Myanmar State Counselor Calls on ASEAN For Support in Resolving Rakhine Crisis
Arakan News Agency Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday asked member states of a regional economic and security organization for “constructive support” in resolving the crisis in the country’s troubled western Rakhine state. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto national leader, is trying to drum up regional support for an advisory […]
Christian organisation calls for halt to plans to demolish mosques
Arakan News Agency Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW),in a statement on 27 September, called on the Rakhine State Government to halt plans to demolish more than 3,000 buildings associated with the Rohingya population on the pretext that they have been built illegally. This includes 12 mosques and 35 madrasas in the Muslim-majority townships of Maungdaw and […]
Two Turkish associations has distributed sacrificial meat for thousands of Muslims in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Distributed by Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), and the Association of “Tashi charity,” collaborated with 2464’s share of the sacrificial meat to the Myanmar Muslims, led by residents in the state of “Arakan”. Speaking to Anadolu, the individual responsible for Myanmar, Mujahid, Demir said, “My colleagues went to Myanmar and spent the […]
Suu Kyi seeks Hasina’s assistance to solve Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency The PM told Suu Kyi that the Rohingya crisis should be solved by the two countries together Myanmar has asked for the assistance of Bangladesh government to settle the much-talked Rohingya crisis. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi discussed the matter during a meeting in […]
Dalai Lama condemns attacks on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency World-renowned Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama condemned Thursday attacks against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Burma, describing them as acts of “some mischievous individuals who do not represent Buddhism.” “When I first heard that some Burmese Buddhists were harming Muslims in Burma, I was in Washington,” he told the European Parliament’s […]
Relief projects for the Rohingya by Hayat Foundation in the Eid al Adha
Arakan News Agency Hayat Foundation has implemented humanitarian relief aid for Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State of Myanmar, in coordination with some Rohingya activists there on this Eid ul Adha. The foundation’s director Abdul Aziz bin Mirdah said the first project was the distribution of sacrificial meat targeted to a number of neighborhoods in Maungdaw […]
3 thousand houses in Arakan ‘illegal construction’ to be demolished to the grounds
Arakan News Agency Myanmar ‘s Arakan State Security and Border Relations Minister Tin Lwin, said “illegal” construction of the mosques and other illegal buildings will face destruction and demolition. Linn, said in a meeting with a group of residents in Sittwe, that the local government would soon make an official statement about the demolition plan […]
“Kurban” Islamic Cooperation stands with Myanmar Muslims
Arakan News Agency Many of Myanmar Muslims benefited from sacrifice project implemented by the humanitarian fund of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to coincide with the Eid al-Adha. That came along with payment for hajj pilgrimage for thousands of Muslims from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central Africa, and Afghanistan. According to the Organization’s statement, the project […]
A Seminar was held to focus on Rohingya refugees
Arakan News Agency The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) is organizing a seminar focusing on the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar. Which entitled as World Beyond War: The Rohingya Refugee Crisis and its Implications on Security in the Asean region, the seminar will provide an opportunity to assess the issue. The speakers will […]
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Award As Students Protest
Arakan News Agency The Harvard Foundation named Nobel laureate and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi its 2016 Humanitarian of the Year in a ceremony Saturday, while students from the Harvard Islamic Society stood outside to protest what they consider her silence toward the country’s persecuted Muslim minority. Suu Kyi, elected head of Myanmar’s government […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Urges U.S. Business Leaders to Invest in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi told U.S. business leaders on Thursday that the country’s pro-democracy government has undertaken several measures to create a more welcoming business environment, and that their investments will help the Southeast Asia nation with its transition to full democracy.N One of Aung San Suu Kyi’s goals […]
Rohingya Advocates presses Aung San Suu Kyi for Immediate Relief for Rohingya
Arakan News Agency When Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets President Barack Obama at the White House this week, activists will be watching to see how the pro-democracy icon will address the plight of the country’s ethnic Rohingya, whom human rights groups say are among the world’s most persecuted minority groups. Since ethnic and sectarian […]
Rohingyas future looms in uncertainty
Arakan News Agency The Rohingya are often described as one of the most persecuted communities in the world. A significant number of them are also living in India as refugees and asylum seekers. Most commuters who pass the Kalindi Kunj bridge in Delhi tend to generally notice only the metro construction. From a distance, the […]