Southeast Asia

Biggest explosion seen in universe came from black hole

Astronomers discover the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole.
28 February 2020, 06:55 AM

Germany suspends development cooperation with Myanmar

Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Müller said they will suspend all development cooperation with Myanmar until the country ensures safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
27 February 2020, 11:17 AM

India is pressing Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas: Envoy

India is pressing upon Myanmar for the safe, secure and sustainable return of Rohingyas to Rakhine, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly.
27 February 2020, 09:39 AM

Capable people, not party reps: Mahathir’s plans for new government

Malaysia’s Interim Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad reveals his plan for the new government, saying that he wants a cabinet comprising capable individuals and not just party loyalists.
26 February 2020, 11:02 AM

Jolie lauds Hasina in letter appreciating generosity towards Rohingyas

American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has lauded Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it has demonstrated in sheltering the Rohingyas.
23 February 2020, 08:54 AM

Ensure transparency in relief management for Rohingyas

Cox’s Bazar Civil Society and NGO Forum (CCNF) demands that the government make the relief management for Rohingya refugees transparent and form an authority regarding the matter.
20 February 2020, 14:35 PM

China wants prompt repatriation of Rohingyas: envoy

China wants Myanmar to stop further violence in Rakhine state and prompt repatriation of the Rohingyas now living in Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said.
17 February 2020, 09:56 AM

Surveillance of Rohingyas not weak: home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today expresses hope that Myanmar will take back their nationals as discussion is still underway regarding the Rohingya repatriation.
15 February 2020, 13:22 PM

End internet blackout in Rakhine and Chin, 29 rights bodies urge Myanmar

Twenty-nine human rights organisations urge Myanmar to lift internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin states.
13 February 2020, 16:57 PM

ICC to now investigate Myanmar for crimes against Rohingyas

The International Criminal Court has officially launched an investigation into Myanmar. The intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal that sits in The Hague today said they will be investigating the crime of deportation which also includes crimes against humanity.
4 February 2020, 10:29 AM

Rohingya robber killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: Rab

A Rohingya man, identified as a robber by law enforcers, has been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Cox’s Bazar.
4 February 2020, 06:20 AM

UN, global community laud Bangladesh’s decision to provide education for Rohingya children

The United Nations and global humanitarian community have welcomed Bangladesh government’s decision to expand access to education for Rohingya children living in settlements in Cox’s Bazar.
29 January 2020, 10:25 AM

Bangladesh allows education for Rohingya children

Rohingya children living in Bangladesh refugee camps are to be allowed to receive a formal education after a change of heart by Dhaka in a move welcomed by right activists.
28 January 2020, 14:57 PM

US to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, China

The United States is arranging a charter flight tomorrow to bring its citizens and diplomats back from the Chinese city of Wuhan, epicentre of the outbreak of a new coronavirus, the Wall Stree Journal reports.
25 January 2020, 12:57 PM

2 Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP

Two women, one pregnant, have been killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya village, according to a lawmaker and a villager, two days after the UN's highest court ordered the country to protect the minority community.
25 January 2020, 09:02 AM

Norway expects Myanmar to implement ICJ order

Norway says that it expects Myanmar to fully implement the provisional measures ordered by International Court of Justice (ICJ).
25 January 2020, 08:38 AM

Implement ICJ order immediately: UN rights office to Myanmar

The UN Human Rights Office calls on Myanmar to immediately and unconditionally implement the top UN court's order in full, consistently with its obligations under the Charter and the Court's Statute.
24 January 2020, 15:27 PM

Amnesty’s musical appeal for education of Rohingya and host community children

Amnesty International releases a music video on the occasion of the International Day of Education to encourage people of Bangladesh and around the world to support education for Rohingya children and those of host communities in Bangladesh.
24 January 2020, 14:56 PM

Myanmar must do more to protect Rohingyas: UK

The UK government has welcomed the verdict of International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Myanmar and said the country must do more to protect the Rohingyas.
24 January 2020, 10:11 AM

War crimes, not genocide: Myanmar foreign ministry

Myanmar rejected accusations of “genocide” in a statement by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding yesterday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, the Mizzima reports.
24 January 2020, 06:46 AM