Southeast Asia
Rohingya genocide: Myanmar submits compliance report to int’l court
Myanmar authorities claimed to have submitted a compliance report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Turkey-based Anadolu Agency reports.
24 May 2020, 17:29 PM
Death toll from Pakistan airline crash now 97
The flight data recorder from the Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi has been found, an official said on Saturday, as the death toll rose to 97.
23 May 2020, 03:34 AM
3 more Rohingya refugees test Covid-19 positive in Cox’s Bazar
Three more Rohingya refugees tested positive for Covid-19 in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar today.
21 May 2020, 14:58 PM
Covid-19: Another Rohingya refugee tests positive
Twenty-four people, including a Rohingya refugee, tested positive for Covid-19 today in Cox’s Bazar. The latest positive case of a Rohingya refugee contracting the virus is increasingly worrying for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in 34 camps in Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
16 May 2020, 18:10 PM
3 more infected with Covid-19 at Rohingya camp
Three more Rohingya refugees have tested positive for Covid-19 at Ukhia refugee camp a day after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in the camp.
15 May 2020, 07:50 AM
UNHCR, UNDP extend deal with Myanmar over return of Rohingyas
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), today extended its tripartite deal with Myanmar for improving conditions in Rakhine state for Rohingyas to return and live with other communities.
11 May 2020, 11:05 AM
Duterte govt shuts down Philippines' top broadcaster ABS-CBN
Philippine regulators today shut down the country's largest media company and a frequent target of President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades, a day after its 25-year congressional franchise expired.
5 May 2020, 13:20 PM
Small group of Rohingyas sent to Bhashan Char: foreign minister
Bangladesh has sent a small group of Rohingyas, who entered the country a couple of days ago from Myanmar in small boats, to Bhashan Char island.
3 May 2020, 10:14 AM
Include migrants in policies to address Covid-19: Red Cross to governments
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on governments to systematically include migrants, irrespective of legal status, in their programmes and policies aiming to address the Covid-19 pandemic.
29 April 2020, 16:06 PM
Military assault continues in Rakhine, Chin when world distracted by Covid-19
UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee has called upon the United Nations to step up its efforts to protect civilians in Rakhine and Chin states of Myanmar, alleging ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by the Myanmar military there.
29 April 2020, 11:37 AM
Free Rohingya Coalition decries pushing refugees back out to sea
Pushing hundreds of starving and persecuted Rohingya refugees back out to the sea in the full knowledge that they have no safe place of refuge elsewhere are fundamental violations of their human rights, says Free Rohingya Coalition, a global network of Rohingya survivors and activists.
28 April 2020, 16:57 PM
Pentagon officially releases ‘UFO’ videos
The Pentagon has officially released three short grainy videos showing "unidentified aerial phenomena", report several media including CNN and The Guardian.
28 April 2020, 05:09 AM
HRW urges Bangladesh to take in Rohingyas stranded in the Bay
The Bangladesh government should immediately allow the Rohingya refugees stranded on board two trawlers in the Bay of Bengal to come ashore and receive necessary food, water, and health care, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today.
25 April 2020, 15:15 PM
Monsoon rains risk worsening already difficult refugee situation: UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency warns of life-threatening consequences for Rohingya refugees and host communities if annual monsoon preparations cannot be completed on time amid the global outbreak of Covid-19.
21 April 2020, 12:50 PM
32 Rohingyas die on drifting boat, 382 rescued while going to Malaysia illegally: coast guard
Bangladesh's coast guard says it rescued at least 382 "starving" Rohingya refugees floating in a large boat in the country's territorial waters after nearly two months at sea.
16 April 2020, 06:41 AM
World Bank grants $350m for Rohingyas, host communities in Bangladesh
World Bank has approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh address needs of the host communities and the displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district for their health services, response to gender-based violence, social protection, basic services and infrastructure.
1 April 2020, 06:37 AM
‘Launch coronavirus awareness campaign in Rohingya camps, lift curbs on mobile internet’
Local and national NGOs, civil society groups and journalists call upon the government to launch a wide-range of awareness campaigns on coronavirus in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and lift the restrictions on using mobile phones and internet and resume 4G facilities at the camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
30 March 2020, 16:07 PM
Myanmar lawyer details crimes against Rohingyas in 2013 interview
Myanmar’s legal counsel in an ongoing genocide trial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) once compared the government’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims to Nazi Germany’s treatment of Jews during the Holocaust, according to a previously unreleased video footage of 2013 obtained and published by Fortify Rights.
6 March 2020, 14:42 PM
UN, NGO partners launch Joint Response Plan for Rohingyas
UN agencies and NGO partners launch the 2020 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, seeking to raise USD 877 million to respond to the needs of approximately 855,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and over 444,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in Cox’s Bazar.
3 March 2020, 12:54 PM
35 Rohingyas held while attempting to go to Malaysia illegally
Police detain 35 Rohingyas, including 23 women and six children, in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar while they were preparing to illegally go to Malaysia.
2 March 2020, 14:17 PM