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UN Security Council urges Myanmar to ease Rohingyas’ safe return
The United Nations Security Council on Monday urged Myanmar to step up efforts for Rohingya refugees to return to the country safely and voluntarily. ... World News -
‘Genocidal Intent’: Burma’s war on Rohingya was pre-planned
The Burmese government has lied about the violent events that took place in Rakhine State last year. Not only did it falsify an intricate political ... Middle East -
One year on, basic healthcare remains major challenge for Rohingya refugees
Almost one year ago, an unprecedented number of Rohingya refugees began fleeing Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh. This exodus has created the ... Features -
Reuters journalist takes stand as Myanmar trial begins
One of two Reuters journalists charged in Myanmar with breaking a state secrets law while reporting on the Rohingya crisis protested his innocence ... Television & Radio -
International reaction to charges against Reuters reporters in Myanmar
A Myanmar court has charged two Reuters reporters with breaching the colonial-era Official Secrets Act. They face up to 14 years in prison if ... Print -
Target the educated: Genocide textbook in Myanmar
There has been some resistance to labelling the attacks against the Rohingya in Myanmar as genocide.Yes, some approximately 1 million Rohingya ... Middle East -
UN chief says he heard ‘unimaginable’ stories after visiting Rohingya camps
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Monday that he heard “unimaginable accounts of killing and rape” from Rohingya refugees who ... World News -
Myanmar court to rule next week on whether to charge jailed Reuters reporters
A Myanmar court will rule next week on whether to charge two Reuters reporters accused of obtaining secret documents, after prosecutors and defence ... Digital -
Is the UN now pushing fake news in Myanmar?
In November 2017, during the height of the violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar, the UN was forced to withdraw its resident coordinator, Renata ... Middle East -
Rohingya refugees fish in troubled waters to earn living in Bangladesh
Some Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar are finding work in the fishing industry in neighbouring Bangladesh, earning a tiny daily income and ... Features -
Israel, Myanmar agree to ‘verify’ taught history of other
Israel has signed an education agreement with Myanmar allowing each country to “mutually verify” how their histories are taught by the ... Middle East -
Witness: Reporters’ phones searched without warrant in Myanmar
Police in Myanmar examined the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters accused of possessing secret documents without a search warrant after their ... Print -
Priyanka Chopra urges world to step up support for Rohingya women and children
Bollywood actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chopra called on the international community on Thursday to step up support for Rohingya ... Variety -
Why Sheikh Hasina’s Rohingya advocacy is her insurance policy for India visit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s unflinching support for Rohingya Muslims will pay her rich dividends in West Bengal - the adjoining Indian state ... Features -
Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief Center continues distributing food baskets in Myanmar
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has distributed 565 food baskets to needy families in the villages of the Arkan province ... Variety -
Survey: Myanmar journalists say government failing to protect press freedom
Journalists in Myanmar believe their government is failing to defend media freedom despite the transition from harsh military rule to an elected ... Print -
Myanmar urged to investigate atrocities against Muslim Rohingya
Myanmar must hold a “proper investigation” into alleged atrocities against the Muslim Rohingya, a UN Security Council envoy said Tuesday ... World News -
UN team arrives in Bangladesh to meet Rohingya refugees
A UN Security Council delegation has arrived in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camps and discuss the crisis with local officials. The visit ... World News -
Thousands flee fresh clashes in northern Myanmar
Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between Myanmar’s army and ethnic insurgents in the country’s remote north, a United ... World News -
Myanmar’s military intensify operations against another minority
With the Rohingya minority by and large fully expunged from Myanmar, an emboldened military is intensified operations against another target minority, ... Middle East -
Myanmar court to rule if key witness credible in Reuters case
A judge in Myanmar will rule next week on whether a police captain was credible when he testified that two Reuters reporters were framed, after ... Print -
UN team to visit Myanmar’s Rakhine next week
A United Nations Security Council delegation which wants to see first-hand the impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis will arrive in Myanmar on Monday ... World News -
Myanmar’s fake repatriation of the Rohingya family
Myanmar has announced the repatriation of the first Rohingya family from Bangladesh, in what is supposed to be the beginning of a process which would ... Middle East -
Family of whistleblowing Myanmar cop evicted after testimony
The family of a Myanmar policeman who testified in court that two Reuters reporters had been set up was evicted from their police housing a day after ... Print -
EU continues to ignore Rohingya in Myanmar
The European Union is the largest economic block in the world and also has the distinction of holding a Nobel Prize. It has historically taken a lead ... Middle East -
‘Race against the clock’ to bolster Rohingya camps against rains
Mohammad Rafiq was sitting in the shade of a tree, on a break from working to make his refugee camp in Bangladesh safer from the upcoming monsoon, ... Features -
Despite UN warning, first Rohingya family repatriated from Bangladesh to Myanmar
Myanmar’s government said it repatriated on Saturday the first family of Rohingya out of some 700,000 refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape ... World News -
Myanmar repatriates first Rohingya refugee family, says government
Myanmar on Saturday repatriated the first Rohingya family from nearly 700,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, after months of fraught talks with ... World News -
Myanmar activists welcome Zuckerberg target to block hate speech on Facebook
Myanmar civil society groups welcomed a commitment by Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to tackle hate speech within 24 hours as the social ... Digital -
Myanmar court refuses to drop case against Reuters journalists
A judge on Wednesday rejected a request for dismissal of a case against two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar after being accused of possessing ... Print