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Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
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UN experts concerned over indictment of 2 Reuters journalists in Myanmar

UN human rights experts expressed grave concern after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under the 1923 Official Secrets Act in connection with their investigations into a massacre at Inn Din village, Rakhine State.
11 July 2018, 09:59 AM

Heroic Navy Seal divers of Thai cave rescue

A video clip shows the moment last night when Thai Navy Seal divers, who had accompanied the last members to be rescued from deep in the Chiang Rai's flooded cave complex, leave the cave, with army medic Dr Pak Loharnshoon being the last person to get out.
11 July 2018, 06:25 AM

'Incredibly strong kids'

A foreign diver involved in the mission to save 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded Thai cave has hailed the children as "incredibly strong", and described their treacherous escape journey as unprecedented.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali to visit Myanmar soon

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will visit Myanmar soon to see the condition in Rakhine State before starting the repatriation of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh.
10 July 2018, 10:01 AM

TIB criticises UN on secret deal with Myanmar

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) criticises the signing of a secret deal between UN and Myanmar, saying that it has questioned the role of the UN.
9 July 2018, 13:32 PM

Bangladeshi woman director wins int’l film award

Bangladeshi director Suborna Senjutee Tushee wins a prestigious award at the 14th Eurasia International Film Festival for her short-film “Fish Monologue”.
8 July 2018, 14:39 PM

‘Myanmar dillydallying Rohingya repatriation’

Myanmar is yet to show any real will to ensure safe repatriation of the Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee says.
8 July 2018, 14:09 PM

China urges Myanmar to start Rohingya repatriation soon

China, as part of its three-phase steps, urge Myanmar to start repatriation of Rohingyas as soon as possible saying it attaches great importance to Rohingya crisis.
8 July 2018, 10:19 AM

Najib's children's accounts frozen

A day after Malaysia's ex-PM Najib Razak's daughter complained about having her personal bank account frozen, three other children of Malaysia's former prime minister are also said to have suffered a similar fate.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

'Don't worry dad and mum'

The coach of the youth football team that has been trapped in a cave in Thailand for the past two weeks has sent his "apologies" to the parents of the boys in a scrawled note handed to divers.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Verification process to help find solutions for Rohingyas: UN

The United Nations says the verification process of Rohingyas in Bangladesh will help to find solutions for the roughly 900,000 Rohingyas who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh.
7 July 2018, 08:15 AM

Bank accounts of Najib’s children frozen

A day after Najib Razak’s daughter complained about having her personal bank account frozen, three other children of the former prime minister are also said to have suffered a similar fate.
7 July 2018, 05:50 AM

ADB approves $100m grants for Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors approves grant assistance of $100 million -- the first of an envisaged package totaling $200 million to help Bangladesh develop basic infrastructure and services for displaced persons (Rohingyas).
6 July 2018, 06:48 AM

THE OPTIONS

Rescuers who reached a group of children trapped in a flooded Thai cave say finding them was the easy part; getting the youngsters
5 July 2018, 18:14 PM

Rohingya camps turned breeding ground for radicalisation: Norway envoy

Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka Sidsel Bleken observes that the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar have turned into a breeding ground of radicalisation due to absence of education and employment opportunities for the displaced people.
5 July 2018, 14:38 PM

Mother Teresa charity home 'sold babies' in India

Indian authorities says today they have sealed a home run by Mother Teresa's religious order and charged a nun and one other person with baby trafficking.
5 July 2018, 13:22 PM

Silent pain: Rohingya rape survivors’ babies quietly emerge

More than 10 months have passed since Myanmar’s security forces launched a sweeping campaign of rape and other brutalities against the Rohingya, and the babies conceived during those assaults have been born.
5 July 2018, 08:07 AM

More cops deployed to fight killing fear in Rohingya camps

Bangladesh is deploying thousands of extra police to Rohingya refugee camps in the south, officials said, after a series of mostly unexplained killings that have sown fear among hundreds of thousands of people who have fled from neighbouring Myanmar.
5 July 2018, 05:15 AM

Int'l community must work for peaceful Rohingya return: Swiss envoy

Switzerland Ambassador Rene Holenstein says the international community must work closely with Bangladesh and Myanmar so that the issues of safety and protection of the Rohingyas and the work toward a voluntary and peaceful repatriation in safety and dignity are addressed in an effective and comprehensive manner.
4 July 2018, 10:58 AM

Ex-Malaysian PM Najib says he is innocent, has chance to clear his name

Malaysia's former prime minister, Najib Razak, says he is innocent and has a chance to clear his name, hours after being charged with offences including abuse of power.
4 July 2018, 08:55 AM