Bangladesh stops pro-Rohingya protest march to border
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalBangladeshi activists of Islamist political party Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) shout slogans during a rally in Dhaka on December 18, 2016, held to protest the halting of a...
View ArticleMyanmar migrant workers in northern Thailand makes demand for human rights
PhanidaCategory: NewsRegionalPhoto: PhanidaFifteen workers-organizations in Chiang Mai and more than 170 Myanmar migrant workers gathered in Chiang Mai on December 19 to demand human rights from Thai...
View ArticlePhilippine publisher slain in Philippines: colleagues
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a press conference prior to his departure for Cambodia at the Manila International Airport in Pasay City, south of Manila,...
View ArticlePhilippines declares Christmas truce against Communist rebels
EFE_EPACategory: NewsRegional(FILES) Photo taken on December 26, 2009 shows New People's Army (NPA) rebels making a formation during the 41st founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the...
View ArticleChristmas typhoon threatens Philippine capital
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA Filipino ferryman steers his boat at a river on Christmas eve in Makati city, south of Manila, Philippines, 24 December 2016. The Philippines is one of the most typhoon-prone...
View ArticleOIC special envoy proposes special registration system for Rohingya refugees...
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalRohingya Muslims pray during a protest condemning Myanmar's government violence on Rohingya people in Rakhine State, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 04 December 2016. Photo:...
View ArticleChristmas typhoon leaves four dead in Philippines
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA Filipino villager reinforces a damaged roof in the typhoon-hit town of Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines, 26 December 2016. Photo: Francis R. Malasig/EPAA powerful typhoon...
View ArticleNine ‘rebel’ villagers jailed in China
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA supporter holds a photo of jailed Chinese village chief Lin Zuluan outside to the China Liaison Office in Hong Kong, China, 09 September 2016. Lin, the elected leader of...
View Article6 Bangladeshis shot by Myanmar Navy in Bay of Bengal incident
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalA Myanmar Navy boat on Naf river near ButheeTaung town, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 20 December 2016. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPASix Bangladeshi fishermen were injured...
View ArticleChina flexes military muscle before Trump takes office
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalThis photo taken on December 24, 2016 shows the Liaoning, China's only aircraft carrier, sailing during military drills in the Pacific. Taiwan's defence minister warned on...
View Article50,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar: government
AFPCategory: NewsDomesticRegionalMuslim people talk to media at the Pyaung Bate village which was burnt down during the conflict near the Maungdaw town of Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Rakhine State,...
View ArticleFloods hit Malaysia, thousands evacuated
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA Malaysia Civil Defence Force (JPAM) officer (R) accompanies a family as they wade through the flood during rain at Machang, Kelantan, around 400km from Kuala Lumpur,...
View ArticleIndonesia sends food and clothing to Rakhine
MizzimaCategory: NewsDomesticRegionalMuslim children play at Thetkel Pyin Muslim Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, near Sittwe of Rakhine State, 19 December 2016. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPAA shipment...
View ArticleMyanmar Navy says a media report saying they opened fire on Bangladeshi...
MizzimaCategory: NewsDomesticRegionalPhoto: Myanmar NAVY/FacebookThe Daily Star newspaper’s online report saying six Bangladeshi fishermen were injured when Myanmar Navy opened fire at them is false,...
View ArticleChina’s aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait: defence ministry
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalThis photo taken on December 24, 2016 shows the Liaoning, China's only aircraft carrier, sailing during military drills in the Pacific. Photo: AFPChina's only aircraft carrier...
View ArticleBangladesh PM asks Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalRohingya Muslims from Myanmar, who tried to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence, are kept under watch by Bangladeshi security officials in Teknaf...
View ArticleChina denies refusing Myanmar refugees entry
Global TimesCategory: NewsDomesticRegionalMyanmar refugees eating outside a tent at a refugee camp near the border of China and Myanmar in Wanding town, Ruili city of Yunnan province in southwest...
View ArticleMalaysia PM urges Myanmar to end Rohingya crackdown
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalPolice stop to check a vehicle at Long Don village, Maungdaw town, Rakhine State, western Myanmar on 15 January 2017. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPAMalaysia's prime minister Thursday...
View ArticleThailand, Myanmar moot maritime tourism on Andaman coast
Bangkok PostCategory: NewsRegionalMap: GoogleThai provinces on the Andaman Coast are keen to expand maritime tourism to Myanmar as part of regional efforts to draw more tourists to the two...
View ArticlePakistan pitch on Rohingyas situation continues unabated
MizzimaCategory: NewsDomesticRegionalMuslim women stand at the Pyaung Bate village near Maungdaw town, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 21 December 2016. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPAPakistani diplomats...
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