Myanmar’s Border Guard Police abducted BGB soldier
Arakan News Agency On Jun 17, Bangladesh and Myanmar border patrols exchanged fire on the Naf River at Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf. A BGB soldier was shot in the incident while another ‘Razzak’ was abducted by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP). Dhaka summoned the Myanmar envoy the next day and asked him for action to secure […]
‘Give more refugees an opportunity’
Arakan News Agency A Rohingya refugee is calling on the Government to take in more asylum seekers forced to flee violence in their home countries. Pressure has been rising on the Government to raise the annual refugee intake from 750, where it has remained since 1988. Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said the government was keeping […]
Rohingya Muslims thanks to Pakistan for support in UN.
Arakan News Agency Global Rohingya Center (GRC), a representative body of Rohingya Muslims, has expressed gratitude to the Pakistan’s Permanent Representative in the UN, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, saying that it is a matter of great satisfaction for Burma Muslims that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has unanimously approved a Pakistani proposal, presented by her, […]
Suu Kyi says Rohingya issue needs careful handling
Arakan News Agency In rare comments on Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged caution on granting citizenship to minorities, saying the sensitive issue must be addressed “very, very carefully”.… The Myanmar government is reviewing citizenship status and “should go about it very quickly and very transparently and then decide what […]
Myanmar’s Refugee Problem Is Worse Than You Thought
Arakan News Agency Two months ago, the world was shocked to discover the persecution endured by the Rohingya ethnic group, which drove many of them to seek asylum in several Southeast Asian countries. The majority of the boat refugees came from Myanmar. But the refugee problem could be worse. Consider these statistics provided by the […]
Military truck kills Rohingya man
Arakan News Agency Military killed a man by ramming their truck intentionally into a scooter carrying Rohingya Muslim commuters. On Thursday afternoon, a scooter carrying Rohingya passengers was coming out of Bolibzar, Maungdaw North when the military truck caused this incident. Eyewitnesses present at the scene say this was not an accident. The roads were […]
Malaysia bids sombre farewell to nameless Rohingya dead
Arakan News Agency Malaysian authorities on Monday held a sombre funeral for 21 suspected ethnic Rohingya found in human-trafficking graves in May, with fellow Muslims praying for the unidentified victims to find a place in heaven.… The remains were what police said were the first of 106 exhumed so far from pits at trafficking camps […]
Kolkata protests for Rohingyas
Arakan News Agency Indian Muslims and Rohingya refugees protested in Kolkata against the ongoing genocide in Arakan.… Representatives from the Rohingya Youth Union organised these protests on Wednesday. Organisers say at least more than a thousand Muslims from Kolkata turned up in the protests. The protesters requested Muslims all over the world to stand united […]
Japan unveils US$3.5m aid for Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Japan announced Saturday it will provide US$3.5 million (432 million yen) in emergency grant aid to support mainly Rohingya migrants from Myanmar left adrift at sea, as the plight of the thousands of “boat people” draws international attention.… “With regard to nonregular immigrants, including women and children trying to cross the Indian […]
Persecution of Rohingya and Rohingya Human Right issues in Myanmar continue to receive wide coverage at the UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva
Arakan News Agency Director General of Arakan Rohingya Union addresses the OIC Ambassadorial Special Session Geneva, Switzerland. United Nations Human Rights Council continued to provide coverage on persecution of Rohingya ethnic minority and Rohingya Human Right issues in Myanmar on the second and third day of the HRC sessions. On the second day, June 16th, […]
Norway lauds Malaysia’s handling of Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency Norway has praised Malaysia and Indonesia over their handling of the Rohingya refugee problem which is now a hot issue among ASEAN countries. … Malaysia’s Dewan Negara deputy president Datuk Doris Sophia Brodi said Norway had also promised to use its influence to convince the United Nations (UN) and Myanmar to seek […]
Myanmar: Rohingya comments show Mahathir ‘out of touch’
Arakan News Agency Deputy foreign minister says 89-year-old former Malaysian PM’s views that country should be kicked out of ASEAN for ‘genocide’ might be down to his age Myanmar has slammed former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for suggesting that the country should be kicked out of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN for its treatment […]
OIC adopts Pakistan’s proposals on Rohingya’s discrimination
Arakan News Agency Pakistan received full support in an OIC meeting at the UN on Monday where Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi proposed taking the plight of Rohingya Muslim to the UN Secretary General. Speaking at an OIC Ambassadorial-level meeting on the Rohingya Muslims, here, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative proposed that a delegation of the OIC countries should […]