Tag Archives: Myanmar

• Applaud Myanmar and Bangladesh for accord on Rohingya refugees 1 December 2017 | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

  Bangladesh and Myanmar have exhibited extraordinary qualities of wisdom and understanding in reaching an accord for peaceful repatriation of the Rohingya refugees, ...

• China’s unaccountable Myanmar bonanza 7 November 2017 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  Burma's giant neighbour China maintains its aloofness from the Rohingya crisis, while utilizing the fuel pipelines originated in the trouble-torn Rakhine province of western Burma. ...

• Mass grave of 28 Hindus found in Myanmar, Rohingyas suspected 25 September 2017 This post has no comments yet

  Myanmar's army said Sunday that a mass grave of 28 Hindus had been discovered in violence-wracked Rakhine state, blaming the killings on Muslim Rohingya militants. ...

• The refugee crisis gripping Asia is make-or-break for Indian leadership 21 September 2017 | Nyshka Chandran This post has no comments yet

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a daunting challenge as his administration looks to deport Rohingya refugees while fending off international criticism. ...

• Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but silent on army role 19 September 2017 | Antoni Slodkowski This post has 2 comments

  Aung San Suu Kyi condemned human rights violations in Rakhine state and said violators would be brought to book, but she did not address UN accusations of a campaign of ethnic cleansing. ...

• Al-Qaeda operative alleged to have come to India to train Rohingyas arrested in Delhi 18 September 2017 | Puneet Kumar Sharma Chirag Gothi This post has no comments yet

  A Bangladeshi-British al-Qaeda operative who allegedly came to India to train Rohingya Muslims, was arrested last evening in Shakarpur, Delhi Police's Special Cell said today. ...

• Myanmar’s noble lady in distress 16 September 2017 | Laden Tshering Samdup This post has 4 comments

  The Myanmar issue needs to be handled with compassion to both sides and to prevent at all cost another democratic nation falling under the despotic rule of China. ...

• Wrong to rail against Dalai Lama for not condemning violence on Rohingya Muslims 13 September 2017 | Omair Ahmad This post has 2 comments

  The Dalai Lama has multiple times condemned attacks on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, but people have turned to blame him, in one of the cases of moral blindness that is shocking in its idiocy ...

• Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus 12 September 2017 | Reuters Staff This post has 2 comments

  Pressure mounted on Myanmar on Tuesday to end violence that has sent more than 300,000 Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, with the United States calling for the protection of civilians. ...

• Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Myanmar violence 6 September 2017 | Saphora Smith This post has 8 comments

  Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi broke her silence Wednesday on a refugee crisis that has sent 146,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh. ...