A new massive influx of Rohingya from Arakan towards Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency Dozens of Rohingya Muslim families have left their homes in a new wave of exodus from Arakan to Bangladesh. The videos, obtained by the Arakan news agency, showed dozens of families fleeing to Bangladesh carrying some light baggage. According to reporters’ estimates, the number of those who went out is about 500, […]
NLD must tell the world ‘no Rohingya in Myanmar’: MP
Arakan News Agency The National League for Democracy government must do more to tell the world “there is no such race as the Rohingya in Myanmar” a military-linked lawmaker said in parliament on Monday. Former army general U Tin Aye (Union Solidarity and Development Party, Matman) asked Immigration Minister U Thein Swe what the government […]
Truck Carrying 21 Rohingya Intercepted in Nyaungdon
Arakan News Agency A truck carrying 21 Rohingya from camps in Arakan State was intercepted by police at Sarmalauk in Nyaungdon Township in Ayeyawaddy Region yesterday afternoon. According to the initial investigation, the drivers of the six-wheel truck, Tin Tun Aung and Tun Tun Naing, were taking the Rohingya to Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial center, when […]
Bangladeshi farmer loses both legs after mine explosion on Myanmar border
Arakan News Agency A Bangladeshi farmer lost both legs when he stepped on a landmine reportedly planted by Myanmar security forces in a buffer zone between the two countries, officials said Sunday. The incident happened near the southern Bangladesh border town of Naikhongchari on Saturday when Badiur Rahman crossed into the zone. “His cow strayed […]
Myanmar government denies report of Rohingya mass graves
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s government has denied a report by The Associated Press documenting at least five mass graves containing Rohingya Muslim civilians killed by the military with help from Buddhist neighbors, saying that only “terrorists” were killed and they were “carefully buried.” The AP reported on Thursday that the mass graves in the village […]
BROUK is calling on Malaysia to ask Myanmar to allow an independent investigation team to enter Arakan
Arakan News Agency The chairman of Burmese Rohingya Organization UK called on Malaysia and ASEAN countries on Saturday to ask Myanmar to allow the independent international investigation team to enter Arakan state and inspect the conditions of the Rohingya minority there. “Malaysia should continue to demonstrate against the continued persecution of the Rohingya minority in […]
Myanmar reports to the Security Council: This month is “not the right time” for the visit
Arakan News Agency The UN Security Council said Thursday that the Myanmar government had informed the council that this month was “not the right time” for the visit by a delegation from the council to its territory for a closer look at the Rohingya refugee crisis. Kuwait’s UN ambassador Mansour al-Otaibi, whose country holds the […]
Myanmar refuses to release the “Reuters” journalists
Arakan News Agency A court in Myanmar declined to grant bail on Thursday for two Reuters journalists accused of violating the country’s Official Secrets Act, although their defense lawyer said information in documents at the center of the case was publicly available. Lawyer Than Zaw Aung said a police witness had accepted during court proceedings […]
Myanmar forms 596 factions of Buddhist militias in Arakan
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Home Affairs said the army had formed at least 596 Buddhist militia groups in Arakan province, only 30 of them in the conflict-torn city of Maungdaw in Arakan province and had seen violence against Rohingya Muslims. According to the Irrawaddy, He said the army is providing firearms training […]
Egypt’s Ambassador to Myanmar leaves for his post after discussing the Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency Egyptian Ambassador to the State of Myanmar, Ambassador Khaled Abdulrahman, left Monday morning for work in the UAE after a visit to Egypt during which he discussed cooperation, the cause of the Rohingya Muslims and the persecution they face. The sources said that Egyptian Ambassador to the State of Myanmar during his […]
Myanmar attacks Rohingyas refugees stranded on border
Arakan News Agency Myanmar authorities have attacked a number of Rohingya Muslims stranded on the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh in the border area of the city of Tambro. The Arakan news agency learned from its sources that the Myanmar authorities had attacked Rohingyas stranded in the city of Tambro by beating and insulting them […]
UN calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps
Arakan News Agency The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees before they can return after fleeing Myanmar military operations last year. An international delegation advising Myanmar toured the Taung Pyo Letwe refugee camp outside the […]
Bangladesh Golfer Skips Myanmar Open Over Rohingya Crisis
Arakan News Agency Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman on Wednesday pulled out of the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open, citing his support for Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled a military crackdown in the mainly Buddhist country Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman on Wednesday pulled out of the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open, citing his support for Rohingya Muslim refugees who […]