Rohingya people’s plight must be kept alive, says UK PM
Arakan News Agency Theresa May vows to try to ensure Rohingya plight is brought to world attention and people do not forget Britain’s prime minister said on Tuesday that they constantly raise the issue of the oppressed Rohingya at the UN and directly with Myanmar’s government “to constantly raise awareness that this is an issue […]
UN chief hits out at Myanmar army chief over Rohingya comments
Arakan News Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday criticized Myanmar’s army chief after he declared that the Muslim Rohingya had nothing in common with the country’s other ethnic groups. Guterres said he was “shocked” at reports of General U Min Aung Hlaing’s remarks at a military gathering and urged Myanmar’s leaders to “take a […]
Myanmar rejects draft resolution on human rights
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has rejected a draft resolution on the situation of human rights in the country, tabled by the European Union (EU), according to state media. THE draft resolution entitled “Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar” tabled by the European Union (EU) was considered for action on 23 March 2018 during the 37th […]
Australia condemns Myanmar violence and says offenders ‘must be held to account’
Arakan News Agency Australia has told Myanmar that international observers must be allowed into the isolated Arakan state to monitor the situation of Rohingya still living there, and to supervise the return of any of those who have fled and wish to come back. In its strongest statement yet against the quasi-military regime, Australia condemned […]
The United Nations fails to appoint a special envoy to resolve the Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is still seeking a “strong and agreed” envoy to Myanmar for the implementation of a UN General Assembly resolution passed last December, a senior UN official said. The spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, “Stéphane Dujarric,” said during a press conference at the headquarters of the United Nations in […]
Facebook official says his team loses sleep over the site’s alleged role in Myanmar ‘ethnic cleansing’
Arkan News Agency Adam Mosseri, Facebook’s vice president of product management, said that Facebook’s contribution to ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar caused his team distress and was something they struggled to address. Mosseri said the situation in Myanmar, from where more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims fled since August, was “deeply concerning in a […]
Crushed hopes greet Aung San Suu Kyi in Australia
Arakan News Agency Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Sydney on Sunday for a special Australia-ASEAN summit, sparking human rights protests over her attitude towards Rohingya genocide. The long journey to find peace for Rohingya refugee Kobir Ahmed can be told through the different birth countries of his eight children, Myanmar, Malaysia and Australia although […]
Myanmar: Time for United Nations involvement in the return of the Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Myanmar officials said on Wednesday that the time has come for United Nations agencies to participate in the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh because of escalating violence against them in Myanmar. The Permanent Secretary of Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myint Tho, said that the Office of the United […]
Director of Arakan Rohingya Union: Images of violations reflect a minor part of the tragedy
Arakan News Agency The head of the Arakan Rohingya Union, Dr. Wakar Uddin said the images of abuse presented to the media reflect a small part of the truth, and the Buddhists and government officials of Myanmar celebrate drinking champagne as they follow the images.This came in a statement to an Anadolu reporter during his […]
Aung San Suu Kyi cancels a speech in Australia because of a “health problem”
Arakan News Agency Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday canceled a speech and a question-and-answer session in Sydney after a “health problem”, organizers said. Suu Kyi is facing international criticism of her public clout over a repressive military campaign in Myanmar’s Arakan province, where about 700,000 Muslim Rohingya Muslims fled to neighboring Bangladesh. […]
OIC: keen to find a solution to the Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has confirmed its commitment to finding a solution to the issue of Muslim Rohingya and Muslim minorities in the Philippines, Thailand, Central Africa, Sri Lanka and Europe. Dr. Yousuf Al-Othaimeen, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), made the remarks at a meeting of the […]
Myanmar denies involvement in genocide against Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Senior Myanmar officials denied that the army has committed any crimes against the Rohingya Muslims, a day after a UN expert said the government was involved in the genocide against the oppressed Muslim minority. “There is no ethnic cleansing or genocide in our country. The charges are very easy, but we do […]
Contradictory statements made by Myanmar officials on the Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency More than 500,000 Rohingya people have fled the state after violent attacks against them, the state secretary-general of the Arakan Tin Maung Swe state said on Thursday, contradicting Myanmar National Security Adviser Thaung Tun, who said the majority of Arakan Muslims now live in at a press conference at the UN office […]