Asean should coordinate aid to Arakan : Anifah
Arakan News Agency Malaysia has proposed recommendations for the Myanmar government on the way forward to address the Rohingya issue. “Firstly, I believe the most urgent matter is the humanitarian conditions of the people in the affected areas. Like others, we call for an unimpeded humanitarian access to the affected areas,” said Anifah Aman at […]
Rohingya refugee battle against losses, biting cold
Arakan News Agency On the night of Saturday, November 26, Mohammad Saleem, 29, a native of Arakan state of Myanmar living as a refugee in Jammu’s Narwal region, went to visit one of his relatives in nearby Jhuggi, leaving behind his wife and three kids. At around 12 am, just when most of the refugees […]
Human Rights Watch calls for ASEAN countries to solve Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Human Rights Watch says they hope to see countries from the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) push towards a resolution of Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis. Human Rights Watch (HRW) hoped to see the allies pushing forward to the solutions in Monday’s meeting. “We’re hoping that this will be the beginning of an […]
Deputy Foreign Minister says Myanmar and Malaysian ties unaffected despite being vocal
Arakan News Agency Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said business was as usual for the Malaysian Embassy in Yangon and vice-versa. Diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Myanmar remain strong despite Kuala Lumpur being vocal against the persecution of the ethnic Rohingyas in the republic. Reezal Merican added “In this case, […]
Malaysia calls for ASEAN to coordinate aid for Myanmar’s Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to coordinate humanitarian aid and investigate alleged atrocities committed against them. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was speaking at a meeting of the 10-nation bloc in […]
Bangladesh stops pro-Rohingya protest march to border
Arakan News Agency Buddhist-majority Myanmar has long discriminated against the stateless Rohingya, and the recent crisis has galvanized protests in Muslim countries around the region. Police in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka stopped thousands of Muslims from marching to the border with Myanmar to protest at a crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in that country. […]
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have sent back 250 Rohingyas,
Arakan News Agency Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have sent back 250 Rohingyas, who were trying to enter Bangladesh on 19 boats to flee persecution in Myanmar’s Arakan state. BGB personnel prevented the trespassing at two different points of Naf River early Saturday. Teknaf 2 BGB Commander Lt Col Abujar Al Zahid said: “BGB patrol […]
UN says it gets daily reports of killings and rapes of Rohingyas in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency The government has taken a ‘short-sighted, counterproductive, even callous’ approach to the crisis, said Human Rights office The United Nations is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, although the government was insultingly dismissing the claims and making the situation worse, the UN human rights office […]
Malaysia Ready to Talk with Myanmar about Rohingya Abuses
Arakan News Agency Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, center, applauds during the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Interparliamentary Assembly in Naypyidaw, Sept. 30, 2016. Malaysian officials say they are prepared to talk with their counterparts in Myanmar to find a resolution to end alleged human rights abuses against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Arakan […]
The European Parliament condemns the persecution of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Member of European Parliament are extremely concerned about reports of violent clashes with the Rohingya people in the state of Arakan in Myanmar and deplore the loss of life, livelihood and shelter, as well as the reported “disproportionate use of force” by the Myanmar armed forces. They urge the military and security […]
AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK: Special OIC 57-Member State Meeting on Emergency Situation in Northern Arakan/Rakhine State in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU) presented two serious issues at the meeting: Crimes against humanity committed by the Myanmar armed forces (combined army, paramilitary BGP, and local police) and the emergency humanitarian situation in Northern Arakan. ARU provided the details of the atrocities committed by the Myanmar armed forces against Rohingya civilian population. […]
Malaysia says it is not being ‘un-Asean-like’ by protesting human rights violations in Arakan
Arakan News Agency Malaysia dismissed claims that it is being “un-Asean-like” by speaking out on human rights violations in Myanmar’s Arakan state, saying the issue is no longer a domestic affair but one of regional concern. “Malaysia is concerned that if the crisis in northern Arakan State is not addressed urgently by the Myanmar Government, […]
Myanmar-Bangladesh Meetings Cancelled exposed the fragile ties
Arakan News Agency As Myanmar’s army was stepping up an clearance operations in the country’s northwest in October, senior officers cancelled talks with their Bangladeshi counterparts, straining ties with a key potential ally in dealing with the violence on their border. The cancelled meetings, revealed in documents seen by Reuters, are the latest on a […]