Myanmar’s BGP asks Rohingyas at Tombru to leave no-man’s land

Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar is asking Rohingya people who are staying on the no-man's land along the Tombru border point in Banbarban district since the refugee influx, to leave the area.
19 May 2018, 09:36 AM

‘1 lakh Rohingyas to be relocated to Bhasanchar within 2 months’

One lakh Rohingyas, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh amid persecution in Myanmar, will be relocated to Bhasanchar of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali within two months.
19 May 2018, 07:29 AM

Oldest leaders: Hasina fourth senior in Asia, Mahathir top in world

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 70, has been ranked the fourth senior head of state based on age in Asia while Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is the world’s oldest.
19 May 2018, 05:04 AM

Myanmar wants repatriation of 1,101 verified Rohingyas

Myanmar urges Bangladesh to start the repatriation of 1,101 verified Rohingyas out of 8,032 persons received from Bangladesh amid a very slow verification process of Rohingyas.
18 May 2018, 07:35 AM

Cash-stuffed designer handbags seized in raids on Malaysia's Najib

Dozens of designer handbags stuffed with cash and jewellery are seized during Malaysian police raids on luxury properties linked to ex-prime minister Najib Razak on Friday, as a corruption probe gathered pace.
18 May 2018, 04:52 AM

Myanmar cop denies planting documents

A Myanmar policeman told a court on Wednesday he met two Reuters reporters on the night of their arrest in December, but denied
17 May 2018, 18:25 PM

In Bangladesh, some 60 babies a day born in Rohingya camps: UN

Around 60 babies a day are being born in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh, sheltering hundreds of thousands of mainly Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF says.
17 May 2018, 04:23 AM

Rohingya Muslims face difficult Ramadan in refugee camps

The 12-year-old Rohingya refugee dream of Ramadan back in his own village -- fish to break the day's fast, gifts from his family and relaxing beneath the trees before evening prayers at the mosque.
16 May 2018, 07:36 AM

ADB considering grant support to help tackle Rohingya crisis

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering grant support to Bangladesh to help tackle Rohingya crisis.
15 May 2018, 13:54 PM

US criticizes China for shielding Myanmar from UN action

The United States indirectly criticises China for shielding Myanmar from strong UN Security Council action over a military crackdown against mainly Rohingya Muslims that the US and other countries have denounced as ethnic cleansing.
15 May 2018, 06:08 AM

Bangladesh facing multidimensional crisis for Rohingyas: CPD

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished Fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), says that Bangladesh plunged into multidimensional problems for Rohingya crisis affecting its economy and employment.
13 May 2018, 15:53 PM

Malaysia cops deny raid on apartment belonging to Najib’s family

Kuala Lumpur city police chief Comm Mazlan Lazim has denied a Reuters news report that police had raided a luxury apartment said to belong to family members of Najib Razak.
13 May 2018, 04:55 AM

India wants safe, sustainable Rohingya repatriation

India conveys to Myanmar the need for speed, safe, and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh as Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj wraps up a two-day visit to that country.
11 May 2018, 11:11 AM

Mahathir says king willing to grant pardon for jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia's newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says on Friday that the country's monarch has indicated he is willing to grant a full pardon to jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim immediately.
11 May 2018, 09:42 AM

We accept the verdict of the people: Najib

Barisan Nasional did not cheat in the general election, says its Chairman Najib Tun Razak.
10 May 2018, 06:20 AM

Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China: Mahathir

Malaysia may renegotiate some deals with China, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad says, just hours after his coalition secured a stunning election win against the government of Najib Razak.
10 May 2018, 05:56 AM

Mahathir says poised to lead Malaysia again after shock election win

Mahathir Mohamad brushed aside doubts that he would become Malaysia's next prime minister following his shock election victory over the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation for six decades since independence from Britain.
10 May 2018, 05:38 AM

UNSC pushes Myanmar on accountability over Rohingya

The United Nations Security Council urges Myanmar’s government on Wednesday to carry out transparent investigations into accusations of violence against mainly Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state and to allow immediate aid access to the region.
10 May 2018, 04:35 AM

Mahathir-led opposition wins Malaysia general election

An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia's general election on Thursday, official results show, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the Prime Minister's Office he occupied for 22 years.
9 May 2018, 18:31 PM

India gives fresh relief for Rohingya refugees

India has handed over a fresh consignment of aid of mostly emergency food items and monsoon protection for the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar.
9 May 2018, 09:56 AM