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Under intense global pressure, Myanmar has agreed to repatriate scrutinised refugees who can prove their residence in Rakhine, but details of the plan remain thin. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar govt's to harvest abandoned farmlands, Rohingyas' return looks...

The border region has been emptied of most of its Muslim residents since late August.

29 Oct 2017 6:02 AM

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmars military leadership responsible for its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)

US to withdraw military assistance from Myanmar units involved in...

Punitive measures aimed specifically at top generals were among a range of options being discussed in response to the...

24 Oct 2017 9:50 AM

It is not clear when Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the comments, however, Bangladeshi media reports claimed he said this in September when he met Suu Kyi during his first bilateral visit to Myanmar. (Photo: Twitter)

Rohingya crisis: Don't mar your image, Modi reportedly told Aung San...

Swaraj referred to Modi's advice as she called on B'desh PM after joining 4th Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative...

23 Oct 2017 5:08 AM

A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. AFP

Food, aid restricted, Rohingya refugees flee into Bangladesh

Wading through waste-deep water Rohingyas reached border fleeing Myanmar's Buthidaung region.

16 Oct 2017 10:02 AM

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)

Suu Kyi sets out aid plan to end Rohingya crisis

Representatives of Suu Kyi in Myanmar could not be reached to confirm the adviser's comments.

14 Oct 2017 11:37 PM

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and some Bangladeshi sympathizers walk across a makeshift bridge continuing their journey in to camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingyas need sympathy

The unstated reason for resistance to the Rohingyas is obviously their religion.

14 Oct 2017 6:42 PM

In most cases, the Rohingyas try to pass themselves off as Bangladeshis if they are apprehended by the BSF, officials said.

Atrocities against Rohingyas under probe: Myanmar army

Myanmar's military has said it is investigating its operations in violence-wrecked Rakhine state.

14 Oct 2017 10:19 AM

Myanmars 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's Suu Kyi calls for unity, creates new aid committee to...

The government has tightly restricted access to Rakhine for international aid groups and journalists.

13 Oct 2017 10:49 AM

A file photo of Rohingya refugees

Media 'exaggerated' Rohingya refugees fleeing number: Myanmar army...

His comments followed a meeting with US Ambassador Scot Marciel, who expressed concern over the half million fleeing...

12 Oct 2017 9:42 AM

Aung San Suu Kyi

Nobel sideshow

Suu Kyi is possibly in good company, with winners who, ironically, represent what the prize shouldn't stand for.

8 Oct 2017 7:50 PM

Myanmars 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...

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

4 Oct 2017 11:25 AM

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...

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

2 Oct 2017 9:04 AM