Sep 1, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
Asian Weekly HTAN GONE, Myanmar (AP) — Members of a 1,000-strong Buddhist mob torched dozens of homes and shops in northwestern Myanmar following rumors that a Muslim man tried to sexually assault a young woman, officials and witnesses said Aug. 25, as the country was...
Aug 24, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
UN News Centre A United Nations independent expert today urged greater inclusion of women and other minority voices in the peace efforts in Myanmar and called on the Government to fulfil its obligations in stemming the spread of incitement of religious hatred directed...
Aug 22, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
By Human Rights Watch Media Release UPDATING All Day, Every Day ABOUT 80 of 137 Rohingya men being held in the Immigration centre at Sadao in Thailand’s southern Songkhla province escaped about 3am today, according to aid sources. Original Report PHUKET:...
Aug 22, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
AFP Myanmar has strongly denied previous accusations of ethnic cleansing Myanmar must address anti-Muslim propaganda and stamp out a culture of impunity for religious violence or risk “catastrophic” levels of conflict, a rights group warned Tuesday. Physicians for...
Aug 22, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
By Nopparat Chaichalearmmongkol and Wilawan Watcharasakwet BANGKOK – Thai officials continue the search of dozens of Rohingya asylum-seekers, who broke out of an immigration detention center in southern Thailand before dawn on Tuesday. Of the 87 Rohingya migrants who...
Aug 22, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
The World Outline It has been over a year since the renowned Burmese political activist Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to the Burmese parliament signalling a groundbreaking change in the country’s government. It has also been over a year since the first story emerged...
