ASEAN: SINGAPORE- Asean Urges Accountability for Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine
A soldier stands near Maungdaw, north of Myanmar’s Rakhine State, in this September 2017 file photo. (Reuters Photo/Soe Zeya Tun)
Read more
Rohingya muslims
POLITICS-CYBER MEDIA: Washington/Yangon – Myanmar Activists Welcome Zuckerberg’s 24-Hour Target to Block Hate Speech on Facebook
Myanmar civil society groups welcomed a commitment by Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to tackle hate speech within 24 hours
Read more
POLITICS-ROHINGYA: Dhaka/Geneva – Bangladesh, UNHCR to Ink Preliminary Plan on Rohingya Repatriation
The United Nations refugee agency is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh laying out a framework for
Read more
IMMIGRATION-ROHINGYA: Dhaka/Bhasan Char/Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Floating Island: New Home for Rohingya Refugees Emerges in Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh is racing to turn an uninhabited and muddy Bay of Bengal island into a home for 100,000 Rohingya Muslims
Read more
YANGON: Myanmar to Grant Families Access to Two Reuters Journalists After Remand Period Expires: Media
Members of the Myanmar press council speak as they release their statement on the arrest of the two Reuters reporters
Read more