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Myanmar replaces general in charge of Rakhine amid new reports of atrocities
Myanmar’s army replaces the general in charge of Rakhine state following a military crackdown that has driven more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh amid reports of mass rape, torture and other crimes against humanity.
13 November 2017, 13:36 PM
ASEAN summit draft statement skips over Rohingya crisis
A draft of the statement to be issued after a Southeast Asian summit makes no mention of the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state following a military crackdown that has been described by the United Nations as ethnic cleansing.
13 November 2017, 04:44 AM
Rohingya women gang-raped by Myanmar army: UN
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten says they consistently heard about sexual violence from Rohingya survivors, including gang-rape of women by multiple soldiers.
12 November 2017, 13:03 PM
EU top diplomat to visit Rohingya camps Nov 19
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will be paying a visit to Bangladesh on November 19.
12 November 2017, 04:48 AM
Rohingya rafts keep coming
Over 1,500 Rohingya floated into Bangladesh in a single day yesterday as the persecuted minorities continue to flee violence in Myanmar.
11 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar jails foreign journalists with Turkish broadcaster for 2 months
A Myanmar court jails for two months two journalists on assignment for Turkey's state broadcaster, along with their interpreter and driver, for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone.
11 November 2017, 04:58 AM
Rohingya children face harsh reality
When much of the camp around her is still fast asleep, Radia, 12, wakes up at 5:00am and quickly buries herself in her Quran study. Throughout the day, she spends as much time as she can -- eight to ten hours daily -- memorising the Arabic texts.
10 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Aid access still challenging
Though the Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow the UN to resume food distribution in Rakhine, aid access in the state remains extremely challenging, says the UN.
10 November 2017, 18:00 PM
S'pore housewife held for planning to join IS
A Singaporean housewife who planned to join the Islamic State (IS) group in the Middle East has been detained without trial under the
9 November 2017, 18:06 PM
Duterte laments SE Asia brain drain
Globalisation has pressed the brightest workers from poor Southeast Asian countries to move overseas in a brain drain that must be
9 November 2017, 18:06 PM
Address Rohingya crisis at APEC, ASEAN meets
Human Rights Watch has called on world leaders meeting in two summits in the Philippines and Vietnam to address the Rohingya crisis.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Food supply gets more challenging
UN food agency sees tough days ahead as it struggles to raise funds for continuing food support for over 800,000 Rohingyas amid conflicts in various parts of the world.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar hits back at UN statement
Myanmar yesterday hit back at a UN Security Council statement critical of its handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying it could "seriously harm" efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority from Bangladesh, reports AFP.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar says UN move can harm talks with Bangladesh
Myanmar says that the UN Security Council's statement on the Rohingya refugee crisis can “seriously harm” its talks with Bangladesh over repatriating more than 600,000 people who have fled there to escape a Myanmar military crackdown.
8 November 2017, 04:26 AM
Bangladesh saved over 6,00,000 lives
Any return of the Rohingya refugees who took shelter in Bangladesh must be voluntary, safe and dignified, the UNHCR assistant high
7 November 2017, 21:27 PM
Act now to solve Rohingya crisis
Lawmakers from Commonwealth countries have called upon the international community to take urgent action to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar needs to engage with UN, Bangladesh
The UN Security Council has called upon Myanmar and Bangladesh to invite the UN refugee agency and other relevant international
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM
WB offers both loan and grant
At a time when Bangladesh is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees as a show of compassion, the World Bank is offering the
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM
TIB against taking ADB fund as loan
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government not to take financial assistance from ADB for the Rohingya
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM
5 Rohingyas jailed for selling mobile, SIMs
Five Rohingyas are jailed by a Rab mobile court for setting up shops in Cox’s Bazar and selling mobile phones and SIM cards to Rohingya refugees, who have fled military persecution in Myanmar.
7 November 2017, 15:51 PM