Tag: Rohingya crisis
EU, Canada sanction Myanmar generals over Rohingya; Myanmar says two are...
LUXEMBOURG/YANGON: The European Union and Canada imposed sanctions on seven senior military officials from Myanmar on Monday, including the general in charge of an...
Rohingya toddler among 12 killed as first monsoon rains hit Bangladesh
DHAKA: Landslides and related incidents triggered by pre-monsoon rain in southeast Bangladesh have killed at least 12 people since Monday, including two Rohingya Muslims,...
Myanmar hardline monks vow to stay on Facebook despite ban
YANGON: Myanmar’s hardline monks will dodge bans on Facebook and keep using it to “tell the truth”, they said on Friday, after the social...
‘Our families would be killed’: Rohingya brace for monsoon
COX's BAZAR: Marooned on a dusty slope in the world's largest refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya girl was...
US aid chief reaffirms commitment to Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis
YANGON: The US government's aid chief said on Friday he believes in American aid engagement and development work in Myanmar, and the Rohingya crisis...
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...
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...
Ex-UN chief Annan tells Facebook to move faster on hate speech
SAN FRANCISCO: Former UN chief Kofi Annan told Facebook Inc on Thursday that it should consider establishing a special team to respond more quickly...
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...
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...
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...
Boat with 70 Rohingya Muslims leaves Myanmar for Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: A boat carrying 70 Rohingya Muslims set out for Malaysia from Myanmar this week, two sources and a rights group said, the...
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)...
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...
