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Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asia
Thailand train accident kills 28 at China-backed project
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Southeast Asia
Youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say
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12 January 2026, 16:05 PM
Malaysia to introduce 10-year term limit for prime minister
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar junta says first phase voter turnout topped 50%
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Asia
UN hopes Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire will 'pave the way' for peace
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar sets late January date for final election round
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Southeast Asia
Never-ending road to justice
The situation of 6,00,000 Rohingyas still living in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened -- a reality that mocks the International Court of Justice order to prevent the acts of genocide, legal experts and Rohingya activists have said.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
A look at the crisis
This month marks the third anniversary of the fleeing of more than 730,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Bangladesh after a military-led crackdown in response to an attack by militants on Myanmar security posts.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Rohingya repatriation: Myanmar doing little while Bangladesh facing challenges
When Bangladesh continues to bear the brunt of sheltering more than a million Rohingyas, Myanmar is doing little for their repatriation amid the silence of global powers though the Southeast Asian country faces a genocide case.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Has the world lost interest in the victims of genocide?
Over the last three years, Bangladesh has had to bear the greatest brunt of the worst humanitarian crisis in recent times, resulting from the execution of Myanmar military junta's long term plans of denuding the area of the Rohingya population. Rohingya repatriation remains a far cry - has the world lost interest?
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
What role do nature-based solutions play in the Rohingya refugee crisis?
Over the last three years, the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf have been telling us many stories of failures, successes and uncertainties.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 pandemic: 315,000 Rohingya children out of learning centres, says Unicef
The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt life for more than 460,000 Rohingya children living in Cox’s Bazar district, Unicef said today.
24 August 2020, 12:48 PM
Three years on, Myanmar has failed to ensure safe conditions for Rohingya return
Myanmar has failed to address the root causes of widespread abuse against Rohingyas and has refused to create the necessary conditions for their safe, dignified, and voluntary return, said Human Rights Watch in a statement today on the eve of three years completion of the Rohingya influx.
24 August 2020, 11:32 AM
Ensure peaceful co-existence with Rohingya till repatriation: CCNF
Cox’s Bazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF) today called for peaceful co-existence with the Rohingyas until their dignified repatriation to Myanmar can begin.
24 August 2020, 10:16 AM
Rohingya crisis needs lasting solutions: UNHCR
UN Refugee Agency has called for renewed support and lasting solutions for the displaced Rohingya communities both within and outside Myanmar.
21 August 2020, 14:06 PM
As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement
On the third anniversary of a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, prospects look bleak for about 1 million members of the Muslim minority from Myanmar living in bamboo and plastic shelters in refugee camps.
21 August 2020, 08:09 AM
UN features Bangladeshi architect Rizvi as ‘Real Life Hero’
The United Nations has featured Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan as ‘Real Life Hero’ on its website, to appreciate his contribution in building a safe space for Rohingya women refugees.
20 August 2020, 08:29 AM
Factbox: 3 years on, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps
August 25 marks the third anniversary of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents that triggered military retaliation and led to the exodus from Buddhist-majority Myanmar over following days and weeks of about 730,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh.
19 August 2020, 08:08 AM
BSF rescues Bangladeshi woman ‘trafficked’ into India
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) personnel rescued a Bangladeshi woman who was trafficked into India from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an official says.
18 August 2020, 08:42 AM
Myanmar bars Rohingya candidate from election
A Rohingya Muslim is barred from standing in Myanmar's upcoming election, in a decision decried by rights groups as discriminatory and a symptom of the "ongoing genocide" against the persecuted minority.
13 August 2020, 14:11 PM
Death toll reaches 21 as search resumes for people missing in landslide in Kerala’s Idukki
A massive search operation using man and machine, is underway to find 50 odd people reported missing after a landslide in Kerala’s Idukki district.
8 August 2020, 13:28 PM
Greta Thunberg donates 100,000 euro to aid flood relief efforts in Bangladesh, India
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has pledged to donate 100,000 euro from prize money to flood relief efforts in Bangladesh and India.
29 July 2020, 05:39 AM
China halts HK extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, UK
China announced the suspension Tuesday of Hong Kong's extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and Britain in a tit-for-tat move following similar decisions by those countries over a controversial new security law.
28 July 2020, 11:02 AM
Bangladeshi in Al Jazeera documentary to be deported from Malaysia
Bangladeshi Md Rayhan Kabir who appeared in the controversial Al Jazeera documentary will be deported and blacklisted to prevent him from returning to Malaysia, says Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud.
25 July 2020, 06:26 AM
Cancel financial grant to Myanmar police, HRW urges Japan
Human Rights Watch has called for Japan to immediately cancel plans to donate money to Myanmar police to purchase vehicles and communications equipment, saying the force has a well-documented record of serious human rights violations, including against the Rohingya population in the country.
24 July 2020, 13:42 PM
Solar Orbiter gives scientists unprecedented look at Sun
Scientists said Thursday they had obtained the closest-ever images taken of the Sun as part of a pan-European mission to study solar winds and flares that could have far-reaching impacts back on Earth.
19 July 2020, 17:05 PM