by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | World
Nearly half a billion dollars in aid are needed for Rohingya Muslims, who have fled a government crackdown in Myanmar and have now sought refuge in Bangladesh, said human rights organizations that have been helping the displaced. Some $434 million are needed over the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | World
Myanmar told the United Nations refugee agency on Monday its top priority was to bring back Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh, but much work was needed to “consolidate stability” in its troubled northern region of Rakhine. Win Myat Aye, Myanmar’s Union Minister,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 28, 2017 | World
No less than 10 children and four women were killed when a boat carrying Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized in rough seas off Bangladesh on Thursday, police said. “They drowned before our eyes. Minutes later, the waves washed the bodies to the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2017 | World
A Red Cross truck carrying relief supplies for Rohingya Muslim refugees skidded off a hilly road in Bangladesh and plunged into a paddy field on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 10, police said. Officials said the truck was carrying food to some of the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2017 | World
In her first public remarks on the violence against Rohingya Muslims, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in the turbulent Rakhine state as rights groups said a systematic purge was being committed against the minority...
