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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
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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.
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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.
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Draft UN Resolution Pressures Myanmar Over Rohingya Crisis
The UN Security Council is weighing a draft resolution that would pressure Myanmar to address the violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee, according to the text obtained by AFP on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis To Meet Top Buddhist Monks In Myanmar, Address Military
Pope Francis will meet Myanmar's top Buddhist monks, its military generals and Aung San Suu Kyi in November when he visits that country and Bangladesh, caught up in a crisis over Rohingya Muslim
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VHP Seeks Safety Of Rohingya Hindus In Rakhine State
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP today asked the government to "pressure" Bangladesh and Myanmar to ensure the safety of Rohingya Hindus in Rakhine state
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'We Will Kill You All': Rohingya Villagers In Myanmar Beg For Safe Passage
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
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With Rohingya On The Run, Who Is Left In Myanmar's Violence-Ravaged Rakhine
A military campaign to wipe out Rohingya insurgents has rained violence down on Myanmar's Rakhine state, sending nearly 390,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing for sanctuary in Bangladesh.
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All Stakeholders Must Work To Preserve Myanmar's Unity: PM Narendra Modi
India said today that it shares Myanmar's concerns over the violence in the Rakhine state and asked all stakeholders to preserve the country's unity and territorial integrity, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
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12 Dead In Clashes In Myanmar's Restive Rakhine: State Media
Twelve people have died in the north of Myanmar's Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of violence in the restive region.
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Myanmar Plans Economic Zone for Exports to India
Myanmar has demarcated an area in Rakhine state to establish a special economic zone which aims to attract investors from ASEAN countries and export their goods to China and India, an official report said on Friday.
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Rising Rakhine Party Looming Threat to Myanmar's Muslim Minority
Myanmar's historic elections next month are likely to worsen the plight of the country's oppressed Rohingya Muslim community, with a new, hardline Buddhist party on the brink of becoming a formidable force.
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Myanmar Arrests 93 Traffickers, But None From Rakhine
Myanmar police have arrested more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year, media reported today, but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
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Strong Currents Hamper Search for Myanmar Ferry Victims
Strong currents today hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies of victims of a ferry accident which killed at least 34 people off western Myanmar, as hopes dimmed for the missing.
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India announces $1 million to Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state
India on Friday announced assistance of $1 million towards relief in Myanmar's Rakhine state which was rocked by widespread ethnic clashes leaving thousands displaced.
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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.
-
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.
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Draft UN Resolution Pressures Myanmar Over Rohingya Crisis
The UN Security Council is weighing a draft resolution that would pressure Myanmar to address the violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee, according to the text obtained by AFP on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis To Meet Top Buddhist Monks In Myanmar, Address Military
Pope Francis will meet Myanmar's top Buddhist monks, its military generals and Aung San Suu Kyi in November when he visits that country and Bangladesh, caught up in a crisis over Rohingya Muslim
-
VHP Seeks Safety Of Rohingya Hindus In Rakhine State
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP today asked the government to "pressure" Bangladesh and Myanmar to ensure the safety of Rohingya Hindus in Rakhine state
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'We Will Kill You All': Rohingya Villagers In Myanmar Beg For Safe Passage
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
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With Rohingya On The Run, Who Is Left In Myanmar's Violence-Ravaged Rakhine
A military campaign to wipe out Rohingya insurgents has rained violence down on Myanmar's Rakhine state, sending nearly 390,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing for sanctuary in Bangladesh.
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All Stakeholders Must Work To Preserve Myanmar's Unity: PM Narendra Modi
India said today that it shares Myanmar's concerns over the violence in the Rakhine state and asked all stakeholders to preserve the country's unity and territorial integrity, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
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12 Dead In Clashes In Myanmar's Restive Rakhine: State Media
Twelve people have died in the north of Myanmar's Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of violence in the restive region.
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Myanmar Plans Economic Zone for Exports to India
Myanmar has demarcated an area in Rakhine state to establish a special economic zone which aims to attract investors from ASEAN countries and export their goods to China and India, an official report said on Friday.
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Rising Rakhine Party Looming Threat to Myanmar's Muslim Minority
Myanmar's historic elections next month are likely to worsen the plight of the country's oppressed Rohingya Muslim community, with a new, hardline Buddhist party on the brink of becoming a formidable force.
-
Myanmar Arrests 93 Traffickers, But None From Rakhine
Myanmar police have arrested more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year, media reported today, but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
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Strong Currents Hamper Search for Myanmar Ferry Victims
Strong currents today hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies of victims of a ferry accident which killed at least 34 people off western Myanmar, as hopes dimmed for the missing.
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India announces $1 million to Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state
India on Friday announced assistance of $1 million towards relief in Myanmar's Rakhine state which was rocked by widespread ethnic clashes leaving thousands displaced.
