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Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a televised speech to the nation at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honour over Rohingya criticism

A cross-party motion was unanimously passed by the council on Tuesday, which said it was 'no longer appropriate' for her to hold the honour.

04 Oct 2017 4:55 PM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, walk towards a refugee camp in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar 'makes proposal' to take back Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh

The Rohingya, a Muslim minority, do not qualify for Myanmar citizenship even though many have lived there for generations.

02 Oct 2017 2:34 PM

An anti-Rohingya hardline Buddhist group, together with Buddhist monks, rally outside Yangon’s Thilawa port as the Malaysian ship carrying relief aid for Rohingya Muslim minority arrives. (Photo: AFP)

Rohingya Portent

The announcement that all Rohingya refugees would be expelled from India had the flavour of India joining the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.

24 Sep 2017 4:52 AM

Over 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted. (Photo: AFP)

Facebook bans Rohingya militant group, designates it as 'dangerous organisation'

Facebook spokeswoman said that the move was in line with its policy of prohibiting violent groups from its site.

21 Sep 2017 12:29 PM

Better to call Muslims than using 'highly charged' emotive term: Suu Kyi on Rohingyas

There were petitions floating online calling for 'Daw Suu' to be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize.

20 Sep 2017 2:54 PM

India shoots itself in the foot over Rohingyas

The Indian stand was made quite clear when Prime Minister Narendra Modi practically used the same language as the Burmese military.

20 Sep 2017 2:40 AM

Suu Kyi condemns abuses, but quiet on Army role

UN chief urges Army pull back, Amnesty says Nobel winner burying head in sand.

20 Sep 2017 1:50 AM

The video criticises Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and takes a dig at her for being chosen for Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri band 'Emcee Ame' composes song in solidarity with Rohingyas

Suu Kyi on Monday while breaking her silence on the issue said that Myanmar 'does not fear international scrutiny.'

19 Sep 2017 3:43 PM

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been decried overseas for failing to condemn the generals, with whom she is in a delicate power-sharing arrangement. (Photo: AP)

Ready to verify Rohingya refugees status to aid return: Suu Kyi

Her refusal so far to defend the Rohingya over nearly a month of violence has baffled and enraged the international community.

19 Sep 2017 8:47 AM

Suu Kyi must act fast on Rohingyas’ rights

Modern communication and the relative ease of travel have made the refugee crisis a worldwide phenomenon.

18 Sep 2017 12:12 AM

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh (Photo: AFP)

US lawmaker defends Suu Kyi, says she's working to get aid for Rohingyas

Last week US senators including John McCain introduced a resolution condemning the violence and calling on Suu Kyi to act.

15 Sep 2017 1:08 PM

Suu Kyi: Taking away Nobel won’t help

Suu Kyi’s fellow Nobel laureates, including Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, have questioned the silence.

15 Sep 2017 1:52 AM

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo: AFP)

Suu Kyi to skip UN meet, address nation on violence

The violence has incubated a humanitarian crisis on both sides of the border and piled global pressure on Suu Kyi.

14 Sep 2017 6:39 AM

Rohingya: Myanmar’s ‘unpeople’

Suu Kyi is certainly not the only leader who can be accused of hypocrisy.

14 Sep 2017 2:09 AM

Thousands of Rohingyas have fled a military operation in Rakhine state, in Myanmar. (FIle Photo)

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi won't go to UN General Assembly amid Rohingya crisis

At least 370,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims have fleed to nearby Bangladesh in less than three weeks.

13 Sep 2017 11:46 AM

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (Photo: PTI)

Dalai Lama says Buddha would have helped Myanmar's Muslims

The top Buddhist leader is the latest Nobel peace laureate to speak out against the violence.

11 Sep 2017 1:53 PM

Signatures on stripping Aung San Suu Kyi of Nobel pile up

Norwegian Nobel committee rules out any such move saying a Nobel prize can’t be taken back.

08 Sep 2017 6:52 AM

This file picture shows Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi delivering her Nobel speech during the Nobel ceremony in Oslo. (Photo: AFP)

Image hit, but Aung San Suu Kyi still a ‘star’

One comment in defence of The Lady, shared 22,000 times on Facebook, hailed Suu Kyi’s stance noting “we are proud of her”.

08 Sep 2017 1:17 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute at the mausoleum of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor of India, at Yangon on Thursday. Zafar was exiled by the British after the Revolt of 1857. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi at pagoda, temple on last day in Myanmar

Modi also visited the Bogyoke Aung San Museum where he was accompanied by Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

08 Sep 2017 12:44 AM

Members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

India must try not to target all Rohingyas

ARSA is a fairly recent creation and it is unfair to depict all members of any community as being a security threat.

08 Sep 2017 12:14 AM

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