Myanmar Workers Leave China Without Pay, Fearing Virus
Migrant workers returning to Myanmar from China’s Yunnan province because of coronavirus fears are walking away from their jobs without receiving the pay owed to them, as their Chinese employers try to discourage them from leaving, sources say.
Nearly 1,000 …
Europeans Press For Action on Rohingya After China, Vietnam Shield Myanmar at UNSC
European member states of the United Nations called for Myanmar on Tuesday to take measures to hold to account those responsible for committing human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims after the Security Council failed to support an order by the …
Expanded US Travel Ban Renews Fierce Debate
The United States will begin enforcing an expanded travel ban on February 21, a move that the Trump administration says is critical to national security. But critics question the rationale behind the amended policy.
Myanmar (Burma), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan …
Uneasy Limbo For Rohingya Who Stayed in Myanmar Despite 2017 Expulsion
Rohingya Muslims who live in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine say their already restricted living conditions have worsened in the aftermath of a 2017 crackdown on their community, amid ongoing armed conflict between government forces and an ethnic rebel group in the …