Rohingya
‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault
World
September 7, 2017
‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault
When the former UN chief Kofi Annan wrapped up his year-long probe into Myanmar’s troubled northwest on Aug. 24, he…
Malaysian PM urges intervention to stop ‘genocide’ of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
World
December 4, 2016
Malaysian PM urges intervention to stop ‘genocide’ of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for foreign intervention to stop the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar on Sunday,…
Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya see glimmer of hope in Suu Kyi victory
World
November 16, 2015
Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya see glimmer of hope in Suu Kyi victory
Noor Bagum would have liked to have voted for Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) but, like…
Malaysia finds more graves and human remains near Thai border
World
August 23, 2015
Malaysia finds more graves and human remains near Thai border
Malaysian police said on Sunday they had found 24 human skeletons - all believed to be victims of trafficking -…
Bangladesh ‘plans to move thousands of Rohingya to island’
World
May 27, 2015
Bangladesh ‘plans to move thousands of Rohingya to island’
Bangladesh plans to relocate thousands of Rohingya who have spent years in refugee camps near the Myanmar border to a…
Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants
Egypt
May 19, 2015
Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants
Al-Azhar has called upon the international community to rescue Rohingya Muslims migrating by sea from Myanmar, but who have been…
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
World
May 15, 2015
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
Nearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday, but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back…
Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials
World
January 23, 2014
Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials
Security forces in western Myanmar massacred at least 40 Rohingya Muslims last week, including women and children, a human rights…
Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims
World
November 21, 2013
Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar rejected on Thursday a UN resolution urging it to grant citizenship to the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority group,…