The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed deep concern about Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed deep concern about the humanitarian tragedy that being experienced by Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and their recent plight of what is called the crisis of refugees boats in the South East Asia in this regard, it also expressed its appreciation to all States that have contributed […]
Myanmar returns 195 rescued Rohingya to Rakhine homes
Arakan News Agency Some 500 other migrants remain in border camp awaiting verification of their nationality Authorities in Rakhine state have returned almost 200 Rohingya migrants rescued at sea to their respective townships, an official said Tuesday. Khin Soe, an immigration officer based in the Rakhine capital Sittwe, said 195 Rohingya migrants were returned to […]
A story of survival and desperation, refugees say all they want is their basic rights
Arakan News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 ― He was forced to leave his wife and three children in the middle of the night, “kidnapped” by the soldiers to be their porter, along with other men from his village in the Myanmar state of Arakan. Dressed only in his pajamas ― a worn out T-shirt […]
Rohingya Activist Attends Annual White House Iftar Dinner
Arakan News Agency Wai Wai Nu, a young Rohingya activist based in Rangoon, was among the guests at a dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday night.… The dinner was an Iftar—the traditional breaking of the daily Ramadan fast at sunset—held in observance of the Muslim holy month of […]
Protesters in Bradford highlight plight of persecuted Rohingya
Arakan News Agency A protest has been held in Bradford city centre to highlight the persecution inflicted upon the Rohingya people.… Groups of activists gathered to call on the international community to aid the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim ethnic group living primarily in Rakhine State in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, who are not recognised as citizens by […]
Myanmar Buddhist group wants Islamic veil banned in schools
Arakan News Agency Buddhist nationalists are urging Myanmar’s government to prohibit students from wearing the burqa in public schools, saying “criminals” have used the Islamic veil to escape the authorities. Ma Ba Tha, one of the biggest hardline Buddhist groups in the country, made the recommendation at the end of its second annual conference on […]
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 […]