OIC seeks probe into Myanmar killings

JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID Sunday 8 July 2012 Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called on the Myanmar government to order an immediate probe into the slaughtering of Rohingya Muslims as well as to bring those responsible to...

MYANMAR: Census offers hope to ethnic groups

CHIANG MAI, 16 May 2012 (IRIN) – A recent decision to undertake a national census could prove key to empowering Myanmar’s more than 100 ethnic groups, provided it is inclusive and conducted to international standards. “Potentially, the census would...

NLD opens new office in Maungdaw Township

Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:44 Maungdaw, Arakan State: The National League for Democracy (NLD) has opened a branch office in Maungdaw Township – a border town of Burma with Bangladesh and the border town of northern Arakan state, on April 25 at about 8:00am, according...
Rohingya Representatives meet British Foreign Secretary

Rohingya Representatives meet British Foreign Secretary

Chittagong, Bangladesh: Rohingya with other – Chin, Kachin, Shan, Kayah and Mon – ethnic groups’ representatives met British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the residence of the British ambassador in Rangoon yesterday at 5pm- 6pm, according to a source from...