Rohingya Exodus

The Stateman
SNS | New Delhi
September 6, 2024

The Rohingya crisis remains a glaring example of the international community’s failure to address a prolonged humanitarian disaster.

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The Rohingya crisis remains a glaring example of the international community’s failure to address a prolonged humanitarian disaster. With around 8,000 more Rohingya Muslims crossing into Bangladesh over the past few months due to escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the situation is worsening. This recent influx of refugees, escaping the conflict between Myanmar’s military junta and the Arakan Army, underscores the tragedy that has plagued the Rohingya for years. Bangladesh, despite its limited resources, has shown extraordinary compassion by sheltering over a million Rohingya refugees since the 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar. The country has been a sanctuary for these persecuted people, but it is now at a breaking point. 

Suu Kyi: Invest in Rakhine.

THE Star ONLINE
Saturday, 23 Feb 2019

New ventures: Investors looking at the schedule of the Rakhine State Investment Fair at Ngapali beach in Thandwe, Myanmar. — Reuters

NGAPALI BEACH: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine, saying the world had “focused narrowly on negative aspects” in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017.