The United Kingdom has pledged life-saving support for Rohingya and urged the global community not to “turn away from Rohingya’s suffering” . “Today I urge the world not to turn away f... Read more
India has reiterated its commitment to sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas saying they have received an invitation to join the donor conference to be held on Thursday. The United States, t... Read more
India has been invited for a conference calling for global aid for Rohingya refugees. The event is co-hosted by US, UK, EU and UN Refugee Agency. The aim of the conference is to generate fun... Read more
By HTET NAING ZAW, Naypyitaw: Fifty-one Myanmar military officers have been transferred to the Rakhine State border police to deal with “terrorist organizations”, according to government spo... Read more
Bangladesh wants Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be present at a tripartite meeting in Beijing as proposed by China to discuss Rohingya repatriation issues. “It won’t be done... Read more
Tensions heightened at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps following a fierce clash at Ukhiya camp on Tuesday that left four people dead. Another Rohingya teenage boy, who sustained a bullet in a gun... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, Sittwe, Rakhine State: Fresh clashes broke out in Rakhine State’s Rathedaung Township between Myanmar’s military (the Tatmadaw) and the Arakan Army (AA) on Saturday, with... Read more
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday sought a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis through their peaceful repatriation and termed the killings at Rohingya camps in Cox’s... Read more
By NAN LWIN, YANGON: India and Myanmar agreed this week to move forward on a number of initiatives that are central to New Delhi’s efforts to counter China’s influence in Myanmar, during a v... Read more
By KHAING YOE HLA, Sittwe, Rakhine State: More than 36,000 people have been displaced by fighting since August in Rakhine State, which has seen the second-largest number of COVID-19 cases af... Read more
By YE MIN ZAW: No one would disagree that there’s an urgent need for a political solution to resolve the situation in Rakhine State. The question is how and when the process of finding a pol... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, Sittwe, Rakhine State: A 38-year-old man from Mrauk-U in Rakhine State who died in custody this week was a sergeant in the Arakan Army (AA), according to Myanmar’s militar... Read more
The Registry of the International Criminal Court has filed its observations on a joint request by the victims to hold the hearings in the Rohingya genocide case within reasonable proximity o... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, Sittwe, Rakhine State: Fresh clashes between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) have forced nearly 3,000 civilians from their rural homes in Rathedaung where the... Read more
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Rensje Teerink has laid emphasis on visits by UN technical and humanitarian protection teams to Bhasan Char though Rohingya leaders recently expr... Read more
Bangladesh will bring the unresolved Rohingya crisis before the global leaders on Saturday apparently reminding everybody of the failure to find a durable solution to the crisis amid Myanmar... Read more
The current global pandemic has exposed weaknesses and the fragility of the United Nations system, concluded an international webinar hosted from Dhaka. Despite the UN failure to issues such... Read more
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Thursday expressed Dhaka’s frustration at the UN’s failure to ensure the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar. “We’re deeply frustrated,” he said a... Read more
By HTET NAING ZAW: Naypyitaw—Myanmar’s military has beefed up security along the Bangladeshi border, citing increased activities by the Arakan Army (AA) and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (A... Read more
By MIN AUNG KHINE, Sittwe, Rakhine State: A total of 214 COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from Sittwe People’s Hospital in Rakhine State since Sept. 5, according to Dr. Z... Read more