Over 18,000 Rohingya Muslims, many sick and some with bullet wounds, have fled the worst violence to grip northwestern Burma in at least five years, while thousands more are stuck…
Day: August 30, 2017
Locals oppose dam-building on Ngaw Chan Kha
The Ngaw Chan Kha is a tributary of the Mali Kha, one of two rivers that form the source of the Irrawaddy, Burma’s most important waterway
NGOs a source for explosive materials used by militants in Arakan: minister
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday doubled down on an earlier accusation from the government that international and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) played a part in the deadly attacks…
Don’t demonise India over Rohingya deportation, official says
Rights groups should stop lecturing and demonising India over its plan to deport some 40,000 stateless Rohingya and recognise that the country has treated millions of refugees from across the…