AL-led 14 party allies reject Suu Kyi’s speech

The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance have rejected Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s first address to the nation after military crackdown in Rakhine state since August 25 that forced the thousands of Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh.
20 September 2017, 14:19 PM

Midwives come to aid of pregnant Rohingya women in Bangladesh camps

Dozens of midwives have been deployed to camps in Bangladesh to deliver babies and help young mothers among the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled across the border from Myanmar and are now living in squalid settlements.
20 September 2017, 14:01 PM

US to give USD32m aid for Rohingya refugees

The United States will provide nearly USD32 million in humanitarian aid to help Rohingya refugees, the State Department says.
20 September 2017, 13:45 PM

OIC urges Myanmar to take Rohingyas back

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged the government of Myanmar to take urgent steps for the sustainable return of Rohingya refugees and internally and externally displaced Rohingya Muslims to their homeland, in safety, security, dignity and with ensured livelihood.
20 September 2017, 12:56 PM

China calls for understanding of Myanmar's need to protect stability

Violent incidents in Myanmar's Rakhine state are unacceptable and there should be understanding of the Myanmar government's efforts to protect social stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indonesian counterpart, state media has said.
20 September 2017, 12:34 PM

Army steps up relief drive as Rohingya suffer heavy rain: Quader

Bangladesh's army is ordered to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees.
20 September 2017, 11:55 AM

S Korea provides USD1.5m for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

South Korea pledges humanitarian aid of USD 1.5 Million for emergency relief operation for a large number of Rohingya refugees who recently crossed the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar.
20 September 2017, 10:59 AM

Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies going 'soft' on military

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi rejects a suggestion she is soft on the military, which the United Nations has accused of ethnic cleansing, saying her relationship with the generals was normal and her objective was national reconciliation.
20 September 2017, 07:02 AM

Tillerson talks to Suu Kyi on Myanmar refugee crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone with Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday about the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis as international condemnation intensified over the plight of the minority group.
20 September 2017, 05:14 AM

Saudi King orders $15m to help Rohingya refugees

King Salman of Saudi Arabia orders the allocation of $15 million to alleviate the suffering of Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.
20 September 2017, 05:09 AM

'Resolve Rohingya crisis before it’s too late'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the OIC member states to show a unity for solving the Rohingya crisis before it is too late and placed some proposals before the OIC, including full implementation of the recommendations made by the Kofi Annan Commission.
20 September 2017, 04:30 AM

Rohingya refugee crisis: Britain suspends Myanmar military training

Britain suspended its training programme for military in Myanmar due to the violence in Rakhine state, a British government spokesman says.
19 September 2017, 16:50 PM

UN chief urges Myanmar to halt military campaign against Rohingyas

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Myanmar to halt its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims, just hours after Aung San Suu Kyi failed to quell an international outcry in a much-anticipated address.
19 September 2017, 14:19 PM

Refugees International urges Trump for sanctions on Myanmar

Refugee International urges US President Donald Trump to impose financial sanctions and arms embargo on Myanmar who is accused of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
19 September 2017, 13:37 PM

India deeply concerned at recent spate of violence in Myanmar

India’s permanent representative to UN in Geneva, Rajiv K. Chander says India is deeply concerned about the recent spate of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state that has forced to flee a large number of Rohingyas to neighbouring Bangladesh.
19 September 2017, 13:31 PM

5 dubious claims Myanmar's Suu Kyi made in her speech

Here are five dubious claims Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi made in her speech addressing the situation in Rakhine State.
19 September 2017, 12:47 PM

New satellite imagery shows 214 villages of Rohingyas almost totally destroyed in Rakhine

A new analysis of satellite imagery from Myanmar’s Rakhine state shows 214 villages of Rohingyas almost totally destroyed, Human Rights Watch says.
19 September 2017, 11:20 AM

Reactions to speech by Myanmar's Suu Kyi on violence in Rakhine state

Here are some reactions from diplomats, aid agency officials, human rights groups and others to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's first address to the nation since attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on August 25 sparked a military response that has forced more than 410,000 Rohingya into neighboring Bangladesh.
19 September 2017, 10:31 AM

Suu Kyi burying her head in the sand: AI

Reacting to the speech by Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto leader, on the crisis in Rakhine State, Amnesty International says she and her government are still burying their heads in the sand.
19 September 2017, 10:06 AM

UN investigators demand 'full, unfettered' access to Myanmar

UN human rights investigators say they need "full and unfettered" access to Myanmar to probe a grave and ongoing crisis, urging the government to rethink its rejection of the probe.
19 September 2017, 08:59 AM