Tories urge Trudeau to hold Myanmar responsible for Rohingya genocide
Arakan News Agency The Conservative opposition is calling on the government to use all political and diplomatic measures to hold those, including Myanmar’s government, responsible for the genocide of Rohingya people. Conservative MP David Sweet issued a statement Thursday in response to Bob Rae’s final report on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. Prime Minister Justin […]
Philippine President Duterte apologises to Myanmar’s Suu Kyi over Rohingya ‘genocide’ remark
Arakan News Agency Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday (April 13) for saying genocide was taking place in her country, saying his remark was a satirical barb at the West for not taking in Rohingya Muslims. The United Nations and rights groups say nearly 700,000 mostly Muslim […]
Facebook founder: What is happening to the Rohingya is a tragedy for which we hired dozens to review the content
Arakan News Agency The founder of Facebook Zuckerberg said that what is happening in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslims because of the hate speech is a terrible tragedy need to do more. This came during a hearing in the US Congress in response to a question by a US senator to Facebook founder about his […]
How the families of 10 massacred Rohingya fled Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Rehana Khatun dreamed her husband came home. He appeared without warning in their village in western Myanmar, outside their handsome wooden house shaded by mango trees. “He didn’t say anything,” she said. “He was only there for a few seconds, and then he was gone.” Then Rehana Khatun woke up. She woke […]
Myanmar army jails 7 people for involvement in killing Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency The military in the country on Tuesday sentenced seven people to 10 years in prison for being involved in the killing of 10 Muslims from Rohingya in Arakan province, the ABC News network quoted officials in Myanmar as saying. A statement issued by the Myanmar army said on Tuesday that a committee […]
International organization: Myanmar continues to persecute Rohingya
Arakan News Agency The organization Peace Without Borders has accused the Myanmar government of continuing to persecute the Rohingya Muslim minority. The United Nations describes the Rohingya minority in Myanmar as the most persecuted minority in the world, and observers and human rights activists describe the Rohingya people as the most disadvantaged people in the […]
Burmese Buddhists pen open letter calling for Rohingya peace
Arakan News Agency A GROUP of 72 Burmese people from Buddhist backgrounds have released an open letter denouncing violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslims, a rare expression of dissent amidst what has been deemed by the UN as ethnic cleansing. Coordinated by the organisation Saddha: Buddhists for Peace, the open letter was signed by many […]
Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees: UN official
Arakan News Agency Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the country this year, after Myanmar was accused of instigating ethnic cleansing and driving nearly 700,000 Muslims to Bangladesh. “From what I’ve seen and heard from people – no access to health services, […]
Need more verification time for Rohingya repatriation, says Myanmar minister
Arakan News Agency Myanmar Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Win Myat Aye says more time is needed to verify people before beginning the repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, reports Radio Free Asia. Aye is set to visit Bangladesh on Apr 11 and Apr 12 for a meeting with the ministers of foreign […]
Myanmar judge to rule next week on dropping journalists’ case
Arakan News Agency A Myanmar judge said on Wednesday (April 4) he would decide next week on whether to throw out a case against two Reuters journalists who were arrested while reporting on military abuses against Rohingya Muslims. Myanmar nationals Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, could face up to 14 years in […]
Dozens of Rohingya fugitives arrive in Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency Dozens of more Rohingya refugees arrived in Bangladesh on Monday evening to escape from Arakan province after being subjected to a constant starvation campaign since the Myanmar military operation ended. At least 98 people, including women and children arrived, a Rohingya activist said in a video broadcast on social media. A 45-year-old […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges nation to stay united amid ‘challenges’
Arakan News Agency YANGON- Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for her people to remain united, saying the Southeast Asian country faces “challenges” at home and abroad, as she marked two years since her party swept to power in a historic vote. In a televised speech, Suu Kyi made only […]
Bangladesh calls for global pressure on Myanmar to repatriate Rohingyas
Arakan News Agency Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to continue pressurising Myanmar to take Rohingya refugees back as soon as possible. In her meeting with World Health Organisation-South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) Director Poonam Khetrapal Singh at the Gono Bhaban here this week, Hasina said Rohingyas were given shelter in […]