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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
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US-Israel war on Iran
Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
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World
The mission of a lifetime: A drone on Titan in 2034
NASA gives a project to send a drone quadcopter to Titan, Saturn's largest moon, the green light, which comes with a budget of nearly a billion dollars.
5 July 2019, 07:10 AM
Malaysia ex-PM’s stepson arrested over 1MDB scam
The Malaysian producer of the Leonardo DiCaprio-starred film “The Wolf of Wall Street” was arrested yesterday on suspicion of money
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Top court sides with indigenous people
Indigenous people in an Indian state must be protected from illegal mining and the pollution it causes, the country’s top court ruled, providing a “historic” victory to tribal groups fighting for better rights over land and natural resources.
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Authorise probe into persecution against Rohingyas: ICC prosecutor
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requests its judges to authorise an investigation into crimes against humanity, namely deportation, other inhumane acts and persecution against the Rohingyas.
4 July 2019, 15:49 PM
4 killed, 21 missing after Pakistan boat capsizes
At least four people have been killed and 21 still missing after a boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, officials have said, with a rescue operation continuing as hopes for finding survivors fade.
4 July 2019, 05:28 AM
Man dies after 'custody abuse' in Myanmar's Rakhine
A detainee in Myanmar's Rakhine state dies from injuries allegedly sustained in custody, his family said, as the army wages war against rebels in the same area which saw the 2017 mass expulsion of Rohingya Muslims.
4 July 2019, 04:52 AM
Myanmar court drops case against journalist
A prominent Myanmar journalist accused of defaming a hardline nationalist monk dubbed the “Buddhist Bin Laden” has had the case
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM
UN investigator reports possible fresh war crimes in Myanmar
Myanmar security forces and insurgents are committing human rights violations against civilians in restive western states that may amount to fresh war crimes, a United Nations investigator has said.
3 July 2019, 08:14 AM
Myanmar to send envoys to Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Myanmar is sending a high-level delegation soon to camps in Bangladesh to explain to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims how they can return home, Myanmar's UN ambassador says.
2 July 2019, 04:50 AM
US calls for end to mobile data blackout in 2 Myanmar states
The United States urges an immediate end to a mobile data blackout in parts of two Myanmar states, saying a service restoration would help provide transparency to what the government says are law enforcement actions to avert unrest.
30 June 2019, 05:03 AM
Rohingya Genocide: Canada faces pressure to act against Myanmar
Canada is facing mounting pressure from senators, and members of the civil society and rights groups from across the country to take more international action in holding Myanmar accountable for the Rohingya genocide, reports The Canadian Press.
29 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh highlights UN’s failure to prevent atrocities in Myanmar
The Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen highlights the UN's systematic failure to prevent atrocities in Rakhaine state of Myanmar.
29 June 2019, 04:16 AM
PM will seek stronger China role in Rohingya issue
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will seek stronger role from China in addressing the Rohingya crisis during her visit to the country from July 1 to 5.
28 June 2019, 12:11 PM
Court rejects bid to overturn Widodo’s win
Indonesia’s constitutional court yesterday rejected a bid to overturn President Joko Widodo’s re-election victory and dismissed his defeated challenger’s claims of widespread voter fraud as groundless.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Atrocities ‘shook me to my core’
Myanmar must grant citizenship to stateless Rohingya with roots in the country, a senior UN investigator said on Wednesday, as she urged the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi to “be the democrat she once told us she was”.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Myanmar must give Rohingya 'pathway to citizenship': UN investigator
Myanmar must grant citizenship to stateless Rohingya with roots in the country, a senior UN investigator said yesterday, as she urged the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to "be the democrat she once told us she was".
27 June 2019, 07:32 AM
ICC forms pre-trial chamber on atrocities against Rohingyas
In a step forward, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has constituted a pre-trial chamber and assigned it to the situation in Bangladesh and Myanmar in regard to the alleged crimes against the Rohingyas.
26 June 2019, 12:51 PM
Rohingyas may be threat for security if not repatriated soon: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament that the security and stability of Bangladesh may be hampered if the displaced Rohingyas cannot be repatriated soon.
26 June 2019, 10:31 AM
Rohingya Repatriation: Beijing’s support sought to convince Myanmar
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen seeks China's support to convince Myanmar to start taking back their nationals from Bangladesh at the earliest.
25 June 2019, 09:25 AM
UN, CPJ urge Myanmar to restore internet to Rakhine, Chin
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have both urged Myanmar authorities to immediately restore internet access to Rakhine and Chin states and ensure that connectivity is not interrupted in the future.
25 June 2019, 05:38 AM