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Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags and danced at Yangons airport in a joyful welcome for the pope, making the first visit to the country by a pontiff. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar on a highly sensitive visit

The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya...

27 Nov 2017 3:36 PM IST

Pope Francis demands for every possible measure to be taken to protect young refugees. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis heads to Myanmar amid unfolding Rohingya refugee crisis

Pope Francis will seek to encourage reconciliation, dialogue following last week's tentative agreement between...

27 Nov 2017 11:16 AM IST

Myanmars de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks on during the 9th Asean summit in Manila. (Photo: AFP)

Aung San Syuu Kyi retorts, says she has not been silent on Rohingya...

What I say is not meant to be exciting, it's meant to be accurate... not set people against each other,' she said.

15 Nov 2017 7:51 PM IST

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

Myanmar military denies claims of atrocities on Rohingya Muslims

The military's latest claims were contrary to a large and growing body of evidence documenting severe rights abuses in...

14 Nov 2017 1:18 PM IST

Cameraman Lau Hon Meng from Singapore and reporter Mok Choy Lin from Malaysia, were detained on Oct. 27 along with their Myanmar interpreter, Aung Naing Soe, and driver, Hla Tin. (Photo: AP)

Journalists jailed in Myanmar for filming with drone near parliament

The four had been working on a documentary for TRT World, the English-language subsidiary of the Turkish Radio and...

10 Nov 2017 5:26 PM IST

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

Aung San Suu Kyi visits violence-struck Rakhine for first time

In her unannounced one-day visit, Suu Kyi is expected to visit two of the epicentres of the violence.

2 Nov 2017 12:46 PM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to receive packets of biscuits thrown at them as handouts. (Photo: AP)

A facade of refugee doesn't hold water

There is no doubt there has been violence in Myanmar and army action on Rohingyas is also not untrue.

24 Sept 2017 4:45 AM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over recently from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stand in queues to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

BSF seals Indo-Bangla border, steps up vigil in the wake of Rohingya...

According to a data of the BSF, the force apprehended 175 Rohingyas along the Indo-Bangla border in between 2013 and...

20 Sept 2017 8:33 PM IST

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

MHA issues alert against Rohingya terrorist group

Aqa-Mul-Mujahidin rebels trained in Pakistan may try to sneak into India.

19 Sept 2017 2:29 AM IST

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

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 Sept 2017 12:12 AM IST

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Delhi airport. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya crisis: Sheikh Hasina seeks help from world

Hasina left a day after her government summoned Myanmar envoy for the third time to protest over its neighbour's...

17 Sept 2017 7:26 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: AP)

Swaraj talks to B'desh PM, says India pushing Myanmar to take back...

Over 300,000 Rohingya have poured into Bangladesh since latest flare-up in violence on Aug 25.

15 Sept 2017 4:50 PM IST