One year on, Rohingyas facing an uncertain future and legal limbo: MSF

One year since over 700,000 Rohingya refugees were forced to flee from Myanmar into Bangladesh, the denial of their legal status, coupled with unacceptable living conditions in haphazard makeshift camps, continues to trap refugees in a cycle of suffering and poor health, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says.
24 August 2018, 15:52 PM

Rohingya repatriation talks go nowhere

The Rohingya crisis steps into the first anniversary with no real progress in the repatriation drive by Bangladesh other than the continuation of dialogue with Myanmar though Rohingyas are still coming into Bangladesh due to the absence of conducive environment in Rakhine.
24 August 2018, 05:28 AM

UK calls on int’l community to prioritise long-term support for Rohingyas

The UK calls on the international community to prioritise long-term support for the Rohingya people on the anniversary of the crisis, according to a press release of UK Department for International Development.
24 August 2018, 05:26 AM

Force Myanmar to face ICC for atrocities: Southeast Asian MPs

More than 130 lawmakers from across Southeast Asia demand the international community bring officials in Myanmar to justice for the atrocious crimes it committed against its Rohingya population in Rakhine State.
24 August 2018, 04:11 AM

'Lost generation' looms for Rohingya refugee children without education

Rohingya refugee children who lack proper education in camps in Bangladesh could become a "lost generation", the United Nations says, a year after Myanmar's army began a crackdown that has forced more than 700,000 people to flee the country.
23 August 2018, 06:22 AM

A year on, Rohingyas still fleeing Myanmar for crowded camps

Though Myanmar says it is ready to take back the Rohingya, the continued outflow of refugees underlines the lack of progress in addressing the crisis, a year on from the start of the offensive on August 25, 2017. The Rohingya exodus has threatened Myanmar's tense transition to democracy and shattered the image of its leader, Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, outside the country.
23 August 2018, 06:01 AM

Int’l efforts needed to ensure education of 500,000 Rohingya kids: Unicef

International efforts are urgently needed to prevent over half a million Rohingya children from falling prey to despair and frustration in Cox's Bazar district as they are being denied the chance of a proper education, says Unicef.
23 August 2018, 06:01 AM

India calls for WhatApp reforms after mob beatings

​India calles on WhatsApp to clamp down on fake news spread on the messaging app that has been blamed for mob beatings across the vast South Asian country.
21 August 2018, 15:26 PM

Speed of Rohingya return is up to Bangladesh: Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi says it is up to Bangladesh to decide how quickly Rohingya refugees would return to Myanmar, appearing to blame Dhaka for the delay.
21 August 2018, 14:06 PM

Fresh tremor rocks Indonesia's Lombok

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok yesterday, triggering landslides, damaging buildings and
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM

'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic opportunity

Captain Min Min, a Buddhist from Myanmar, looks on as a stream of Muslim Rohingya labourers zig-zag up narrow gangplanks hauling sacks of ginger from his boat onto Bangladeshi soil -- one of many seizing the economic opportunities presented by a refugee crisis.
19 August 2018, 08:35 AM

Journey of Vietnam’s smallest student

Afflicted with a rare disorder, Dinh Van K’Re faced a life of struggle, until a kind teacher took him under his wing.
19 August 2018, 04:53 AM

US sanctions Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

The US government hits four Myanmar military commanders and two military units with punitive sanctions, accusing them of "serious human rights abuses" and "ethnic cleansing" in violently expelling minority Rohingya from their homes.
17 August 2018, 14:49 PM

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Poet-politician who presided over Indian politics like a giant

An acclaimed poet, a brilliant orator, a journalist and above all one of India’s most beloved prime ministers, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also known as the “Bhisma Pitamah of Indian politics”. Known for his liberal and modern views, Atal, which means firmness in English, was the only prime minister of India to be elected three times.
16 August 2018, 12:51 PM

Work plan of Rakhine enquiry commission discussed

Myanmar discusses matters related to the work plan of the independent commission of enquiry on Rakhine State.
16 August 2018, 10:37 AM

Facebook says it was ‘too slow’ to fight hate speech in Myanmar

Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company says in a statement.
16 August 2018, 07:05 AM

Hopeful, but not too soon

Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque sees some progress with regards to the repatriation of Rohingyas although no date has been fixed yet for starting the process.
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Indonesia quake toll tops 400

The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said yetserday, as bodies were still
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Duterte sacks 20 for graft in military buys

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired 20 people, including colonels and a general, over accusations of fraud and graft in
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

'Grossly unjust'

Malaysia is looking to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects signed by the previous scandal-tainted
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM