Delhi Police has busted a racket engaged in trafficking Rohingyas from Myanmar through Bangladesh to parts of India and other foreign countries. Two men, including an agent from Myanmar’s Rakhine, were arrested from Hyderabad after a Myanmar couple who had flown to Russia on fake Indian passports were sent back to New Delhi. The racket, […]Continue Reading
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Myanmar’s military government will no longer allow conscription-age men to travel out of the country for work, weeks after an enlistment order prompted many to try and flee, BBC reports. On Thursday, authorities said they would suspend accepting applications for overseas work permits. There is a large diaspora of Myanmar citizens working in other countries […]Continue Reading
STAFF REPORTER Thailand has pledged to provide necessary assistance for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasain said on Thursday. Highlighted the concern over the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, she told a press conference at Ganabhaban, focused on her recent visit to Thailand that despite these concerns, Thailand is committed to […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The Armed Police Battalion arrested five Rohingya people with local and foreign arms during a raid at Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar Sunday morning. The arrested are – Mohammad Zobair, 22, son of late Kabir Ahmed of D-9 block of Kutupalong Rohingya camp-2 west, Dil Mohammad, 35, son of late Abdul Jalil of C-2 […]Continue Reading
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was arrested Saturday at a pro-Palestinian protest at Washington University in St. Louis, but “we are not aware of any charges at this time,” her campaign spokesperson said, CNN reports. Stein was at the protest to support students who had set up an encampment and declared they would not […]Continue Reading
UKHIA CORRESPONDENT A potentially catastrophic fire was averted at the Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, thanks to the prompt action of volunteers and residents. Their coordinated efforts saved three camps from a major disaster. The fire broke out late on Friday night, April 26, at approximately 11:30 PM, originating from a shop within […]Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A Bandarban court has sent 10 members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) to jail. They were sent to jail as they were placed before the local chief judicial magistrate’s court after a two-day remand ended on Saturday. The KNF members are Bhanlal Kim Bom (30), Sairaj Bom (25), Rual Komlian Bom (55), Gilbert […]Continue Reading
The Arakan Army has denied accusations that its forces killed five Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw Township, blaming the killings on “criminal gangs”, The Irrawaddy reports. Rohingya rights activist Ro Nay San Lwin said that according to villagers, five Rohingya men from Tha Yet Oak Village in Maungdaw were arrested on the evening of […]Continue Reading
A total of 173 Bangladeshi nationals imprisoned in Rakhine returned home on Wednesday while 288 Myanmar security personnel who fled to Bangladesh due to conflict in other side of border will be repatriated by a naval ship sent by Naypyidaw. “Under Foreign ministry Myanmar wing’s special initiatives, the 173 ‘verified Bangladeshi’ today returned home Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) Rangamati District Unit has announced a blockade on roads and waterways scheduled for next Thursday, April 25. The decision was made at an emergency meeting held on Tuesday, April 23, involving leaders and representatives from the UPDF Rangamati District Unit and its allied organizations: the Hill Continue Reading