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Scholar calls for regional solution to Rohingya crisis

Only Myanmar’s neighbors can resolve the crisis in the country’s western state of Rakhine, where nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee, a leading Thai analyst has said, reports Anadolu Agency. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, an associate professor and director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Bangkok’s University of Chulalongkorn, told Anadolu […]

Myanmar Islamic organization condemns extremist terror attacks in northern state

YANGON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — The All Myanmar Islamic Religious Organization (AMIRO) has condemned the recent Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) extremist terror attacks in northern Rakhine state, urging Muslims in the country to cooperate with the authorities for peace and stability, the government’s Information Committee said Monday. In a statement, the AMIRO pledged collaboration […]

Israel blamed for arming Myanmar amid Rohingya Muslims tragedies

CAIRO, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Human rights groups criticized Israel for the continued sale of weaponry to the Myanmar junta amid violence against Rohingya Muslims, local media reported on Saturday, reports Xinhua. More than 100 tanks as well as boats and light weapons have been sold to the Myanmar government by Israeli arms companies, investigations […]

Scholastica advances with aid for Netrokona flood victims

DHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — On Tuesday, 29th August 2017 several Scholastica students personally distributed aid to some 1500 flood affected people in Madan upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh. The initiative of the students of Scholastica Uttara Senior Campus helped in the collection and packaging of two tons of essential requirements […]

Stop Rohingya Genocide in Arakan

DHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Since 11 August, with the massive employment of army in northern Arakan/Rakhine State, the Myanmar authorities have resumed unprecedented campaign of genocide against Rohingya population, said a press release of Arakan Rohingya National Organizaiton received here Wednesday. From 25 August the human rights situation of Rohingya became worse afteran armed […]

Shelter urgently needed for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence

By Vivian Tan KUTUPALONG CAMP, Bangladesh – Barefoot and running for her life, Rohingya Dilara, 20, reached Bangladesh in recent days clutching her young son, her family torn apart by violence in Myanmar. “My husband was shot in the village. I escaped with my son and in-laws,” said Dilara, 20, as she trudged on mud-caked feet […]

Leaders vow to enhance voice of BRICS in int’l fora

XIAMEN, Sept. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Leaders vowed to further enhance the voice of BRICS in international fora, according to the Xiamen Declaration released Monday at the ninth BRICS summit, reports Xinhua. “We recommit our strong support for multilateralism and the central role of the UN in international affairs,” it said, adding that they commit to […]

Disease outbreaks, funding shortages compound suffering of South Asia flood survivors: IFRC

By Sheuli Akter DHAKA, Sept. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of thousands of flood-affected people across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan are struggling to survive in the aftermath of the worst flooding to hit the region in decades. Flood waters are receding in many areas but there are already shortages of critical supplies, with personal food […]

UNICEF scaling up its emergency response in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 4 (NsNewsWire) — UNICEF with partners are scaling up the emergency response in the flood-affected northern and central parts of Bangladesh. UNICEF is also providing urgent support in Cox’s Bazar district with the recent influx of Rohingya children and their families. Children are the hardest hit and require the support to survive and […]