Rakhine
-
{
- All
- News
- Videos
-
8 Rohingya Refugees, Including 5 Children, Killed in Bangladesh Landslides
Heavy monsoon rains triggered deadly landslides across Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, killing eight people, including five children
-
Why India Will Be Watching the Developments in Myanmar's Rakhine State
Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party has proposed the creation of an independent Rohingya state in the Rohingya-majority region during a meeting with representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Dhaka.
-
Myanmar's War-Torn Rakhine Faces Famine With 2 Million People At Risk, UN Says
Myanmar's war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at the risk of starvation.
-
India Signs 10 Agreements With Myanmar
India and Myanmar on Thursday exchanged 10 agreements, four of which focus on the construction of water supply systems, distribution of electricity by solar power, as well as the construction of roads and schools in Rakhine state, located on the western coast of the South Asian country.
-
5 Indians Kidnapped In Myanmar Freed After Timely Intervention: Centre
The Indian government on Tuesday said its "timely intervention" ensured the release of five Indians and five Myanmar nationals, including an MP, who had been taken hostage by an ethnic rebel group in the country's restive Rakhine province.
-
PM Hasina Slams US Lawmaker's Proposal To Integrate Rakhine, Bangladesh
Bangladesh is happy with its 54,000 sq km territory, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday as she criticised as "flagitious" a proposal by a top US lawmaker to integrate Myanmar's restive Rakhine state with her country.
-
13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
-
Protests In Myanmar's Rakhine State Opposing Rohingya Return
Protesters in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state demonstrated on Sunday against the planned repatriation of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh, referring to them as "runaway refugees". About 100 people led by Buddhists monks marched through the state capital Sittwe holding red banners and chanting slogans.
-
Rohingya Return To Myanmar Must Be Safe, Sustainable, Says Indian Envoy
The return of Rohingya refugeesto Myanmar's Rakhine state should be safe, speedy and sustainable, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla said today.
-
Conditions In Myanmar 'Not Conducive' To Rohingya Return: United Nations
Conditions in Myanmar's crisis-hit northern Rakhine state are "not conducive" to bringing back Rohingya from Bangladesh, the UN told AFP, in remarks that jar with the country's insistence that it is ready for returnees.
-
Myanmar Monk Returns To Preaching After Ban, Denies Fuelling Rakhine Violence
Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu said on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to do with violence in the western state of Rakhine, as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.
-
"Acts Of Genocide" Suspected Against Rohingya In Myanmar: UN
The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday that he strongly suspected that "acts of genocide" may have taken place against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state since August.
-
Three Bombs Hit Capital Of Myanmar's Rakhine State
Three bombs exploded in different locations in Rakhine's state capital Sittwe early Saturday morning, including at the home of a high ranking official, Myanmar police told AFP.
-
US Diplomat Quits Myanmar's 'Whitewash' Rohingya Crisis Panel
Veteran U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis, saying it was conducting a "whitewash" and accusing the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi of lacking "moral leadership".
-
Myanmar Army General In Charge Of Rakhine Replaced Amid Reports Of Atrocities
Myanmar's army has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state following a military crackdown that has driven more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh amid reports of mass rape, torture and other crimes against humanity.
-
8 Rohingya Refugees, Including 5 Children, Killed in Bangladesh Landslides
Heavy monsoon rains triggered deadly landslides across Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, killing eight people, including five children
-
Why India Will Be Watching the Developments in Myanmar's Rakhine State
Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party has proposed the creation of an independent Rohingya state in the Rohingya-majority region during a meeting with representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Dhaka.
-
Myanmar's War-Torn Rakhine Faces Famine With 2 Million People At Risk, UN Says
Myanmar's war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at the risk of starvation.
-
India Signs 10 Agreements With Myanmar
India and Myanmar on Thursday exchanged 10 agreements, four of which focus on the construction of water supply systems, distribution of electricity by solar power, as well as the construction of roads and schools in Rakhine state, located on the western coast of the South Asian country.
-
5 Indians Kidnapped In Myanmar Freed After Timely Intervention: Centre
The Indian government on Tuesday said its "timely intervention" ensured the release of five Indians and five Myanmar nationals, including an MP, who had been taken hostage by an ethnic rebel group in the country's restive Rakhine province.
-
PM Hasina Slams US Lawmaker's Proposal To Integrate Rakhine, Bangladesh
Bangladesh is happy with its 54,000 sq km territory, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday as she criticised as "flagitious" a proposal by a top US lawmaker to integrate Myanmar's restive Rakhine state with her country.
-
13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
-
Protests In Myanmar's Rakhine State Opposing Rohingya Return
Protesters in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state demonstrated on Sunday against the planned repatriation of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh, referring to them as "runaway refugees". About 100 people led by Buddhists monks marched through the state capital Sittwe holding red banners and chanting slogans.
-
Rohingya Return To Myanmar Must Be Safe, Sustainable, Says Indian Envoy
The return of Rohingya refugeesto Myanmar's Rakhine state should be safe, speedy and sustainable, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla said today.
-
Conditions In Myanmar 'Not Conducive' To Rohingya Return: United Nations
Conditions in Myanmar's crisis-hit northern Rakhine state are "not conducive" to bringing back Rohingya from Bangladesh, the UN told AFP, in remarks that jar with the country's insistence that it is ready for returnees.
-
Myanmar Monk Returns To Preaching After Ban, Denies Fuelling Rakhine Violence
Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu said on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to do with violence in the western state of Rakhine, as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.
-
"Acts Of Genocide" Suspected Against Rohingya In Myanmar: UN
The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday that he strongly suspected that "acts of genocide" may have taken place against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state since August.
-
Three Bombs Hit Capital Of Myanmar's Rakhine State
Three bombs exploded in different locations in Rakhine's state capital Sittwe early Saturday morning, including at the home of a high ranking official, Myanmar police told AFP.
-
US Diplomat Quits Myanmar's 'Whitewash' Rohingya Crisis Panel
Veteran U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis, saying it was conducting a "whitewash" and accusing the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi of lacking "moral leadership".
-
Myanmar Army General In Charge Of Rakhine Replaced Amid Reports Of Atrocities
Myanmar's army has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state following a military crackdown that has driven more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh amid reports of mass rape, torture and other crimes against humanity.
