Myanmar Rohingya refugee crisis
China struggles in new diplomatic role, trying to return Rohingya to Myanmar
China, which has positioned itself as the key mediator in resolving the Rohingya crisis, is finding the business of diplomacy tough going, with little signs that the crisis will soon be resolved.
China, Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
China and Myanmar ink dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting between President Xi Jinping and fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi, as Beijing doubles down on its support for a government under fire for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims.
China's Xi visits Myanmar to drive home Belt and Road plan
China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims on leader Aung San Suu Kyi's watch.
'Boycott Myanmar Campaign' launched
In a bid to force Myanmar to bear economic, cultural, diplomatic and political pressure globally, 30 human rights, academic and professional organizations of 10 countries jointly launch a campaign to boycott the south Asian country.
ICC fears of ‘state policy’ to attack Rohingyas: Prosecutor
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said the ICC judges feared that Myanmar may have ‘state policy’ to attack its minority Rohingya population in Rakhine.
Freedom of movement: HRW demands release of 30 Rohingyas held in Myanmar
Human Rights Watch has demanded that Myanmar authorities should immediately release 30 Rohingya Muslims detained for attempting to travel from Rakhine State to the city of Yangon.
'Destructive movements' in Rohingya camps preventing repatriation, alleges Myanmar minister at UN
A senior official of Myanmar alleges at the United Nations that "destructive movements in the camps (in Bangladesh) aimed at preventing repatriation and exploiting the plight of dispersed person (Rohingyas)."
End Rohingya crisis now, Dr Mahathir tells international community
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sounded the clarion call for the international community to put the Rohingya crisis squarely on its radar with a view to resolving it quickly.
UN urges sanctions on Myanmar army businesses, says foreign partners could be complicit
United Nations investigators urge world leaders to impose targeted financial sanctions on companies linked to the military in Myanmar, and said foreign firms doing business with them could be complicit in international crimes.
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingyas targeted for repatriation
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State, state media reports, as Myanmar and Bangladesh meet to discuss how to implement a repatriation deal.
Massacre in Rakhine: Myanmar admits it for the first time
Members confessed they killed 10 Bengali terrorists," the office said in its post, using a pejorative term for Rohingya and blaming militants for causing the unrest in the village.
Analysis: No sign Rohingya will be allowed to return home
After facing international outrage and charges of ethnic cleansing, Myanmar made a pledge: Rohingya Muslims who fled the country by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home within weeks. With so many obstacles, however, and no real sign of good will, few believe that will happen.
Long march for Rohingyas’ safe return
Ideal Citizen Movement (ICM), a non-political organisation, begins a long march from Dhaka towards Cox’s Bazar demanding safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Myanmar.
Myanmar military says investigating mass grave in Rakhine state
Myanmar’s army says that security forces have discovered a mass grave on the edge of a village in Rakhine State, and have launched an investigation.
Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh seeks bilateral, global urgent action
Bangladesh has said not only bilateral, but the international community’s urgent action is needed for the permanent solution to Rohingya crisis.
[Watch] French internet celebrities raise funds for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
A group of French internet celebrities team up to raise funds for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh with the power of social media.
Pope says defence of Rohingya got through in Myanmar
Pope Francis defends his strategy of avoiding the term “Rohingya” in Myanmar, saying he believed he got his message across to both the civilian and military leadership without shutting down dialogue.
Pope urges respect for human rights in Myanmar, avoids 'Rohingya' row
Pope Francis urges the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for "each ethnic group and its identity", while avoiding a diplomatic backlash by not using the highly charged term "Rohingya" in his addresses to officials, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi loses Freedom of Oxford over Rohingya crisis
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped off an honour granting her the Freedom of Oxford over her response to the country's Rohingya crisis.