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'Humanitarian needs of Rohingyas rise as displacement continues'

As displacement continues, the humanitarian and protection needs of the Rohingya also rise, says UN Migration Agency IOM in its latest report.
4 November 2017

Making Myanmar behave - A worthwhile mission

When levers and counter-levers pull away in opposite directions the object of delivering change is stuck on the pulley, as it were. This is understandable as a scientific concept. But what is so eerily unethical is the oxygen of support Myanmar not only receives from a handful of countries, but is also pumped up by.
3 November 2017

Unblock citizenship issue

Myanmar must grant citizenship to the Rohingyas to allow hundreds of thousands of people from the minority to return to Rakhine
3 November 2017

No end in sight

About 3,000 Rohingyas who entered Bangladesh through the Anzumanpara border point in Ukhia on Wednesday night were shifted to Balukhali temporary shelter over the last two days.
3 November 2017

Myanmar sees “bad consequences” if US imposes sanctions on military

Proposed US sanctions targeting Myanmar's military for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims would hinder the fledgling civilian government sharing power with the generals, a spokesman for de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday.
3 November 2017

UNHCR for ensuring security in Rakhine to repatriate Rohingyas

The Commissioner of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi lays emphasis on ensuring security, establishing human rights and rule of law for repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
3 November 2017

Zakir Naik finds refuge in Malaysia

Zakir Naik, who has been banned in UK, has been given permanent residency in Malaysia, and embraced by top government officials.
2 November 2017

Family Planning: Too important, yet ignored

Shortage of family planning services may aggravate the health problems of Rohingya refugees, especially mothers and children suffering from malnutrition, say government officials and experts. Contraceptives are unpopular among Rohingyas largely for lack of education and awareness about family planning. Every Rohingya couple has six to seven children on average, say NGO officials at the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
2 November 2017

Dhaka clearly wants to see a solution

In a fresh spike, around 5,000 Rohingya refugees entered Bangladesh in just one day.
2 November 2017

Suu Kyi makes first visit to crisis-hit north Rakhine

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited conflict-battered northern Rakhine State for the first time yesterday, reportedly meeting Rohingya Muslims who have faced an army crackdown that has seen hundreds of thousands of the minority flee.
2 November 2017

UN calls safe, voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas

United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Volker Turk has urged the Myanmar government to ensure a safe environment and the protection of all communities in Rakhine State.
2 November 2017

Hasina 30th on Forbes’ Power Women list

Three-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ranks 30th on the 2017 Power Women list of Forbes magazine. She was 36th last year and 59th in 2015.
2 November 2017

Suu Kyi urges people ‘not to quarrel’ amid persecution of Rohingyas

Amid continuing influx of Rohingyas who have been fleeing persecution in Myanmar by security forces, the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, urges her people “not to quarrel”.
2 November 2017

Rohingya Crisis: US assures help in repatriation

The United States has assured Bangladesh “both financial and diplomatic” support for the safe, sustainable and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.
1 November 2017

EU wants Rohingya’s safe, dignified return to Rakhine

European Union (EU) Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides says EU wants “safe and dignified” return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar as he calls on foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali at his office.
1 November 2017

Ball game brings rare joy to Rohingya refugee boys

In a refugee camp in Bangladesh crammed with makeshift bamboo shelters, Rohingya boys gather on one of the few remaining clear areas of ground for an energetic bout of chinlone -- a version of keepie-uppie that is one of the few pleasures they can still enjoy.
1 November 2017

Rohingyas being exploited, TIB finds in study

Rohingyas seeking refuge in Bangladesh are being exploited by various means, graft watchdog Transparency International Bangladesh has said. They are being charged money for building houses and are receiving less money while exchanging currency due to some opportunist quarters.
1 November 2017

Myanmar’s hilarious claim

Myanmar comes up with a hilarious claim that Bangladesh is delaying the repatriation process of over 800,000 Rohingyas for international donations.
1 November 2017

Passports of ousted Thai PM revoked

Thailand has revoked the passports of ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra, who has yet to be seen in public since she slipped out of
31 October 2017

Stop using landmines

Nine out of the 14 states and regions in Myanmar are contaminated with landmines, making it the world's third most
31 October 2017