Tag: Rohingya crisis
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...
Will block Myanmar hate speech; locked in ‘arms race’ with Russia,...
WASHINGTON: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday his company would step up efforts to block hate messages in Myanmar as he faced...
War crimes prosecutor seeks jurisdiction over Rohingya deportations
AMSTERDAM: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked it to rule on whether it has jurisdiction over the deportations of Rohingya...
Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees, says UN official
YANGON: Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the country this year,...
Indonesian fishermen rescue Rohingya Muslims at sea, more arrivals expected
JAKARTA: Indonesian fishermen rescued at least five Rohingya Muslims off the island of Sumatra in the early hours of Friday and brought them ashore,...
Malaysia intercepts boat carrying Rohingya refugees, more perilous sea journeys expected
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has intercepted a boat carrying 56 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar off its northern island of Langkawi, authorities said on Tuesday, with...
UNHCR concerned over safety of 56 Rohingya refugees in stormy seas
DHAKA: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Monday it was concerned about the safety of 56 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar on...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges nation to stay united amid ‘challenges’
YANGON: Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for her people to remain united, saying the Southeast Asian country faces...
Bangladesh sees little foreign funds for Rohingya refugee island: minister
NEW YORK: Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees to an...
Suu Kyi to meet Australian PM, human rights concerns to be...
SYDNEY: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Canberra on Monday to be met by a military honor guard and Australian Prime Minister...
With Rohingya gone, Myanmar’s ethnic Rakhine seek Muslim-free ‘buffer zone’
NAYPYIDAW: Buddhist flags hang limply from bamboo poles at the entrance to Koe Tan Kauk, a "model" village for ethnic Rakhine migrants shuttled north...
Myanmar events ‘bear hallmarks of genocide’, says UN expert
NEW YORK: A top UN rights expert warned Monday that the crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority bears "the hallmarks of genocide" and insisted the...
Myanmar’s troop buildup on Bangladesh border as tensions increase
DHAKA: Bangladesh has admonished Myanmar to disengage its troops and equipment from the border where thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution have sought shelter.
Bangladesh's...
Fellow Nobel laureates blame Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s military for Rohingya crisis
DHAKA: Three peace prize laureates accused fellow Nobel recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s military of committing genocide in the deadly violence that...
Amnesty says Rohingya crisis consequence of society “encouraged to hate”
The crisis in Myanmar and reported massacres of Rohingya Muslims are the consequence of a society encouraged to hate and a lack of global...
Human rights regressed in 2017, says Amnesty International
LONDON: "Governments are shamelessly turning the clock back on decades of hard-won protections,” says the annual report for human rights in 2017 published by...
Johnson meets Suu Kyi for taking immediate actions on Rohingya crisis
MYANMAR: Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar's capital on Sunday to press for action on the Rohingya...
