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Thousands flee in expectation of Myanmar military operation
Yangon, Myanmar | By Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2020 09:43 AM IST
The exodus from more than 40 villages is continuing almost a week later, even though the order was revoked last Friday Rakhine state’s security and border affairs minister.
PM Modi has assured NRC an ‘internal issue’: Bangladesh envoy
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rezaul H Laskar
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2019 10:53 PM IST
After some 1.9 million people were left out of the final version of the NRC in Assam in August, statements by BJP leaders that these people would be deported have sparked concerns among the public in Bangladesh. These concerns have been exacerbated by plans to implement the NRC across India.
How linguistic choices affect Rohingya children
By Soumya Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2019 07:08 PM IST
Language isolation may be a strategic political tool, but with the lack of a constructive approach on behalf of Myanmar to rehabilitate the refugees in the Rakhine state, one can’t help but wonder if there is a future for the lost generation of Rohingyas
Myanmar rebel group releases four abducted Indians, fifth dies in detention
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | By Sadiq Naqvi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 04, 2019 08:36 PM IST
Five Indians, all employed by companies working on the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transport Project (KMMTP) and five Myanmarese men were abducted Sunday evening when they were on their way from Paletwa (Chin state) to Kyauktaw (in Rakhine state) in two speed boats. They were released Monday morning.
219 Rakhine Buddhist refugees living in Mizoram sent to Myanmar
Guwahati | By Sadiq Naqvi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 03, 2019 01:55 PM IST
The refugees, who mostly came in boats, took shelter in four border villages in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district — Laitlang, Hmawngbuchhua, Zochachhua, and Dumzautlang.
31 Rohingyas stranded on India-Bangladesh border from Myanmar, says BSF
Hindustan Times, Agartala | By Priyanka Deb Barman
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2019 11:26 PM IST
After their preliminary questioning to know their identities on Monday, the BSF said most of them are from four districts of Rakhine State — Mandaw, Bhusidang, Maungdaw and Manandaw.
President Ram Nath Kovind says India may give more aid to develop Rakhine
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON DEC 14, 2018 12:07 AM IST
Without mentioning the Rohingya refugees currently living in Bangladesh, the statement said India had expressed its support for agreements between Myanmar and Bangladesh for the “repatriation of the verified displaced persons from Rakhine State and underlined its readiness to continue to assist in addressing this complex issue”.
India, Myanmar sign MoU on operationalisation of Sittwe Port
Nay Pyi Taw | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2018 11:59 PM IST
The Sittwe port in Myanmar will connect India’s landlocked north-east region to the Bay of Bengal through Mizoram. It will also provide an alternate route to Kolkata.
Suu Kyi must stop defending the indefensible
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2018 12:31 PM IST
During the long years of house arrest, Ms Suu Kyi had depended on the media to get her message out to the world
US sanctions Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
Washington | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2018 11:38 PM IST
Commanders Aung Kyaw Zaw, Khin Maung Soe, Khin Hlaing, and Thura San Lwin were accused of leading violent campaigns against Muslim Rohingyas in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
Committed to speedy return of Rohingyas to Myanmar, Rajnath Singh tells Bangladesh PM
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUL 14, 2018 11:01 PM IST
More than six lakh Rohingya Muslims have taken shelter in Bangladesh following violence in Rakhine State in August last year.
Rohingya militants massacred 53 Hindus in last year’s turmoil: Amnesty
Agence France-Presse, Yangon | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON MAY 23, 2018 08:59 AM IST
Amnesty International said that a new investigation had confirmed the militants killed 53 Hindus “execution-style” -- mostly children -- in the Kha Maung Seik village cluster in northern Maungdaw.
UNICEF ambassador Priyanka Chopra urges the world to care for Rohingya refugees
Indo Asian News Service | By HT Correspondent, Dhaka
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2018 06:26 PM IST
Priyanka Chopra has shared pictures and messages from her field visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
India for safe, sustainable return of Rohingyas, says Sushma Swaraj
Press Trust of India, Nay Pyi Taw | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2018 06:45 PM IST
An estimated 7,00,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Rakhine State in Myanmar since the military crackdown, resulting in a major crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh.
India, Myanmar sign seven agreements as Sushma Swaraj meets Suu Kyi
Press Trust of India, Nay Pyi Taw | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2018 06:04 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj also reiterated India’s readiness and commitment to helping the Government of Myanmar in addressing issues related to Rakhine State.
Sushma calls on Myanmar President, Rohingya refugee crisis on the plate
Press Trust of India, Nay Pyi Taw | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON MAY 10, 2018 09:47 PM IST
An estimated 7,00,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State since August last year after large-scale violence following a military crackdown.
Commonwealth lauds Bangladesh for sheltering Rohingya
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar, London
UPDATED ON APR 21, 2018 09:49 PM IST
CHOGM leaders called for a halt to all violence, a restoration of normality, and accountability of the perpetrators of gross violations of human rights through and independent process of investigation.
First Rohingya family repatriated to Myanmar: Govt
Agence France-Presse, Yangon | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON APR 15, 2018 09:02 AM IST
The Myanmar government said that a family of five members became the first to came back. They to Taungpyoletwei town repatriation camp in Rakhine state
With Rohingya gone, Myanmar’s ethnic Rakhine seek to establish ‘Muslim-dry buffer zone’
AFP, Koe Tan Kauk | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAR 16, 2018 12:45 PM IST
The Rakhine carry great expectations as the pioneers of a donor-led “Rakhinisation” plan to upend the demography of the once majority-Muslim area.