Asia
Myanmar Seeks Removal of ‘National’ Tag in Rohingya IDs
Myanmar asked to replace term ‘Forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals’ to ‘Displaced persons from Rakhine State’ on IDs.DHAKA (AA) — Myanmar has sought for Bangladesh to...
China Delays Plan to Demolish Weizhou Grand Mosque After Protest by Hui Muslims
Concerns have been growing in Weizhou since the circulation of a government order last week demanding the mosque’s demolition on the grounds that it...
HRW Urges Bangladesh to Relocate Rohingya Refugee Camps
BANGKOK (IANS) — Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the Bangladesh government to relocate the makeshift camps where more than 7,00,000 Rohingya refugees have...
Rohingya Refugee Children Face Onset of Deadly Monsoon Rains
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH — Several days of heavy monsoon rainfall in the Rohingya refugee camps of southeastern Bangladesh pose a major threat to over 100,000 children...
UN Security Council Urges Myanmar to Ease Rohingyas’ Safe Return
15 council members called for more social and economic development aid and facilitating the return of Rohingya refugees and internally displaced persons to their...