Myanmar vice president bluffs world using Suu Kyi’s claims

Myanmar’s Vice-President Henry Van Thio has reiterated the claims of the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an effort to pull a veil of bluff over the world, yet again. He says his government is deeply concerned about the situation.
21 September 2017

Rohingyas at mercy of traffickers: UN agency

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who have fled violence in Myanmar are "at the mercy" of human traffickers, the United Nations
20 September 2017

Suu Kyi denies ‘going soft’ on military

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a suggestion she is soft on the military, which the United Nations has accused of ethnic
20 September 2017

Global community steps up relief efforts

The United Nations and the international community are ramping up relief operations for the Rohingya refugees.
20 September 2017

UK trade union suspends Suu Kyi's award

Amid growing criticism over Aung San Suu Kyi's inaction to the Rohingya crisis, Unison, one of Britain's largest trade unions, has
20 September 2017

Suu Kyi's cowardly speech

Suu Kyi's speech was not only “disappointing” but also cowardly. It towed the typical line of “we have to look at both sides”, completely oblivious to the power dynamics at play: the national army versus a dispossessed population.
20 September 2017

We never lose friends, we simply learn who the real ones are

The reactions of some of our "very close" friends since the outbreak of the most recent Rohingya crisis have compelled me to ask myself as to where all our good friends have gone.
20 September 2017

Unite, act now

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the OIC member states to show unity for solving the Rohingya crisis before it is too late.
20 September 2017

Medical facilities stretched to limit

In Kutupalong camp 1, Nasima Khatun, nearly 70 years old, is being carried using a unique device fashioned out of a bamboo stick
20 September 2017

Nobel laureate can learn from a taxi driver

An assassin shot him in the head at close range as he was about to leave Yangon airport in his family car. He fell to the ground, bleeding.
20 September 2017

Trump urges 'strong and swift' UN action to end Rohingya crisis: Mike Pence

US President Donald Trump is urging the United Nations Security Council to take "strong and swift action" to bring Myanmar's Rohingya crisis to an end, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
20 September 2017

Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar violence at 'mercy of traffickers', warns UN

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar are "at the mercy" of human traffickers, the United Nations migration agency warns, saying well-managed refugee camps were needed to reduce the risk.
20 September 2017

Malaysian tribunal reveals horrific details of atrocities against Rohingyas

A woman from Laung Don village flees her house when Myanmar soldiers came into the village, leaving behind her sister who had just given birth and her newborn baby.
20 September 2017

AL-led 14 party allies reject Suu Kyi’s speech

The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance have rejected Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s first address to the nation after military crackdown in Rakhine state since August 25 that forced the thousands of Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh.
20 September 2017

Midwives come to aid of pregnant Rohingya women in Bangladesh camps

Dozens of midwives have been deployed to camps in Bangladesh to deliver babies and help young mothers among the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled across the border from Myanmar and are now living in squalid settlements.
20 September 2017

US to give USD32m aid for Rohingya refugees

The United States will provide nearly USD32 million in humanitarian aid to help Rohingya refugees, the State Department says.
20 September 2017

OIC urges Myanmar to take Rohingyas back

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged the government of Myanmar to take urgent steps for the sustainable return of Rohingya refugees and internally and externally displaced Rohingya Muslims to their homeland, in safety, security, dignity and with ensured livelihood.
20 September 2017

China calls for understanding of Myanmar's need to protect stability

Violent incidents in Myanmar's Rakhine state are unacceptable and there should be understanding of the Myanmar government's efforts to protect social stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indonesian counterpart, state media has said.
20 September 2017

Army steps up relief drive as Rohingya suffer heavy rain: Quader

Bangladesh's army is ordered to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees.
20 September 2017

S Korea provides USD1.5m for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

South Korea pledges humanitarian aid of USD 1.5 Million for emergency relief operation for a large number of Rohingya refugees who recently crossed the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar.
20 September 2017