Rohingyas share horrific tales of torture with UN envoy

Visiting UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee meets Rohingyas in camps and listens to their horrific experiences of torture in Myanmar.
20 January 2018, 12:41 PM

Myanmar finalises Rohingya repatriation preparations as doubts mount

Myanmar was making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who had fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, state media says, despite growing doubts about the plan among refugees and in the United Nations.
20 January 2018, 09:21 AM

US tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on Mars

Initial tests in Nevada on a compact nuclear power system designed to sustain a long-duration NASA human mission on the inhospitable surface of Mars have been successful and a full-power run is scheduled for March, officials say.
20 January 2018, 09:20 AM

Rohingya crisis growing, more support needed: World Bank

The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh is growing at a rapid pace and there is an urgent need to support the host communities to cope with the influx and to help the refugees, the World Bank says.
20 January 2018, 07:39 AM

Rohingya refugee leaders draw up demands ahead of repatriation

Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp draw up a list of demands they want Myanmar to meet before authorities begin sending back hundreds of thousands in a repatriation process expected to begin next week and last for two years.
19 January 2018, 11:52 AM

Filipinos satisfied with Duterte govt: survey

Public satisfaction with the performance of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's government rose in December to the highest level on
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar arrests MP after Rakhine riot

Myanmar police yesterday arrested a prominent Rakhine Buddhist MP for allegedly provoking ethnic violence, state media and his party
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

International Rohingya organisations demand security, rights before repatriation

Rohingya organisations from across the globe demands that the Rohingya refugees need guarantee ensuring their life and property security and peaceful coexistence with rest of the population in Myanmar before they are repatriated.
18 January 2018, 08:10 AM

UN cuts food east African refugees as donors prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen, Bangladesh

Cuts in food rations for 1.5 million refugees in east Africa, due to funding shortages, could increase school dropouts, crime and malnutrition, a United Nations official says. With humanitarian needs soaring around the world, donors are prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh.
18 January 2018, 04:19 AM

Myanmar cops shoot dead 7 protesters in troubled Rakhine

Myanmar police shoot dead seven demonstrators, while 12 are injured in troubled Rakhine State, after a local gathering celebrating an ancient Buddhist Arakan kingdom turns violent.
17 January 2018, 12:49 PM

Myanmar sends 1300 names of ARSA men to Bangladesh

Myanmar sends a list containing names of more than 1,300 Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) members to Bangladesh.
17 January 2018, 10:56 AM

Duterte defiant over news website closure

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he "did not give a shit" as his government moved to shut down a news website that
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM

PM Najib takes a swipe at ex-leader Mahathir

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday took a swipe at ex-leader Mohamad Mahathir, his opponent in upcoming elections,
16 January 2018, 18:00 PM

UK MPs concerned over ‘Rohingya repatriation process’

The UK parliament members express grave concern over the plan of repatriating Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar “without any clear understanding of their legal status and destination”.
16 January 2018, 13:27 PM

Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years

Bangladesh says it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled a conflict in Myanmar, following a meeting of the neighbors.
16 January 2018, 06:15 AM

Lava flowing from Philippine volcano

Thousands fled from their homes as lava oozed out of a rumbling Philippine volcano yesterday in what volcanologists described as a
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingyas targeted for repatriation

Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State, state media reports, as Myanmar and Bangladesh meet to discuss how to implement a repatriation deal.
15 January 2018, 11:38 AM

Rohingyas want to see security, rights ensured before return Myanmar: UNHCR

Rohingyas who fled from the persecution of Myanmar security forces want to see a positive development including citizenship, security, and scope for enjoying their basic rights before they return to their country from Bangladesh, the UNHCR says.
13 January 2018, 09:12 AM

Rohingya insurgents say 10 found in Myanmar grave "innocent civilians"

Rohingya Muslim insurgents say that ten Rohingya found in a mass grave in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state last month were "innocent civilians", and not members of their group.
13 January 2018, 08:42 AM

Myanmar's Suu Kyi says army admission on killings a positive step

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is “positive” that the country's military is taking responsibility for the actions of troops, after the army said soldiers are involved in killing 10 captured Rohingya Muslims.
12 January 2018, 15:33 PM