Myanmar
Myanmar envoy summoned over firing at BGB men
Government summons Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka to protest firing by Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) on the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) personnel and detaining of a BGB soldier.
18 June 2015, 14:02 PM
Rohingya issue needs careful handling: Suu Kyi
In rare comments on Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges caution on granting citizenship to minorities, saying the sensitive issue must be addressed "very, very carefully."
18 June 2015, 11:19 AM
Gunfire on BGB: Myanmar yet to respond
Myanmar border force is yet to respond to a flag meeting over gunfire on their Bangladesh counterpart and “abduction” of a BGB trooper.
18 June 2015, 06:31 AM
37 more Bangladeshis may be repatriated tomorrow
Thirty seven more Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who were rescued from the Bay of Bengal by the Myanmar navy on May 21, repatriate.
16 June 2015, 10:26 AM
7 ‘wanted’ traffickers arrested in Teknaf
Seven “wanted” traffickers are arrested from Cox’s Bazar as police continue to crack down on the criminals behind human trafficking.
16 June 2015, 05:59 AM
Myanmar to bar Rohingyas from fleeing, but won’t address their plight
Myanmar says it is determined to stop the departures of migrants fleeing religious persecution, but won't address the reasons behind their exodus.
12 June 2015, 12:04 PM
Thai army suspends top officer Manas for suspected trafficking link
Human trafficking suspect Lt General Manas Khongpaen is suspended from military service, Army Commander General Udomdej Sitabutr says.
11 June 2015, 13:02 PM
Women trafficking victims are sexually abused all the way
Afia (not her real name) was not accompanied by any of her family members, but she showed no signs of jitters. While many in the vessel turned pale in panic due to want of food and water in the perilous sea, the beautiful young girl held her nerves.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Unregistered Rohingya among 150 repatriated Bangladeshis
Detectives have identified an unregistered Rohingya among the 150 Bangladeshis, who were repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal.
10 June 2015, 07:03 AM
Suu Kyi arrives in China for first visit
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, is expected to begin her first visit to China , at a time of tension between the two countries.
10 June 2015, 05:04 AM
Continue to facilitate humanitarian access, US urges Myanmar, Bangladesh
United States urges Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to migrants adrift.
10 June 2015, 04:41 AM
Trafficking suspect reveals ‘police bribes’
Arrested trafficker in Myanmar accuses local police and defence volunteers of Thailand’s western Kanchanaburi province of taking bribes to facilitate his illegal trade
9 June 2015, 15:02 PM
Myanmar arrests 93 traffickers, but none from Rakhine
Myanmar police arrest more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
8 June 2015, 12:31 PM
150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims return from Myanmar
A total of 150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims rescued by Myanmar navy on May 21 finally return home.
8 June 2015, 06:20 AM
No escape for officials in trafficking probe: Thai PM
Thailand's junta leader says government officials involved in human trafficking would not be spared, vows to "eradicate" the industry.
5 June 2015, 14:38 PM
Majority of 700 are Bangladeshi: Myanmar
Myanmar officials says most of the 700 migrants found adrift on its waters a week ago identified themselves as Bangladeshi, after they were driven to a camp near the border.
4 June 2015, 14:03 PM
After days in sea, 727 boatpeople brought to Myanmar's Maungdaw
Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 "boat people" as the United States on Wednesday called on the country to help solve a migrant crisis by recognizing the rights of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
3 June 2015, 07:29 AM
Myanmar needs to treat Rohingya as citizens: US
Myanmar's government needs to treat minority Rohingya Muslims as citizens to solve the root cause of the migrant crisis in Southeast Asia, say the United States.
3 June 2015, 06:03 AM
‘Wanted trafficker’ arrested in Cox’s Bazar
Police arrest a wanted human trafficker who is also a Union Parishad member in Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila.
3 June 2015, 05:07 AM
Hollywood actor Matt Dillon visits Rohingya camp (video)
American actor Matt Dillon put a rare star-powered spotlight on Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims, visiting a camp for tens of thousands displaced by violence.
2 June 2015, 10:00 AM