Recent News Headlines : Myanmar - Libya

NEW REPORTS OF MYANMAR ACID ATROCITIES IN RAKHINE STATE


Yanghee Lee, the United Nations' special envoy on human rights in Myanmar, said mounting evidence of atrocities in Rakhine bear the hallmarks of genocide... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 282

PETROL BOMB THROWN AT AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S HOME, MYANMAR GOVERNMENT SAYS


Suu Kyi was held under house arrest by Myanmar's former military regime at the home in Yangon, southern Myanmar, for 15 years... READ MORE

2nd February, 2018 966

EVIDENCE OF ROHINGYA MASS GRAVES UNCOVERED IN MYANMAR


Scores of Rohingya villagers in Myanmar have been massacred and buried in 5 mass graves, according to an exclusive investigation by the Associated Press news agency... READ MORE

1st February, 2018 3457

U.N. OFFICIAL SAYS ROHINGYA CRISIS HAS HALLMARKS OF GENOCIDE


United Nations official says Rohingya crisis has hallmarks of genocide'... READ MORE

1st February, 2018 451

MYANMAR ADVISORY PANEL CHIEF SAYS IT CANNOT INTERFERE IN COURT CASE AG


We already published a statement and also the advisory board published a statement, said Zaw Htay, Suu Kyi's spokesman... READ MORE

1st February, 2018 471

RICHARDSON DENIES BEING ASKED TO LEAVE MYANMAR ADVISORY PANEL ON ROHIN


Richardson denies being asked to leave Myanmar advisory panel on Rohingya crisis... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 0

LIVING ON THE EDGE: ROHINGYA AVOID RETURN TO MYANMAR


Despite having lived in Myanmar for generations, many Rohingya are denied legal recognition there and are commonly viewed as illegal migrants from Bangladesh... READ MORE

25th January, 2018 563

POLICE SOUGHT SECRETS ACT PROBE OF REUTERS REPORTERS


Time is of the essence and we continue to call for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo's prompt release... READ MORE

25th January, 2018 377

FACTBOX INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO ARREST OF REUTERS REPORTERS IN MYANMAR


-- Denmark's embassy in Myanmar called for the immediate release of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo... READ MORE

23rd January, 2018 587

BANGLADESH AGREES WITH MYANMAR TO COMPLETE ROHINGYA RETURN IN TWO YEARS


The statement said Bangladesh would set up five transit camps which would send Rohingyas to two reception centres on the Myanmar side of the border... READ MORE

16th January, 2018 18

'BEYOND COMPREHENSION': MYANMAR ADMITS KILLING ROHINGYA


As part of an ongoing campaign against the group, Myanmar also rejects many peaceful Rohingya citizens as terrorists ... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 4135

'BLATANT ATTACK ON PRESS FREEDOM'


A brutal army crackdown in Rakhine has forced almost 650,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 160

BURMESE MILITARY ACKNOWLEDGES KILLINGS IN INN DIN


It's not as though there are human remains lying around everywhere, said John Sifton, Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 1428

MYANMAR JOURNALISTS ASK GOVERNMENT FOR DETAILS OF REUTERS REPORTERS CASE


Authorities have blocked most media access to the north of Rakhine State, where Rohingya militant attacks on the security forces on Aug. 25 sparked the military crackdown... READ MORE

9th January, 2018 337

MYANMAR ROHINGYA MILITANTS ARSA VOW TO FIGHT ON AFTER ATTACK


Arsa operates in Rakhine state in northern Myanmar, where the Rohingya people have faced persecution... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 119

INSURGENTS ATTACK MYANMAR SOLDIERS IN RAKHINE, WOUNDING 6


Since late August, more than 620,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state into neighboring Bangladesh, seeking safety from what the military described as clearance operations... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 33

THE OBSERVER VIEW ON HOW TO MAKE 2018 A TURNING POINT


The nuclear weapons states must also heed the views of the 122 countries that backed July's new treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons... READ MORE

31st December, 2017 158

MYANMAR FREES JOURNALISTS WORKING FOR TURKISH BROADCASTER


Later, Aung Naing Soe told Reuters by phone that the release was a surprise... READ MORE

29th December, 2017 240

U.N. RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR CALLS FOR PRESSURE ON CHINA, RUSSIA OVER MYAN


Myanmar has denied human rights abuses, saying its military is engaged in a legitimate counter-insurgency operation... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 744

UN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR CALLS FOR PRESSURE ON CHINA, RUSSIA OVER MYANMAR ABUSES


Myanmar has denied human rights abuses, saying its military is engaged in a legitimate counter-insurgency operation... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 0

CHINA AND RUSSIA OPPOSE UN RESOLUTION ON ROHINGYA


Resolution calls on Myanmar to allow access for aid workers, ensure the return of all refugees and grant full citizenship rights to the Rohingya... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 2080

NO SIGN ROHINGYA WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME


They want the Rohingya to enjoy the same rights as others in Burma... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 101

NO SIGN ROHINGYA WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME IN MYANMAR


Emphasis must be placed on wish of local Rakhine ethnic people who are real Myanmar citizens... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 154

NO SIGN ROHINGYA WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME


They want the Rohingya to enjoy the same rights as others in Burma... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 101

U.S. SLAPS SANCTIONS ON 13, INCLUDING MYANMAR GENERAL FOR 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' ROLE AGAINST ROHINGYA


It could help answer critics who say Trump has sidelined human rights in U.S. foreign policy and sought closer ties with authoritarian leaders... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 15

MYANMAR GENERAL HIT BY US SANCTIONS


Rohingya crisis Myanmar general hit by US sanctions... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 331

MYANMAR BARS UN HUMAN RIGHTS ENVOY YANGHEE LEE


Myanmar's government has barred a UN human rights investigator from visiting the country and withdrawn cooperation with her for the rest of her tenure... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 2220

MYANMAR BLOCKS UN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR WEEKS BEFORE VISIT


The government has repeatedly denied violations of human rights are occurring throughout Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 386

A MYSTERIOUS ACT OF MERCY BY THE SUBWAY BOMBING SUSPECT


He seemed to have this hatred for America, said Monirul Islam, the chief of Bangladesh's counterterrorism police operations... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 1026

AS SIGNS OF A MASS GRAVE EMERGE MYANMAR CRACKS DOWN


Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar's civilian government, has said that the military ceased clearance operations against Rohingya insurgents in early September... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 1095

Trending News Headlines : Myanmar

OXFORD COLLEGE REMOVES PAINTING OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI FROM DISPLAY


So far Oxford University has decided not to reconsider Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary degree... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 46042

'I AM ROHINGYA' FOLLOWS THE JOURNEY OF A YOUNG WOMAN FROM HER HOME IN MYANMAR TO A REFUGEE CAMP IN BANGLADESH.


'I am Rohingya' follows the journey of a young woman from her home in Myanmar to a refugee camp in Bangladesh... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 14174

AUNG SAN SUU KYI A MUCH-CHANGED ICON EVADES ROHINGYA ACCUSATIONS


Such a recasting of her role has disappointed Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi's fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureates... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 9893

'LAST CHANCE' FOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI


Rohingya crisis 'Last chance' for Aung San Suu Kyi... READ MORE

17th September, 2017 9773

ROHINGYA REFUGEES ACCUSE MYANMAR ARMY OF RAPE


Rohingya refugees who have escaped a military crackdown in Myanmar are accusing the army of raping women and girls... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 7938

ARMY'S RAPE OF ROHINGYA WOMEN SWEEPING, METHODICAL


News agency investigation finds rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar's security forces has been systematic and widespread... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 7424

AUNG SAN SUU KYI LOSES FREEDOM OF OXFORD OVER ROHINGYA CRISIS


Oxford city council votes unanimously to strip Myanmar leader of award over her response to repression... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 7213

MYANMAR'S AUNG SAN SUU KYI TO SKIP UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY


Myanmar's suu kyi skips un assembly amid criticism over rohingya crisis... READ MORE

14th September, 2017 6973

AT RISK IN ROHINGYA EXODUS 230000 CHILDREN HUNDREDS ALL ALONE


More than half of the 400,000 refugees who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since late August are children, and hundreds came without parents, Unicef said... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 6968

'THEY DROWNED BEFORE OUR EYES' - DOZENS DIE AS ROHINGYA REFUGEE BOAT CAPSIZES


Those onboard were escaping weeks of bloodshed in Myanmar's Rakhine state, and seeking the safety of neighbouring Bangladesh... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 6428

AMID ROHINGYA EXODUS, SUU KYI BLAMES WORLD CONFLICTS PARTLY ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION


Myanmar has been widely criticized for the military crackdown that has driven more than 620,000 Rohingya to flee Rakhine state into neighbouring Bangladesh... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 5854

ROHINGYA WERE RAPED SYSTEMATICALLY BY MYANMAR'S MILITARY, REPORT SAYS


Human Rights Watch found that the raping of Rohingya Muslim women and girls was even more widespread than earlier suspected... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 5729

UN LOOKS TO GULF STATES TO SAVE ROHINGYA REFUGEES


The plan targets 1.2 million people, including all Rohingya refugees, and 300,000 Bangladeshi host communities over the next six months, he said... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 5693

A MONTH OF MISERY IN MYANMAR'S RAKHINE


The influx adds to about 300,000 Rohingya, already located in camps around the Bangladeshi city of Cox's Bazar... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 3969

POPE FRANCIS TO MEET AUNG SAN SUU KYI ON FIRST FULL DAY IN MYANMAR


Pontiff to meet country's civilian leader a day after meeting military general in charge of crackdown on Rohingya minority... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3485

'MASS HINDU GRAVE' FOUND IN MYANMAR


Myanmar authorities accuse Muslim Rohingya militants of killing 28 Hindus in restive Rakhine state... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 3223

'HEAVILY TRAUMATIZED ' ROHINGYA CHILDREN GO FROM TERROR IN MYANMAR TO REFUGEE CAMP CHAOS


Now they've traded the fear and terror of Myanmar's northern Rakhine state for the chaos of refugee camps in Bangladesh... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 3201

NEW EVIDENCE OF ROHINGYA VILLAGE BURNING


Myanmar's envoy to the UN has blamed the Rohingya insurgents for the violence in Rakhine state and said that his country would never tolerate such atrocities... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 3077

POPE FRANCIS ARRIVES IN MYANMAR AMID ROHINGYA CRISIS


His trip comes as the Myanmar government is accused of ethnically cleansing its Rohingya Muslim minority, more than 600,000 of whom have taken shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 3055

WORLD FAILING MYANMAR'S ROHINGYA MUSLIMS, TOP RED CROSS OFFICIAL SAYS


A top Red Cross official has described the humanitarian crisis affecting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims as unprecedented and said the world was failing in its response... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 2926

POPE AVOIDS ROHINGYA TERM IN SPEECH


Pope Francis has delivered a keynote speech in Myanmar, demanding respect for each ethnic group but without referring specifically to its Muslim Rohingya community... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 2787

DEAL SIGNED TO RETURN MYANMAR ROHINGYA


Bangladesh has signed a deal with Myanmar to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a recent army crackdown... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 2670

MYANMAR GENERAL BLAMES CRISIS ON ROHINGYA


In a Facebook post on Sunday, Gen Min Aung Hlaing urged people and the media in Myanmar to unite over the issue of the Rohingya... READ MORE

17th September, 2017 2492

U.S. DECLARES ATTACKS ON BURMESE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS AS 'ETHNIC CLEANSING'


Matthew Smith, co-founder of Fortify Rights, a human rights organization working in Burma, said Tillerson's statement was nevertheless a significant step toward holding Burmese officials accountable... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 2291

CHINA ENDORSES MYANMAR'S CRACKDOWN; U.N. SEES 'ETHNIC CLEANSING'


Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar authorities to end violence, adding that the situation was best described as ethnic cleansing... READ MORE

14th September, 2017 2237

AS MALARIA RESISTS TREATMENT EXPERTS WARN OF GLOBAL CRISIS


Malaria experts now fear losing artemisinin and its partner drugs the same way... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 2178

AUNG SAN SUU KYI UNVEILS RELIEF PLANS FOR ROHINGYA MUSLIMS


In a speech carried by state TV late on Thursday, Aung San Suu Kyi said There has been a lot of criticisms against our country... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 1909

VENEZUELAN FAMILIES SCAVENGE FOR FOOD TO SURVIVE HUNGER


As the economic and political crisis deepens in Venezuela, so do the levels of hunger... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 1753

AS NORTH KOREA THREAT LOOMS, TRUMP TO ADDRESS WORLD LEADERS AT U.N.


The United Nations, of course, holds tremendous potential to realize its founding ideals, but only if it's run more efficiently and effectively, McMaster said on Friday... READ MORE

17th September, 2017 1640

BAFFLED BY ROHINGYA STANCE UN OFFICIAL SCOLDS AUNG SAN SUU KYI


Ms. Lee spoke a day after she delivered a sharp critique of Myanmar's human rights situation to the United Nations General Assembly... READ MORE

27th October, 2017 1461


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