As Nobel winners gather to speak out about Rohingya, where’s Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Arakan News Agency YANGON, Myanmar — An international gathering about the plight of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims boasts a star-studded cast, with three Nobel Peace Prize laureates among those calling on the world to wake up to the unfolding tragedy. But fellow winner and pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will not be among them. […]
Malaysia migrant graves reveal 139 human skeletons at site where Rohingya Muslims ‘kept by traffickers’
Arakan News Agency Malaysian authorities have discovered 139 suspected graves in a series of abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burma were believed to have been held. Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said that a sweep of the hilly, jungle area found at least 28 camps […]
Myanmar population law raises fears for Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has enacted a population law that rights groups said Sunday targets persecuted Rohingya Muslims, a minority group at the centre of a migration crisis that has seen thousands flee the country. Desperate Rohingya, together with Bangladeshi migrants, have been rescued on Southeast Asian shores after harrowing boat journeys since a Thai […]
Burma (Myanmar) Approves Birth Control Law Targeting Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency President Thein Sein of Myanmar (Burma) has signed into law the Population Control Health Care Bill, to require mothers to have their children at least three years apart. Nominally, the purpose of the bill is to “protect women’s health,” but opponents say that it is designed to target Rohingya Muslims. The law […]
Myanmar’s New Family-Planning Law Seen as Targeted at Rohingya
Arakan News Agency The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya people could be set to worsen after President Thein Sein signed into law a new family planning measure which activists fear could target vulnerable minorities. Foreign governments in recent days have cranked up pressure on Myanmar’s government to do more to prevent the exodus of the Rohingya, […]
In southern Thailand, mixed feelings over Rohingyas’ plight
Arakan News Agency People in parts of southern Thailand that have long been landing points for Rohingya refugees hold differing views on how to deal with the plight of the refugees. PHANG-NA, Thailand: The remote beaches along southern Thailand have long been landing points for Rohingya refugees, and prime areas for human traffickers to operate. […]
Disturbing silence from Muslim World on genocide of Rohingya Muslim: Imran Khan
Arakan News Agency Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday showed his concern over Rohingya Muslim genocide in Myanmar. In a tweet from his official Twitter account, Khan hinted dismay that no one in the Muslim World taking up the issue including Pakistan. The official response from Federal government and Foreign Office on the […]
UN chief says save migrants, deal with cause of flight
Arakan News Agency U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis that has forced thousands of people from Myanmar and Bangladesh to flee by sea, leaving many still stranded in boats. Ban said he has been discussing the emergency with regional leaders in […]
Health Ministry ready to screen Rohingya refugees
Arakan News Agency The Health Ministry is prepared to conduct screening tests on the Rohingya migrants from Myanmar if they are accepted into the country, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya. He said it was normal for health screening to be conducted on foreign nationals when they were accepted to live in […]
Why Aung San Suu Kyi has stayed silent on the plight of Rohingya
Arakan News Agency When thousands of Rohingya people from Myanmar were discovered floating in boats on the Southeast Asian seas much of the world was understandably gripped by this unfolding human tragedy. Voices of anger were raised; something had to be done to end the suffering, to help those men, women and children in need. […]
Penang a possible site to house Rohingya migrants
Arakan News Agency IPOH – Northern states, including Penang, have been identified as possible locations for the temporary settlement of Rohingya migrants, said Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar. The Inspector-General of Police said no decision had been made but the National Security Council was in discussion with relevant agencies. “We are still waiting for the […]
Handling of Rohingya issue was embarrassing
Arakan News Agency Things are better, but it’s time thailand tackled the trafficking and boat people problem with sincerity Things appear to be moving in the right direction with regard to the plight of the Rohingya boat people. But it took Thailand some time before the government came to this juncture. Indeed, it was somewhat […]
Not the Rohingya crisis, but a crisis of humanity
Arakan News Agency “I boarded the boat because I had nowhere else to go. I don’t have a home or anything left. The Rakhine killed my mother and my relatives. The people in the village said they were going to Malaysia, so I made the decision to follow them.” This quote is from a woman […]