangladesh

Cuts in food rations for 1.5 million refugees in east Africa, due to funding shortages, could increase school dropouts, crime and malnutrition, a United Nations official says. With humanitarian needs soaring around the world, donors are prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh.
18 January 2018, 04:19 AM

Myanmar cops shoot dead 7 protesters in troubled Rakhine

Myanmar police shoot dead seven demonstrators, while 12 are injured in troubled Rakhine State, after a local gathering celebrating an ancient Buddhist Arakan kingdom turns violent.
17 January 2018, 12:49 PM

Myanmar sends 1300 names of ARSA men to Bangladesh

Myanmar sends a list containing names of more than 1,300 Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) members to Bangladesh.
17 January 2018, 10:56 AM

Rohingya Refugees: Clouds still hang heavy over repatriation deal

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed on a two-year timeline for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya amid international community's concern over the repatriation climate and the safety of the returnees.
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Duterte defiant over news website closure

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he "did not give a shit" as his government moved to shut down a news website that
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM

PM Najib takes a swipe at ex-leader Mahathir

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday took a swipe at ex-leader Mohamad Mahathir, his opponent in upcoming elections,
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM

UK MPs concerned over ‘Rohingya repatriation process’

The UK parliament members express grave concern over the plan of repatriating Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar “without any clear understanding of their legal status and destination”.
16 January 2018, 13:27 PM

Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years

Bangladesh says it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled a conflict in Myanmar, following a meeting of the neighbors.
16 January 2018, 06:15 AM

Lava flowing from Philippine volcano

Thousands fled from their homes as lava oozed out of a rumbling Philippine volcano yesterday in what volcanologists described as a
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingyas targeted for repatriation

Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State, state media reports, as Myanmar and Bangladesh meet to discuss how to implement a repatriation deal.
15 January 2018, 11:38 AM

Rohingyas want to see security, rights ensured before return Myanmar: UNHCR

Rohingyas who fled from the persecution of Myanmar security forces want to see a positive development including citizenship, security, and scope for enjoying their basic rights before they return to their country from Bangladesh, the UNHCR says.
13 January 2018, 09:12 AM

Rohingya insurgents say 10 found in Myanmar grave "innocent civilians"

Rohingya Muslim insurgents say that ten Rohingya found in a mass grave in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state last month were "innocent civilians", and not members of their group.
13 January 2018, 08:42 AM

Myanmar's Suu Kyi says army admission on killings a positive step

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is “positive” that the country's military is taking responsibility for the actions of troops, after the army said soldiers are involved in killing 10 captured Rohingya Muslims.
12 January 2018, 15:33 PM

3 kids among 4 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar fire

Four Rohingyas, including three children and a woman, are killed in a fire at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar.
12 January 2018, 13:32 PM

50 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia

Malaysian Immigration Department has busted another human smuggling syndicate, this time led by a Bangladeshi national known as “Abang Bangla”.
12 January 2018, 11:15 AM

Japan conveys concern over Rohingya to Suu Kyi

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono conveyed serious concern over Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims to the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in a meeting in the capital Naypyidaw, Japan's Kyodo news agency reports.
12 January 2018, 05:21 AM

The tattoos gave it away

A 74-year-old Japanese man accused of a gang murder in Japan 15 years ago has been arrested in Thailand after pictures of his
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar’s admission of killing Rohingyas ‘an important step’: US envoy

Myanmar's admission that soldiers were involved in the murder of 10 Muslims in September is an important step and the United States hopes it will be followed by more transparency and accountability, the US ambassador says.
11 January 2018, 14:59 PM