Trafficking in Rohingya Camps Feared Rising
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH In a shelter made of plastic sheets and bamboo next to a reeking stream in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Rohingya Nazma Akter recalled how her daughter was trafficked seven months ago.Rashida, 17, was picked up next …
Myanmar’s Karen Rebel Groups Reunite for Anniversary
KAREN STATE, MYANMAR A make-shift bamboo bridge creaks under the weight of a sweltering crowd of ethnic Karen villagers and refugees crossing the temporary platform on the Moei River, on the way to a stage area marking the 70th anniversary of Karen Rev…
Francis Makes First Papal Visit to the Arabian Peninsula
Pope Francis arrived in the United Arab Emirates Sunday ahead of an interreligious conference.The leader of the world’s Roman Catholics, is making the first-ever trip by a pope to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam.He returns to Rome Tuesda…
10 Men Arrested For Money Extortion In Myanmar’s Southern Region
YANGON, Myanmar, A total of 10 men have been arrested for extorting money from local charcoal makers, in a forest in Myanmar’s southern Bago region, the police is reported as saying.Claiming as members of the news media from the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, …
Australia Police Say Man in Custody After Airport Evacuation
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA A man who falsely claimed to have a bomb and menaced a woman with a knife forced the evacuation of Brisbane International Airport for more than two hours, police said Sunday. Police ended the emergency late Saturday by shooting th…
Aung San Suu Kyi Tells Myanmar Lawmakers to Tolerate Different Points of View
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that the country’s lawmakers are responsible for dealing with a proposal approved earlier this week to form a committee to amend the constitution and urged them to tolerate constructive criticism fro…
Aung San Suu Kyi Tells Myanmar Lawmakers to Tolerate Different Points of View
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that the country’s lawmakers are responsible for dealing with a proposal approved earlier this week to form a committee to amend the constitution and urged them to tolerate constructive criticism fro…