Los Angeles: Rohingya Hindus who sought refuge in Bangladesh want to return to Myanmar but were not being allowed by Bangladesh officials, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Friday, January 11, 2019
Rohingya Hindu refugees in B’desh wishes to return to Myanmar
Los Angeles: Rohingya Hindus who sought refuge in Bangladesh want to return to Myanmar but were not being allowed by Bangladesh officials, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Indonesia to Put Muslim Issues Forward at UN Security Council
By New Delhi Times Bureau on January 11, 2019 Indonesia says it will use its new position on the U.N. Security Council to focus attention on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. But observers say Jakarta should use its seat to put forward a broader range of issues affecting Muslims and the agenda of developing countries.
Indonesia officially became a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council Jan. 1, along with four other countries: South Africa, Belgium, Dominican Republic and Germany.
Four areas and Palestine
16 Rohingyas detained in Cumilla
| Update: 12:23, Jan 11, 2019
Police detained 16 Rohingyas from Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla district on Thursday.
The detainees are Hamida Begum, 60, Sabbir Ahmed, 30, Sabbir's wife Hasina Begum, 30, Sabbir's four children -- Jabed, 12, Saber, 10, Majid, 6 and Sadek, 2, -- Hamid Nur, 25, Hamid's wife Fatema, 23, Hamid's two sons -Faruk, 3 and Khaiyam Nur, 1 -- Nur Haba, 28, Abdur Rahim, 10, Shahida Akter, 5 and Ismail, 6.
The detainees are Hamida Begum, 60, Sabbir Ahmed, 30, Sabbir's wife Hasina Begum, 30, Sabbir's four children -- Jabed, 12, Saber, 10, Majid, 6 and Sadek, 2, -- Hamid Nur, 25, Hamid's wife Fatema, 23, Hamid's two sons -Faruk, 3 and Khaiyam Nur, 1 -- Nur Haba, 28, Abdur Rahim, 10, Shahida Akter, 5 and Ismail, 6.
UN inaction over Rohingya repatriation criticised
| Update: 22:25, Jan 11, 2019
Bangladesh has raised question over the role of the United Nations in the Rohingya repatriation process at a meeting of stakeholders on Thursday.
The international body has done little to address the problems in Myanmar, complained the foreign ministry’s national taskforce on Rohingya at the meeting.
Bangladesh has raised question over the role of the United Nations in the Rohingya repatriation process at a meeting of stakeholders on Thursday.
The international body has done little to address the problems in Myanmar, complained the foreign ministry’s national taskforce on Rohingya at the meeting.
Canada to welcome 1m immigrants in next 3 yrs
The Canadian Parliament on Thursady,January 10, 2019 has announced a plan of taking over one million new immigrants in the next three years. In this photo, A seagull flies over a Canadian flag at Canada Place in Vancouver on July 2, 2015. Photo: AFP
The Canadian Parliament has announced a plan to add nearly one percent of the country's population each year by taking over one million new immigrants in the next three years, CNN reports.
Forced push back of Rohingyas can't be a wise solution ( Article)
INDIA on Thursday deported a five-member Rohingya Muslim family to neighbouring Myanmar, the second such group expelled in four months during a crackdown on illegal immigrants. Amid continuous protest by the local fundamentalist groups, the Rohingyas have been pushed though the preconditions of mass repatriation are not yet ready in Rakhine State. The protesters in India are afraid of Rohingyas' social interaction and long-time staying.
Smart diplomacy needed to stop Rohingya deportation by KSA ( Article )
The New Nation
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 10:47:01 PM
DAYS after India deported a Rohingya Muslim family of five lodged at an Assam prison to Myanmar, the Saudi authorities on Tuesday deported 13 Rohingyas to Bangladesh, who had travelled to the Kingdom with Bangladeshi passports around seven years back. Newspapers reported that, Riyadh may send back more Rohingyas, now kept in detention camps in Jeddah, creating more worries for Bangladesh which is already burdened with over 1.2 million Rohingya refugees.
DAYS after India deported a Rohingya Muslim family of five lodged at an Assam prison to Myanmar, the Saudi authorities on Tuesday deported 13 Rohingyas to Bangladesh, who had travelled to the Kingdom with Bangladeshi passports around seven years back. Newspapers reported that, Riyadh may send back more Rohingyas, now kept in detention camps in Jeddah, creating more worries for Bangladesh which is already burdened with over 1.2 million Rohingya refugees.
Rohingya — The forgotten genocide of our time (Article )
Leila Yasmine Khan and Daud Khan :
The Rohingya are a minority community living in Rakhine State in Myanmar. The Muslim Rohingya are considered intruders into Buddhist Myanmar - illegal immigrants from bordering Bangladesh. They have been always discriminated against, looked down upon, ostracized, and denied any civil and judicial rights.
The Rohingya are a minority community living in Rakhine State in Myanmar. The Muslim Rohingya are considered intruders into Buddhist Myanmar - illegal immigrants from bordering Bangladesh. They have been always discriminated against, looked down upon, ostracized, and denied any civil and judicial rights.
How did Rohingyas get Bangladeshi passports?
The Daily Star
January 11, 2019
As reported by the domestic and international media, dozens of stateless Rohingya individuals are being deported to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia. They allegedly went to the country with Bangladeshi passports, which they had obtained from smugglers who manufactured fake or counterfeit documents for them. Some of them are now being sent to Bangladesh, having spent years languishing in jail, while some others still remaining there.
UN human rights expert to visit Bangladesh soon
Published : Friday, 11 January, 2019
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit Bangladesh soon apart from her visit to Myanmar's another neighbour Thailand.
Lee's two-nation visit will begin on January 14 and end on January 24, according to a message received from Geneva on Friday, UNB reports.
Lee's two-nation visit will begin on January 14 and end on January 24, according to a message received from Geneva on Friday, UNB reports.
Rohingya Repatriation Might Be More Complex ( Article )
A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman
11 January, 2019
Having a landslide victory at the national election held on 30 December 2018, Bangladesh Awami League has formed the government on 7 January 2019. The Hon’ble Ministers of the new government have already joined their respective Ministry. I was about to write on foreign affairs as pledged by Awami League in its election manifesto. But for the last few days, a number of reports on the Rohingya issue, published in the local dailies, have forced me to write about this matter right now. However, I agree that the Rohingya issue has been included as a part of the foreign affairs pledge in the election manifesto.
Having a landslide victory at the national election held on 30 December 2018, Bangladesh Awami League has formed the government on 7 January 2019. The Hon’ble Ministers of the new government have already joined their respective Ministry. I was about to write on foreign affairs as pledged by Awami League in its election manifesto. But for the last few days, a number of reports on the Rohingya issue, published in the local dailies, have forced me to write about this matter right now. However, I agree that the Rohingya issue has been included as a part of the foreign affairs pledge in the election manifesto. 43 Rohingyas held in Comilla
All of them will be sent to a Cox's Bazar Rohingya camp, says police
Police have arrested 43 Rohingyas, including children, at separate places in Comilla.
They were arrested on Thursday.
Police have arrested 43 Rohingyas, including children, at separate places in Comilla.
They were arrested on Thursday.
Reuters journalists challenge conviction under Myanmar state secrets act
"THE WASHINGTON POST"
By Cape Diamond and Timothy McLaughlin
January 11
YANGON, Myanmar — A court in Myanmar is set to rule Friday in the appeal of two Reuters journalists jailed last year for violating the country’s colonial-era secrets law in a case that drew widespread condemnation from rights groups, foreign governments and media watchdogs as an attack on the free press.
KNU, RCSS must make clear timeframe for suspension of talks
AUNG NAING OO | 11 JAN 2019
A friend who follows the peace process from afar wrote to me recently and asked, “Is Myanmar trying to keep a ceasefire that may no longer exist soon?”
His comment came following the suspension of cooperation in November by the two biggest ethnic armed organisations – the Karen National Union (KNU) and Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) – that signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement in October 2015.
Made in Myanmar
PHOE WA | 11 JAN 2019
There are great new business opportunities for vendors who partook in the Made in
Myanmar industry event which aimed to strengthen the bonds between consumers and producers. Made in Myanmar, the brainchild of three businesswomen, invited Myanmar producers to come together and celebrate their cultural bonds and for the public to celebrate, and purchase, Myanmar cultural arts.
State Counsellor calls for support for federal union.
MARAN | 11 JAN 2019
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday called on all people in Myanmar to strive for developing a true democratic federal union, urging them not to rely on the government alone.
Myanmar Reuters journalists jailed over Rohingya investigation to hear appeal decision.
PUBLISHED: 11 JAN 2019
YANGON (AFP) - Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar over their investigation of atrocities committed against the Rohingya will learn on Friday (Jan 11) if an appeal against their conviction has succeeded.
Myanmar cracking down on opium, but conflicts fuel drug trade.
UN reports shows less land being used to grow opium poppies, but conflicts hampering eradication programme.
Al Jazeera: 11th Jan 2019 @ 04:09
The amount of land being used to grow opium poppies continues to decline in Myanmar, but ongoing conflicts are hampering efforts to stamp out the trade at a time when the illicit drug economy is becoming increasingly diverse, according to a new UN report.
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