EU to penalise Burma officials over Rohingya violations
Europeans diplomat say the EU will impose sanctions on seven of Burma’s security officials.
Tagged: Arakan state
PODCAST: Reactions to the Rohingya crisis from the streets of Yangon
This podcast explores some of the animosity towards the Rohingya. Where does the hate come from? And is anyone from the Burmese population standing up for the Rohingya?
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Rohingya issue ‘complex and sensitive’, says Chinese FM
There should be understanding of the Burmese government’s efforts to protect social stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indonesian counterpart.
More
ARSA declare unilateral ceasefire
Rohingya insurgents declare a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis.
Rohingyas cannot return to Burma without citizenship documents, says NSA
Burma will not allow those Rohingyas who have recently fled the country to return unless they can show proof of Burmese citizenship, said National Security Advisor Thaung Tun.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Humanitarian concerns set in amid latest Arakan State violence
Food supplies have been cut off by the latest round of violence in northern Arakan State, according to a major UN provider of humanitarian assistance.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Arakan security proposal rejected by Lower House
The ruling National League for Democracy, led by Aung San San Suu, has a commanding majority in the lower house.
Body count rises to six in latest northern Arakan violence
Suspected insurgents killed at least six members of a Buddhist ethnic minority in western Burma on Thursday, the government and regional sources said, amid spiralling violence in troubled Arakan State.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
UN probe can only ‘aggravate’ troubles in Arakan, says Suu Kyi govt
Burma has declined to grant visas to three UN-appointed experts to look into allegations of abuses against the armed forces.
Assailants kill four civilians in northern Arakan violence over weekend: govt
Attacks on civilians in northern Arakan State continued over the weekend, according to the Office of the State Counsellor, which described the assailants as “terrorists” in three violent incidents that saw four people killed, including a village administrator.
Report adds to mounting rights abuse claims in Arakan
A damning new released by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK adds to mounting pressure on the government to cooperate with the upcoming United Nations fact-finding mission.
Red Cross president urges Burma to grant access to aid workers
“We would like to have access to all the people in need in order to do proper assessments, to help ease according to needs,” Peter Maurer said.
Maungdaw village headman killed by masked men
When neighbours came out, the attackers reportedly shot a gun into the air five times to warn them off, then ran away.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Video
DVB Debate: How to reach reconciliation in Arakan State?
In this episode of DVB Debate, panelists discuss how to approach issues of citizenship, conflict and reconciliation in Arakan State.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burmese police probe murders in Maungdaw
Govt says the corpses of three women and a man were found buried in a field near Luuphanpyin village in Maungdaw Township last Thursday.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
One year on, Arakanese IDPs still in limbo
Some 420 men, women and children are camped in the town of Sechaung, while another 62 ethnic Khami people shelter in a monastery.
Sobering verdict on UN rights envoy’s second visit under NLD govt
UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee gave a sombre review of Burma’s human rights progress after her second tour of the country under the NLD government.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Aid to Maungdaw trickling rather than ‘flowing’, rights groups say
Aid organisations working in Maungdaw have not been granted the “flowing” access to the restive region that they were promised by the government.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya
Malaysian aid flotilla bound for Arakan ‘not coming to create tension’
A Malaysian NGO has announced it plans to send a flotilla of humanitarian aid to conflict stricken Arakan State.
Culture Features Lead Story News Uncategorized
Karen reggae singer’s message for Burma’s youth? ‘One love’
Reggae singer Saw Phoe Kwar usually performs concerts in stadiums and on grand stages, but recently he has decided to take his music to school grounds across Burma.
Bangladesh border guard accuses Burmese navy of firing at fishing boat
Bangladesh has accused the Burmese navy of opening fire on a civilian fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal, amid bilateral tension over the Rohingya,
Arakan Lead Story News Peace Process
Arakanese object to ethnic ‘masquerade’ at Rangoon rally
“Arakanese people would never join such a demonstration. It is damaging to ethnic unity and we denounce it,” said a senior monk.
Burma’s interfaith community condemns Ohio attack
The 18-year-old Somali immigrant was apparently driven to rage by reports of atrocities against Burma’s ethnic Rohingya community.
2 injured in Minbya fuel warehouse fire
Firefighters continue efforts to suppress the blaze on Friday afternoon. At least two persons are hospitalised for severe burns.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Displaced Maungdaw families shelter in monastery
Buddhist families who were displaced amid violence in northern Arakan State last month take refuge in Buthidaung.
Thousands flee to China during govt, militia clashes
More than 3,000 have fled across the border to China to seek shelter amid the chaos in northern Shan State.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Hundreds of Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing to Bangladesh as the total number of dead from recent violence is confirmed by the army at more than 130.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Annan expresses ‘deep concern’ over Arakan violence
Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who chairs a commission on resolving Arakan’s problems, voices concern as the army reports a rising death toll from recent violence in the state.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
At least 30 killed in latest Arakan clashes
Burmese army arrest 36 militants they believe to be associated with Rohingya Muslims as deadly clashes take place in northern Arakan State.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Arakan govt to form new militia to police border
The Arakan State government says it will form a militia to bolster defenses along Burma’s border with Bangladesh in the wake of a series of deadly attacks earlier this month.
