Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Urges Swift Repatriation of Rohingya
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to quickly facilitate the repatriation of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to their former homes in Rakhine state, also urging the de facto …
Bangladesh Official: Rohingya Families Will Move to Bhashan Char
A group of Muslim-minority Rohingya refugees have agreed to leave their camps in the Cox’s Bazar region and move to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal as part of a government relocation program to address overcrowding, an official said.Enamur Rahm…
The Evolution of Chinese and Asian Faces in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES – One of the first stops for a tourist in Los Angeles is the TCL Chinese Theatre next to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Originally called Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, it opened in 1927 and is a remnant of Hollywood’s fascination with the Orient i…
Laos Urged to Cancel Latest Dam for Mainstream Mekong
BANGKOK – Environmental rights groups are calling on Laos to cancel the latest hydro-electric dam it has approved for construction across the Mekong River, warning of dire consequences for the millions of people who rely on the waterway for a living.A …
Myanmar Court Allows Terrorism Case Against Rakhines Deported From Singapore to Go Ahead
A court in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon on Friday accepted evidence submitted by police in a terrorism case against eight Rakhine state residents accused of raising funds for a rebel ethnic army.The evidence, a document release on July 10 by Sin…
Plan to Build Statue of Myanmar Independence Leader Angers Chin Ethnic Group
Ethnic Chin groups in western Myanmar have expressed opposition to a Chin state government proposal to erect statues of three past ethnic leaders to appease public displeasure over a plan to put up a statue of the country’s independence hero in a perce…
Myanmar Angers Coal Region Residents by Extending Life of Polluting Chinese-run Mine
Residents of Tigyit village tract in Myanmar’s northern Shan state are up in arms over the central government’s decision in August to extend the operation period of a Chinese-owned coal-fired power plant that they say has exceeded land use specificatio…