Rights Groups Urge Bangladesh, Myanmar to Suspend Rohingya Returns
International rights groups on Wednesday called on Myanmar and Bangladesh to suspend their second attempt to repatriate some of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a brutal military campaign in 2017, until the members of the minority…
Shan State Village Militia Chief Slain as Conflicts Hinder Myanmar’s Trade With China
A village militia chief and his wife were shot dead Tuesday evening by unknown gunmen in Myanmar’s war-ravaged northern Shan state, while a government official said recent coordinated attacks by rebel armies in the region have seriously affected crucia…
Policeman Killed, Five Officers Injured in Attack on Convoy in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
A convoy of four vehicles from a police security force was attacked twice Tuesday morning by mine explosions near the border between Kyauktaw and Ponnagyun townships in western Myanmar’s volatile Rakhine state, killing one policeman and injuring five o…
Rohingya Muslims Say They Don’t Want to Return to Myanmar
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH – Few Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have responded to plans for their repatriation to Myanmar, and all who did said they don’t want to go back, officials from the U.N. refugee agency and Bangladesh’s government said Tue…
Bangladesh, UNHCR to Survey Rohingya Regarding Return to Myanmar
DHAKA – Bangladesh will work with the United Nations refugee agency to determine if more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar’s offer to return home, an official said Monday, nearly a year after a major repatriation plan failed.More than 73…
Rohingya Refugee Children Missing Out on Education and Viable Future
GENEVA – A study by the U.N. Children’s Fund finds more than half a million Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are not learning the life skills they need to prepare them for the future or to protect them from present-day abuse and ex…
Hong Kong Residents Protest Peacefully in Latest Push for Reforms
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched peacefully through the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, the 11th weekend in a row of anti-government demonstrations.Heavy rain fell on the protesters, but the size of the crowd showed the movement ai…