Recent News Headlines : Arsa

U.N. PANEL SEEKS RARE REPORT FROM MYANMAR REGIME ON RAPES AND SLAYINGS OF ROHINGYA WOMEN


A United Nations women's rights panel called on Myanmar on Tuesday to report within six months on rapes and sexual violence against Rohingya women and girl... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 26

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 2223

ROHINGYA RETURN TO MYANMAR 'PUTS THEM IN TIGER'S GRASP'


Bangladesh's main opposition party criticised the government for selling itself to the Myanmar government in order to get an agreement to remove the Rohingya... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 334

UN PANEL SEEKS REPORT FROM MYANMAR ON RAPES, DEATHS OF ROHINGYA WOMEN


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28th November, 2017 0

POPE SET FOR KEY MYANMAR SPEECH


Pope set for key Myanmar speech and meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 225

POPE FRANCIS ARRIVES IN MYANMAR


Pope Francis Arrives in a Myanmar Tarnished by Rohingya Crackdown... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 918

POPE FACES TIGHTROPE ACT IN MYANMAR AMID ROHINGYA CRISIS


Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar as the country grapples with the Rohingya crisis... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 74

ROHINGYA TO STAY IN TEMPORARY SHELTERS AFTER MYANMAR RETURN


Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar following a Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation agreement will initially have to live in temporary shelters or camps, Dhaka said Saturday... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 98

ROHINGYA ACTIVIST: SUU KYI IS DENYING OUR EXISTENCE


-- Lotte Leicht LotteLeicht1 November 19, 2017 Aung San Suu Kyi, in her first public statement, had backed the military for their handling of the Rohingya crisis... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 701

CHINA OFFERS SOLUTION TO MYANMAR'S ROHINGYA CRISIS


More than 600,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August driven out by a military clearance operation in Buddhist majority Myanmar's Rakhine State... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 24

CHINA DRAWS THREE-STAGE PATH FOR MYANMAR, BANGLADESH TO RESOLVE ROHINGYA CRISIS


More than 600,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August driven out by a military clearance operation in Buddhist majority Myanmar's Rakhine State... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 851

BANGLADESH SAYS IT'S IN TALKS WITH MYANMAR ON ROHINGYA REPATRIATION DEAL


More than 600,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military clearance operation in Buddhist majority Myanmar's Rakhine State... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 200

REX TILLERSON TELLS MYANMAR LEADERS TO INVESTIGATE ATTACKS ON ROHINGYA


Meanwhile, Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi's various Rohingya commissions are continuing their work... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 782

UN CHIEF ASKS AUNG SAN SUU KYI TO ALLOW RETURN OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES


Over 6,00,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh from predominantly Buddhist Myanmar's Rakhine state since late August after large-scale violence... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 362

PURGATORY UNDER THE SUN AS MYANMAR FORCES LET FLEEING ROHINGYA MASSES LANGUISH ON BORDER BEACH


For the Rohingya at Ah Lei Than Kyaw, some 5 km south of the mouth of the Naf River, the beach is a kind of purgatory... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 3

AUNG SAN SUU KYI MAKES FIRST VISIT TO ROHINGYA CONFLICT ZONE IN MYANMAR


One of the places Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi visited during her day trip to northern Rakhine was Taung Pyo, on the border with Bangladesh... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 661

BANGLADESH TO OFFER STERILISATION TO ROHINGYA IN REFUGEE CAMPS


In Rakhine they did not go to family planning clinics, fearing the Myanmar authorities would give medicine that harms them or their children, Sultana said... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 2317

BANGLADESH'S NEWS-STARVED ROHINGYA REFUGEES TUNE IN TO 'WHATSAPP RADIO' DESPITE DODGY INFO SOURCES


Sitting in his hillside grocery shop in a Bangladesh refugee camp, Rohingya Muslim Momtaz-ul-Hoque takes a break to listen to an audio recording on his mob... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 6

BANGLADESH IS NOW HOME TO ALMOST 1 MILLION ROHINGYA REFUGEES


Nurij, 65, an exhausted Rohingya, receives water after she is carried to a port in Teknaf, Bangladesh, after crossing from Burma, on Oct. 25... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 777

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROHINGYA CRISIS


Rohingya Muslims represent the largest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar, with the majority living in Rakhine State... READ MORE

19th October, 2017 1144

ELEPHANT TRAMPLES ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN BANGLADESH KILLING FOUR


Four Rohingya refugees were trampled to death by an elephant in a makeshift camp in the Cox's Bazaar area of Bangladesh on Saturday morning... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 872

TWO DEAD, UNKNOWN NUMBER MISSING AS BOAT CARRYING REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR TO BANGLADESH FLIPS


At least two people have died after a boat carrying refugees fleeing Myanmar capsized on its way to Bangladesh on Sunday, local authorities told Reuters. T... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 0

TWELVE DIE AS ROHINGYA BOAT CAPSIZES


Dozens of Rohingya have already died trying to cross into neighbouring Bangladesh amid a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 596

BANGLADESH TO BUILD ONE OF WORLD'S LARGEST REFUGEE CAMPS FOR 800,000 ROHINGYA


Bangladesh authorities plan to expand a refugee camp at Kutupalong near the border town of Cox's Bazar to accommodate the Rohingya... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 4108

WORLD BANK RAISES 2017, 2018 EAST ASIA GROWTH FORECASTS, SEES GEOPOLITICAL RISKS


The World Bank cut growth forecasts for several countries in Southeast Asia including Myanmar and the Philippines, while raising forecasts for Malaysia and Thailand... READ MORE

4th October, 2017 856

BEAUTY QUEEN 'DETHRONED IN ROHINGYA ROW'


Shwe Eain Si had posted a video online where she blamed violence in Myanmar on Rohingya militants... READ MORE

3rd October, 2017 579

UNDER SIEGE IN THEIR VILLAGES, ROHINGYA STILL IN BURMA SAY THEY'RE TRAPPED


Rather, he said, it has realized that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are exposing atrocities in Rakhine and tarnishing Burma's image... READ MORE

2nd October, 2017 1403

ROHINGYA WOMEN, CHILDREN PERISH IN SEA VOYAGE FROM MYANMAR


More than 130 refugees have drowned on ill-fated voyages to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar's western Rakhine state on August 25, police say... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 0

'HUMAN RIGHTS NIGHTMARE' IN MYANMAR COULD SPREAD, UN CHIEF WARNS


In particular, we call on all states to immediately suspend military assistance and co-operation with Myanmar... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 1154

THE ROHINGYA ARE BEING ETHNICALLY CLEANSED


Unwanted in Bangladesh So, what is next for the Rohingya?... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 663

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HRW: SATELLITE DATA SHOW FIRES BURNING IN RAKHINE STATE


Meanwhile, Bangladesh has proposed joint military operations with Myanmar against Rohingya fighters in Rakhine state... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 27184

THOUSANDS OF ROHINGYA FLEE MYANMAR AMID TALES OF ETHNIC CLEANSING


Numbering about 1.1 million, there are now estimated to be more than 400,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 23134

ROHINGYA EXODUS CONTINUES AFTER 73,000 FLEE MYANMAR


In recent days, tens of thousands of Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh to escape mass killings they say are being perpetrated by Myanmar forces... READ MORE

3rd September, 2017 20434

MYANMAR TROOPS OPEN FIRE ON CIVILIANS FLEEING ATTACKS


Thousands of Rohingya Muslims escaping violence in Myanmar were trapped at the border with Bangladesh as new fighting erupted in restive Rakhine state... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 19816

MYANMAR WANTS ETHNIC CLEANSING OF ROHINGYA


On Wednesday, the Bangladesh foreign ministry summoned Myanmar's ambassador to express deep concern over the military operation in northern Rakhine state... READ MORE

24th November, 2016 17263

UN SEES 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' IN MYANMAR


Zeid Raad Al Hussein urged Myanmar to end the cruel military operation in Rakhine state... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 14517

MASSACRE AT TULA TOLI: ROHINGYA RECALL HORROR OF MYANMAR ARMY ATTACK


It was the fast-flowing river that doomed the inhabitants of Tula Toli... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 13546

SEEING THROUGH THE OFFICIAL STORY IN MYANMAR


On arrival at Sittwe, the Rakhine state capital, we were given instructions... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 11823

POLICE TO INVESTIGATE ABUSE OF ROHINGYA CAUGHT ON VIDEO


Selfie-style video filmed by border guard police shows officers kicking, punching and slapping Rohingya men... READ MORE

2nd January, 2017 9969

AUNG SAN SUU KYI SUPPORT STRONG DESPITE DENUNCIATIONS


The Rohingya crisis has not dampened Aung San Suu Kyi's popularity at home... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 9617

UN CHIEF URGES RESTRAINT BY MYANMAR FORCES IN RAKHINE


Antonio Guterres 'deeply concerned' by reports of security crackdown which killed hundreds of Rohingya Muslims... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 9366

DOZENS OF FLEEING ROHINGYA DIE AFTER BOATS CAPSIZE


READ MORE 'Fire and destruction ' as Myanmar army targets Rohingya Most of Myanmar's estimated one million Rohingya Muslims live in northern Rakhine state... READ MORE

31st August, 2017 9109

ARSON ATTACKS PUSH THOUSANDS MORE ROHINGYA FROM MYANMAR


Myanmar officials blamed the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army ARSA for the torching of homes in Rakhine State... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 8942

A MOTHERS ANGUISHED CHOICE TO FLEE MYANMAR AND LEAVE ONE CHILD BEHIND


Izhar was driven to Penang Island, where her husband was working on a building site... READ MORE

6th July, 2015 8857

UK ACTIVISTS URGE END TO 'SILENT GENOCIDE' OF ROHINGYA


The latest round of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State began last month when Rohingya fighters attacked about 30 police posts and army bases, prompting a military crackdown... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 7620

ARSA REBELS DECLARE TRUCE AMID ROHINGYA CRISIS


The ceasefire announced on Saturday in a statement by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army ARSA is scheduled to start on Sunday... READ MORE

9th September, 2017 7080

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

DOZENS OF ROHINGYA MISSING AS BOAT SINKS OFF BANGLADESH


Boat packed with at least 31 people reportedly chased by a Myanmar army speedboat as it tried to reach Bangladesh... READ MORE

5th December, 2016 6590

AUNG SAN SUU KYI: MYANMAR'S GREAT HOPE FAILS TO LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS


Aung San Suu Kyi's government has angrily dismissed many of the claims as fabrications ... READ MORE

31st March, 2017 6312

WHO WILL HELP MYANMAR'S ROHINGYA?


In recent weeks, more than 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh amid a military crackdown on insurgents in Myanmar's western Rakhine state... READ MORE

5th December, 2016 6124

BBC REPORTER IN RAKHINE: 'A MUSLIM VILLAGE WAS BURNING'


About 164,000 Rohingya Muslims have poured into Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state since violence erupted two weeks ago... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 6018

ARSA GROUP DENIES LINKS WITH AL-QAEDA, ISIL AND OTHERS


Rakhine-based Rohingya fighters, who emerged in October last year, say they have no ties to any 'terrorist group'... READ MORE

14th September, 2017 5812

'TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE OF ETHNIC CLEANSING': 370,000 ROHINGYAS FLOOD BANGLADESH AS CRISIS WORSENS


But with Suu Kyi's continued reluctance to speak out on the Rohingya's plight and the ensuing human rights crisis, her star has begun to dim... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 5239

"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE" -- OHIO STATE ATTACKER SAID ABUSES OF BURMA'S MUSLIMS LED TO "BOILING POINT"


He said that the ultimate goal of the Burma government is ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority... READ MORE

29th November, 2016 3650

TWO ROHINGYA CHILDREN, WOMAN KILLED IN AID STAMPEDE


Several Rohingya refugees have told Al Jazeera that after arriving in Bangladesh, they have not received food, shelter or enough clean water... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 3633

FAR FROM MYANMAR VIOLENCE ROHINGYA IN PAKISTAN ARE SEETHING


Far From Myanmar Violence, Rohingya in Pakistan Are Seething... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 3236

BANGLADESH POLICE ALLOW ROHINGYA TO FLEE


The Myanmar government says their security forces are responding to an attack last month on more than 20 police posts by Rohingya militants... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 3227

270,000 ROHINGYA HAVE FLED MYANMAR, U.N. SAYS


Last week at least 46 Rohingya were found dead along the banks of the Naf River, which forms part of the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 3136

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

MYANMAR COURT FINDS TRIO GUILTY OF INSULTING RELIGION


Philip Blackwood, who managed the VGastro Bar in Yangon, was arrested in December along with bar owner Tun Thurein and colleague Htut Ko Ko Lwin... READ MORE

17th March, 2015 2569


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