Tag: Myanmar
Rohingya Muslims face difficult Ramadan in refugee camps
DHAKA: The 12-year-old Rohingya refugee dreamed of Ramzan back in his own village - fish to break the day's fast, gifts from his family...
China condemns Myanmar border violence
BEIJING: China on Sunday condemned fighting in Myanmar between Myanmar government troops and ethnic militants near the Chinese border , which had caused people...
Myanmar’s northern offensive against rebels sparks youthful revolt
MYITKYINA: Thousands of young people in northern Myanmar have staged one of the largest protests in years, successfully urging authorities to rescue civilians caught...
Myanmar refugees hope for peace and stability, head home from Thailand
BANGKOK: Ninety-three refugees from Myanmar who have been living in camps in Thailand have gone home, the second such return since 2016, the UN...
Myanmar military assures UN of ‘harsh’ action on sexual assault
SITTWE: Myanmar’s military has assured the United Nations of ‘harsh’ action against perpetrators of sexual violence, state media reported on Tuesday, as UN envoys...
UN envoys meet with Myanmar leader over refugee crisis
NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s government leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with United Nations Security Council envoys on Monday over the plight of nearly 700,000 mainly...
UN Security Council puts spotlight on Rohingya refugee crisis
COX’S BAZAR: UN Security Council envoys began a four-day visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar on Saturday to see firsthand the aftermath of a Myanmar military...
Thousands flee fresh clashes in northern Myanmar: UN
GENEVA: Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between Myanmar's army and ethnic insurgents in the country's remote north, a United Nations official said,...
US official calls on Myanmar to free journalists
DHAKA: US envoy Sam Brownback called on Thursday for the release of journalists jailed in Myanmar while covering the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslims...
Myanmar minister says conditions in Rohingya refugee camps ‘very poor’
YANGON: A Myanmar minister expressed concerns on Thursday about “very poor conditions” in Rohingya refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh, and said repatriation of the...
Flawed return deal offers no way back for Rohingya refugees
DHAKA: Bungling, distortion and diplomatic doublespeak have hollowed out the deal to repatriate Rohingya from Bangladesh to Myanmar, with refugees refusing to return to...
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
YANGON: Myanmar’s new president said on Tuesday over 8,000 prisoners will be freed in an amnesty, a move the government said would bring about...
Myanmar repatriates first Rohingya refugee family: government
YANGON: Myanmar on Saturday repatriated the first Rohingya family from nearly 700,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, after months of fraught talks with...
Myanmar says ‘seriously concerned’ over war crimes prosecutor move on Rohingya...
YANGON: The government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi expressed “serious concern” on Friday over a move by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Myanmar remains confident Rohingya repatriation will start soon
DHAKA: Rohingya refugees will be allowed to return to Myanmar “as soon as possible”, a minister said, despite a stillborn repatriation process and UN...
Philippines’ Duterte apologises to Suu Kyi for Rohingya ‘genocide’ remark
MANILA: Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologised to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking taken place in her...
Seven Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years for Rohingya massacre
YANGON: Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to “10 years in prison with hard labor in a remote area” for participating in a massacre...
