Distrustful Rohingya resist cyclone evacuation May 15th, 2013 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) - A massive evacuation to clear low-lying camps ahead of a cyclone has run into a potentially deadly snag: Many members of the displaced Rohingya minority living there have refused to leave because they don't trust Myanmar a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : distrustful, rohingya, resist, cyclone, evacuation, Top Keywords

Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya minority capsize May 14th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) - An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of people into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Nations said... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : boats, carrying, fleeing, rohingya, minority, capsize, Top Keywords

Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya Muslims capsize May 14th, 2013 - 16:31h (CET +01.00) SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) - An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of Rohingya Muslims into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Na... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : boats, carrying, fleeing, rohingya, muslims, capsize, Top Keywords

Mass Myanmar monk rally backs anti-Rohingya plan Sep 2nd, 2012 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched in Myanmar Sunday to support President Thein Sein's suggestion that Muslim Rohingya be deported or held in camps, in the biggest rally since the end of junta rule. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mass, myanmar, monk, rally, backs, antirohingya, plan, Top Keywords

HRW slams Bangladesh's 'cruel' Rohingya policy Aug 23rd, 2012 - 08:20h (CET +01.00) Human Rights Watch on Thursday blasted the Bangladeshi government's "cruel" restrictions on humanitarian aid to Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing persecution and violence in neighbouring Myanmar. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : slams, bangladesh's, 'cruel', rohingya, policy, antirohingya, plan, Top Keywords

Anti-UN rally in Myanmar over Rohingya aid Aug 19th, 2012 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) A group of about 50 demonstrators from violence-hit western Myanmar gathered in Yangon on Sunday to protest against UN assistance for stateless Rohingya Muslims. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : antiun, rally, myanmar, rohingya, policy, antirohingya, plan, Top Keywords

Suu Kyi's silence on Rohingya draws rare criticism Aug 17th, 2012 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) She is known as the voice of Myanmar's downtrodden but there is one oppressed group that Aung San Suu Kyi does not want to discuss. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kyi's, silence, rohingya, draws, rare, criticism, plan, Top Keywords

Myanmar gives green light for aid to Rohingya: OIC Aug 11th, 2012 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Saturday announced it has received a green light from Myanmar to assist Muslim Rohingya displaced by sectarian violence. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : myanmar, gives, green, light, rohingya, criticism, plan, Top Keywords

MSF urges Bangladesh to reconsider Rohingya aid ban Aug 4th, 2012 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) Doctors Without Border (MSF) Saturday urged Dhaka to reconsider its ban on providing aid to Myanmar's Rohingya refugees, saying the humanitarian consequences of the decision will be "devastating". (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : urges, bangladesh, reconsider, rohingya, rohingya, criticism, plan, Top Keywords

Jailed Indonesia cleric threatens Myanmar over Rohingya Aug 3rd, 2012 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) Jailed Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir threatened to wage war if Myanmar continues to harm Muslim Rohingyas, in a letter to the country's president Thein Sein seen on a website Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jailed, indonesia, cleric, threatens, myanmar, rohingya, plan, Top Keywords