Thailand decorates Burma’s army chief amid Rohingya Crisis
Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was granted the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant.
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Police officer testifies in Reuters reporters’ trial
This latest hearing came a day after literary rights group PEN America announced it was presenting the Reuters reporters with its Freedom to Write Award.
International agencies need to monitor Rohingya repatriation: UN, HRW
“It is standard practice in voluntary repatriation operations that UNHCR would be involved to ensure international standards are met for any type of return agreement,” said a UNHCR spokesman.
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Burma corrects state media report on UN ‘agreement’ to help house refugees
A Burmese state-run newspaper has corrected a report that a UN settlement programme, UN-Habitat, had agreed to help build housing for people fleeing violence in Rakhine State, where an army operation has displaced hundreds of thousands.
US calls on Burma to accept UN Rohingya investigation
The US calls on Burma to allow a UN fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces.
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Burma sends envoy to Bangladesh as Rohingya crisis deepens
A special envoy of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will begin top-level talks in Bangladesh on Wednesday, as the United Nations said the Rohingya crisis prompted 65,000 people to flee Burma for Bangladesh in the past three months.
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Nobel laureates speak out on ‘human tragedy’ in Arakan
More than a dozen Nobel laureates including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Malala Yousafzai urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to end “ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity” in Burma’s troubled Arakan State.
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Plight of Rohingya now an ASEAN issue
Was it a step forward or a flop? Whatever the verdict is, the 19 December “retreat” of ASEAN foreign ministers in Burma on the touchy Rohingya issue was itself the message.
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Malaysia calls for ASEAN to coordinate aid for Rohingya
Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Burma was a regional concern and called for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to coordinate humanitarian aid and investigate alleged atrocities committed against them.
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UN says it gets reports daily of killings and rapes in Arakan
The United Nations is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Burma’s Arakan State and independent monitors are being barred from investigating, the UN human rights office said on Friday.
Burma govt seeks to prove Rohingya are not indigenous
Burma’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture claims there is no mention of the word ‘Rohingya’ in historical documents dating back to the British colonial era.
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Suu Kyi woos investors in Singapore
Burmese leader bids to attract more overseas businesses to create jobs and improve Burma’s crumbling infrastructure.
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Malaysia to summon Burma’s ambassador over Rohingya crisis
“Malaysia also calls on the government of Myanmar to take all the necessary actions to address the alleged ethnic cleansing …” says Malaysian Foreign Ministry.
