Rohingya

One Rohingya man killed, six hurt after argument in Myanmar’s Sittwe

YANGON: One Rohingya Muslim man was killed and six wounded when they were attacked by… Read More

Myanmar to refuse entry to UN investigators probing Rohingya abuses

YANGON: Myanmar will refuse entry to members of a United Nations probe focusing on allegations of… Read More

Rohingyas seek new escape routes from Bangladesh

DHAKA: In squalid camps in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence… Read More

Rohingya misery a boon for smugglers

DHAKA: In squalid camps in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence… Read More

Cyclone wreaks havoc in Bangladesh refugee camps for Rohingyas

COX'S BAZAR: A cyclone battered refugee camps in Bangladesh on Tuesday where hundreds of thousands… Read More

Portrait of Myanmar’s anti-Muslim monk chills Cannes

Barbet Schroeder spent months with Ugandan dictator Idi Amin at the height of his power… Read More

Bangladesh detains Rohingya attempting boat trip to Malaysia

DHAKA: Bangladesh has arrested more than a dozen people from Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority and… Read More

Hardline Myanmar monk visits strife-torn Rakhine State

YANGON: Hardline Myanmar monk Wirathu, once dubbed the "face of Buddhist terror" for his anti-Muslim… Read More

Sri Lanka rescues 30 Rohingya aboard Indian boat

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's coastguard on Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the… Read More

Special Report: How a two-week army crackdown reignited Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis

BALUKHALI CAMP, BANGLADESH: When army helicopters fired on Rahim's village in northwest Myanmar one day last… Read More

Myanmar must work to close Rohingya camps, says Kofi Annan panel

YANGON: Myanmar should immediately start letting Rohingya Muslims return home and ultimately close rundown camps for… Read More

Myanmar may be trying to ´expel´ all Rohingya: UN expert

SITTWE: Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN… Read More

UN envoy calls for highest level Myanmar probe

GENEVA: The United Nations rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar called Thursday for the creation… Read More

UN envoy decries ‘harrowing’ violence against Rohingya in Myanmar

DHAKA: Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women,… Read More

Hundreds of Rohingya ‘return home’ from Bangladesh

DHAKA: Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned… Read More

Indonesia urges ‘significant steps’ on Rohingya issue

SINGAPORE: Myanmar should take significant steps to achieve peace in Rakhine state, Indonesia's foreign minister… Read More

WATCH: Pope speaks out on Myanmar’s ‘tortured and killed’ Rohingya

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke out over the alleged maltreatment of Myanmar's Rohingya… Read More

Malaysia ship carrying Rohingya aid departs for Myanmar

KUALA LUMPUR: A  Malaysian ship carrying food, clothes and medical supplies departed for Myanmar on… Read More

Hundreds likely killed in Myanmar’s Rohingya crackdown: UN

GENEVA: Myanmar's military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, with children… Read More

Prominent Muslim lawyer gunned down in Myanmar

YANGON: A prominent Muslim lawyer and member of Myanmar's ruling party was shot dead along… Read More