New evidence shows how Myanmar’s military planned the Rohingya purge

August 5, 2022

NEWS DESK In mid-2017, in a remote area of Myanmar, senior Burmese military commanders held secret talks about operations against the minority Rohingya Muslim population. They discussed ways to insert spies into Rohingya villages, resolved to demolish Muslim homes and mosques, and laid plans for what they clinically referred to as “area clearance”, reports Continue Reading

India’s Calcutta HC asks Centre not to deport 4 Rohingya convicts with 13 kids

August 5, 2022

On Thursday (August 4), a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court suspended the West Bengal Correctional Services Department’s order to deport four Rohingya illegal immigrants to Myanmar with immediate effect. The court has asked the government not to deport the Rohingyas till their plea is heard on the 10th of August. The 4 illegal […]Continue Reading

ASEAN says it will rethink peace plan if Myanmar executes more prisoners

August 4, 2022

NEWS DESK The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if the country’s military rulers conduct more executions of prisoners, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday (August 3), Reurers reports. The 10-nation bloc had been pushing for Myanmar to adhere to a five-point […]Continue Reading

Russia’s foreign minister makes official visit to Myanmar

August 3, 2022

NEWS DESK Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Wednesday (August 3) in Myanmar for an official visit that Moscow said will include discussions with the military government on security and economic issues, the Russian news agency TASS reported, Associated Press reports. Russia is a major supporter of Myanmar’s military government, which came to power in […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief to extend emergency rule for 6 months

August 1, 2022

The head of Myanmar’s junta, Min Aung Hlaing, will extend the state of emergency in the country for a further six months, state media said on Monday, reporting that the junta’s national defence and security council had given its approval, Reuters reports. The junta first declared a state of emergency after seizing power from the […]Continue Reading

‘I can’t forget her’- Myanmar’s soldiers admit atrocities

July 23, 2022

NEWS DESK Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to killing, torturing and raping civilians in exclusive interviews with it, the BBC reports. For the first time they have given detailed accounts of widespread human rights abuses they say they were ordered to conduct. “They ordered me to torture, loot and kill innocent people.” Maung […]Continue Reading

Myanmar genocide case to go ahead after ICJ rejects objections

July 23, 2022

NEWS DESK Judges at the United Nations’ highest court have dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority, according to Al Jazeera and news agencies. The decision on Friday, July 22, 2022, clears the way for the highly charged case, […]Continue Reading

Greece protests to Serbia, Ukraine over Bangladesh-bound cargo plane crash

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK Greece has protested to Serbia and Ukraine for not being timely informed about the munitions cargo on board a Ukrainian aircraft which crashed near the northern city of Kavala on Saturday night, Greek diplomatic sources said on Monday, Reuters reports. The Antonov An-12 carrying 11.5 tonnes of defence products made in Serbia, including […]Continue Reading

Cargo plane carrying defence products for Bangladesh crashes in Greece

July 18, 2022

NEWS DESK A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, Serbian authorities said on Sunday, July 17, 2022, Reuters reports. Drone images from the scene showed debris from the bulking Antonov An-12 aircraft strewn in fields. Greek authorities said there were […]Continue Reading

India unearths network trafficking Rohingya girls from camps in Bangladesh

July 14, 2022

NEWS DESK A premier Indian investigating agency has busted a sprawling network for trafficking Rohingya girls from the refugee camps of Bangladesh to India, according to the Irrawaddy online media outlet. The chargesheet submitted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a court in Guwahati has given lurid details about the network spanning several cities […]Continue Reading