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Bangladesh for early start to Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh has pressed Myanmar on early start of physical repatriation of the Rohingya refugees during a top bilateral meeting.
3 May 2019, 14:05 PM

Myanmar troops kill 6, detain scores in Rakhine

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the troubled western state of Rakhine yesterday, after soldiers and police
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Severe Indonesia floods kill 10

At least 10 people are dead and eight are missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said yesterday.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Only people can change the prime minister: Mahathir

“Vote me out if you want,” says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in an apparent response to Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim's statement that the prime minister should be changed.
28 April 2019, 08:56 AM

UN urges int’l help for 1.2m Rohingyas

Top UN agency leaders have asked the international community to continue supporting the critical needs of 1.2 million people, Rohingya refugees and their local host communities, in south-eastern Bangladesh.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

UN leaders highlight need for support to Rohingya

UN humanitarian leaders reiterates their commitments to working toward the safe and sustainable solution for the Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and noted the UN efforts are on to help in creating conditions conducive to their return.
26 April 2019, 15:48 PM

‘UNSC can’t avoid responsibility over Rohingya crisis’

Bangladesh says the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, cannot avoid its responsibility for a sustainable solution of the Rohingya crisis through voluntary, safe and dignified return of the Rohingyas to their place of origin and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
26 April 2019, 05:09 AM

Hong Kong office hit: Amnesty

Amnesty International’s Hong Kong office has been hit by a years-long cyberattack from hackers with known links to the Chinese government, the rights group said yesterday.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh not to take blame for any casualty in Rohingya camps: FM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says those who are opposing the relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char Island should take the responsibility if there is any casualty in Cox's Bazar camps during monsoon.
25 April 2019, 09:41 AM

Play your role

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the United Nations to play a role in sending back over one million Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar.
24 April 2019, 21:32 PM

More than 50 feared dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine

More than 50 people are feared dead after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police say, the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry.
23 April 2019, 13:43 PM

Myanmar's top court rejects final appeal by jailed Reuters journos

Myanmar’s top court rejects the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the Official Secrets Act, in a landmark case that has raised questions about the country’s transition to democracy.
23 April 2019, 03:09 AM

THE ONGOING ROHINGYA CRISIS

Since August 2017, the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis and the associated international crimes against the ethnic Rohingyas
22 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Brunei Sultan for 'just, permanent solution' to Rohingya crisis

Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah puts emphasis on “just and permanent solution” to the Rohingya crisis as he holds bilateral talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
22 April 2019, 09:48 AM

Rohingya refugee youth celebrate storytelling success

30 Rohingya refugees have graduated from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Storytellers programme in a ceremony featuring special guest Raba Khan.
22 April 2019, 09:10 AM

Rohingya crisis: Top UN officials to visit Bangladesh

Three top United Nations officials will visit Bangladesh from April 24-26 to highlight the need for supporting the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar.
22 April 2019, 07:14 AM

Not just about skyscrapers, blue skies, clean rivers important too: Dr Mahathir

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia will not be successful as a developed nation, if it did not balance physical development with the preservation of nature and maintaining the existing environment.
20 April 2019, 04:23 AM

‘Move to Antarctica’

Indonesia’s presidential challenger yesterday slammed pollsters as untrustworthy and said they should move to Antarctica so they could “lie to the penguins”, as he refused to concede defeat in this week’s election.
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Indonesia warns against unrest after election

Indonesian authorities yesterday warned against unrest as a firebrand ex-general rejected unofficial election results that appeared to hand President Joko Widodo another term as leader of the world’s third-biggest democracy.
18 April 2019, 18:53 PM

‘No peace by prayer’

Rakhine rebels locked in a vicious fight with Myanmar’s army will not “get peace by praying”, its commander said as he vowed his forces will fight on despite being outnumbered and under aerial assault.
18 April 2019, 18:50 PM