Global split over Rohingya crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown
International divisions emerged on Tuesday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on a worsening refugee crisis in Myanmar, with China voicing support for a military crackdown that has been criticised by the US, slammed as "ethnic cleansing" and forced 370,000 Rohingya to flee the violence.
Sep 12, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
Myanmar mob stones Muslim home amid Rohingya crisis
The mob attack on Sunday night in the Magway region of the mainly Buddhist nation was fuelled by anger over the deepening crisis in the western state of Rakhine, according to a government press release.
Sep 11, 2017, 15:54 PM IST
Dalai Lama calls on Aung San Suu Kyi for peaceful end to Rohingya crisis
The Dalai Lama has urged Aung San Suu Kyi to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in Myanmar and expressed concerns about violence that has led around 300,000 Muslim Rohingya to flee the Buddhist-majority country.
Sep 11, 2017, 13:23 PM IST
Fires destroy more villages in Myanmar's Rohingya region
Blazes started on Saturday engulfed as many as four more settlements in Rathedaung, likely destroying all the Muslim villages in the area, the sources said.
Sep 09, 2017, 20:11 PM IST
250,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh: UN
In the last two weeks alone 164,000 mostly Rohingya civilians have fled to Bangladesh, overwhelming refugee camps that were already bursting at the seams and triggering warnings of a humanitarian crisis.
Sep 07, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi visits Bagan temple in Myanmar
The second largest temple in the Bagan region was first damaged in an earthquake in 1975, and again when a 6.8 magnitude quake shook Myanmar last year.
Sep 06, 2017, 19:21 PM IST
Suu Kyi slams 'iceberg of 'misinformation' over Rohingya Muslims
Suu Kyi's government has faced growing international condemnation for the army's response with refugees.
Sep 06, 2017, 15:59 PM IST
India, Myanmar sign 11 agreements
Two other MoUs were signed on medical products regulation and in the field of health and medicine.
Sep 06, 2017, 12:55 PM IST
India understands Myanmar's concern on Rohingya crisis: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi amid a raging crisis involving Rohingyas in the country's Rakhine state.
Sep 06, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi meets Aung San Suu Kyi, says India understands Myanmar's concern on Rohingya crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi amid a raging crisis involving Rohingyas in the country's Rakhine state.
Sep 06, 2017, 11:10 AM IST
PM Modi to hold talks with Aung San Suu Kyi, expected to raise exodus of Rohingyas
PM Modi on Tuesday met Myanmar President Htin Kyaw.
Sep 05, 2017, 23:54 PM IST
PM Modi arrives to warm welcome in Myanmar, holds talks with President Htin Kyaw
PM Modi on Tuesday reached Nay Pyi Taw on the final leg of his two-nation visit after attending the BRICS summit in China.
Sep 05, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Muslims deeply concerned by Myanmar violence, Turkey tells Aung San Suu Kyi
In the phone call, Erdogan and Suu Kyi also discussed potential solutions to the fighting and means to deliver humanitarian aid to the region, the sources said.
Sep 05, 2017, 17:09 PM IST
Myanmar: Over 1.25 lakh Rohingya flee violence, Suu Kyi under pressure
Indonesian foreign minister met the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing on Monday to call on Myanmar to halt the bloodshed.
Sep 05, 2017, 12:45 PM IST
UK calls on Aung San Suu Kyi to curb Rohingya violence
The UK government has joined the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar to tackle the violence against Rohingya Muslims, warning that the treatment of the Rohingya is besmirching the reputation of the country.
Sep 03, 2017, 18:46 PM IST
UK says hopes Suu Kyi can bring end to violence against Myanmar Muslims
In one of the deadliest bouts of violence in decades, about 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to UN refugee agency UNHCR, as aid workers there struggle to cope.
Sep 03, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Eid-ul-Adha after fleeing violence
The festival comes as renewed violence in Myanmar`s Rakhine state forces thousands of Rohingya — a stateless ethnic minority — to seek refuge in Bangladesh, with many drowning as they attempt to cross the border river in makeshift boats.
Sep 02, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
US urges Myanmar to avoid reprisals after attacks kills 89
According to the United Nations, more than 80,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since last October's clashes.
Aug 26, 2017, 09:44 AM IST
Myanmar sees insurgents behind Rohingya killings in Northwest
Officials say Rohingya insurgents are behind this and a slew of killings in the area that has been racked by violence in recent months, with security forces accused of committing atrocities against civilians.
Jul 20, 2017, 17:47 PM IST
Cannot overlook what is happening in Myanmar: Nikki Haley
The UN estimates that more than 90,000 Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes in northern Rakhine State since last October.
Jul 13, 2017, 12:11 PM IST
