Category: Regional
A year on, Rohingya still fleeing Burma for crowded camps
Hamida Begum fled her home in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh about two months ago with her husband, two-year-old son, and three-month-old baby. In the weeks before she [...]
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UN warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children
The United Nations warned on Thursday of what it described as a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps in Bangladesh facing dangers [...]
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Half ‘lost’ Rohingya children orphaned by violence: study
Half the Rohingya children who crossed into Bangladesh without their parents were actually orphaned by violence in Myanmar and not separated from them during the refugee [...]
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Body of evidence: Rohingya scars testify to Burma crackdown
Rohingya refugee Mohammad Sikander felt a flash of pain as a bullet — fired by a Myanmar soldier — tore into his shoulder. Myanmar says its military operations in [...]
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Rohingya mark Eid, one year after Burma crisis began
Nearly one million Rohingya Muslims marked Eid al-Adha on Wednesday in the world’s largest refugee camp, almost a year to the day since a brutal military crackdown [...]
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Cambodia opposition leader denied bail again
Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha was denied bail Wednesday after almost a year in jail on treason charges that critics say were trumped up by premier Hun Sen to gift [...]
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Vietnam puts 12 people, including 2 American citizens, on trial for alleged subversion
A court in Vietnam’s HCM City on Tuesday began the trial of 12 people, including two American citizens, on subversion charges as government authorities step up a [...]
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Rohingya turn to blockchain to solve identity crisis
Rohingya refugees are turning to blockchain-type technology to help address one of their most existential threats: lack of officially-recognised identity. Denied citizenship [...]
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Births, marriages and deaths: Rohingya lives playing out as refugees
A newborn yet be named squirms in a mother’s arms; a marriage party lights up a fetid lane; a dead man’s face makes a soft impression on the blanket covering him [...]
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Cambodian land rights activist pardoned after two years in prison
Cambodia’s king has pardoned prominent land rights activist Tep Vanny after she spent two years behind bars, as the ruling party loosens its grip on dissent in the wake [...]
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Burma’s Suu Kyi says terrorism in Rakhine State a threat to region
Terrorism remains a threat in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and could have “grave consequences” for the region, the Southeast Asian country’s leader, Aung [...]
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Cambodian king pardons 4 imprisoned land rights activists
A prominent leader of Cambodia’s land rights movement and three female activists imprisoned with her were freed Monday under a royal pardon. The pardon from King [...]
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Burma verdict in Reuters reporters’ case August 27: judge says
The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret state documents said on Monday he will deliver his verdict on August 27, [...]
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Verdict in case against Burma Reuters journalists due next week
A Myanmar judge said Monday he would deliver a verdict next week in the trial of two Reuters reporters accused of leaking state secrets, a case which has sparked an [...]
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US criticises Vietnam for jailing peaceful activists
The United States said it was deeply concerned over Vietnam’s conviction and sentencing of an activist this week, calling the trend of increased arrests and harsh [...]
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