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Rakhine State: UN calls for unimpeded aid access
The United Nations (UN) calls on the Myanmar government to allow “rapid and unimpeded” humanitarian access to Rakhine State, where fighting between government troops and autonomy-seeking rebels has displaced thousands of people.
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Aid groups barred in Rakhine sparking security concern’
The Rakhine State government has banned all humanitarian assistance groups from villages in northern Rakhine State where renewed violence recently has sparked security concerns, reports Myanmar Times.
14 January 2019, 11:53 AM
Reuters journos to remain in jail
A Myanmar court yesterday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defence had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent.
11 January 2019, 18:00 PM
No-Man's Land: Myanmar building concrete structure
In a flagrant violation of international law, Myanmar has been building a concrete structure in the no-man's land on its border with Bangladesh in Bandarban's Ghumdhum area.
11 January 2019, 18:00 PM
UN human rights expert to visit Cox’s Bazar
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee will arrive in Bangladesh on January 19 for a six-day visit to meet the Rohingya community.
11 January 2019, 10:58 AM
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10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt to define insult to monarchy
Malaysia must properly define what statements are considered insulting to the royal institution, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
We need to spell out what is insulting to royalty: Dr Mahathir
Malaysia must properly define what statements are considered insulting to the royal institution, says the country's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
10 January 2019, 06:54 AM
'Repeating' radio waves from deep space baffle scientists
Astronomers in Canada have detected a mysterious volley of radio waves from far outside our galaxy, according to two studies published Wednesday in Nature.
10 January 2019, 04:45 AM
UN chief in Myanmar concerned over fighting in Rakhine State
The head of the United Nations in Myanmar on Wednesday expressed concern about the situation in the western state of Rakhine, where fighting between the military and the rebel Arakan Army has displaced about 4,500 people since early December.
9 January 2019, 06:17 AM
Bhutan to continue print subsidy for pvt newspapers
Bhutan's Information and Communications Minister Karma Donnen Wangdi says the government will provide ex-country training opportunities for about 292 media professionals during the 12th Plan as part of its media development programme.
9 January 2019, 05:56 AM
Myanmar to work more closely with Bangladesh
Myanmar President Win Myint expresses his interest to work more closely with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to address common challenges of the two countries for the mutual benefit of the people.
9 January 2019, 04:20 AM
China urged to act to stem Myanmar's meth trade
China should rein in the methamphetamine-producing militias under its influence in eastern Myanmar and stem the flow of precursor chemicals fuelling the multi-billion-dollar drug trade, a report said yesterday.
8 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Saudi sends back 13 Rohingyas
The Saudi authorities yesterday deported to Bangladesh at least 13 Rohingyas, who had travelled to the kingdom with Bangladeshi passports several years back.
8 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Australia mulls Saudi teen's asylum request
Australia said yesterday it will "carefully consider" the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse from her family and is now in the care of the UN in Bangkok, after she fended off deportation in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal.
8 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take days: UNHCR
The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will take "several days" to assess, the UN's refugee agency in Bangkok says.
8 January 2019, 06:35 AM
Rohingya Detainees in KSA: Riyadh moves to deport them to Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia is going to deport scores of Rohingyas, held indefinitely by the kingdom, to Bangladesh, reports Middle East Eye (MEE), a London-based news portal covering events in the Middle East.
7 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Myanmar asks army to crush Rakhine rebels
Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday discussed insurgent attacks on Myanmar police in a rare meeting with the military chief, and her administration called for the armed forces to "crush" the rebels, a government spokesman said.
7 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Japan aid for Bangladeshi farmers, Rohingyas
Japan has contributed US $5 million to support Bangladeshi smallholder farmers and Rohingya community sheltered in the country.
7 January 2019, 07:35 AM
Safe water for Rohingyas
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and its partners have been turning to green and nonpolluting technology, including solar power, to help provide safe, clean water to Rohingya refugees living in the crowded settlements at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.
4 January 2019, 18:00 PM