The Rohingya refugee crisis speaks to the worst acts of humanity
Summary In the past year, refugee camps in Bangladesh have accepted more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar to avoid violence, more than …
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Military Over Rohingya Atrocities
Summary On Friday, August 17, 2018 the United States Department of Treasury announced it is imposing economic sanctions on certain members of Myanmar’s (Burma) military …
Myanmar soldiers jailed for 10 years for Rohingya killings
Summary In what could possibility be the first time the Myanmar government acted against those accused of perpetrating violence and hate against Rohingya, a military …
Philippines’ Duterte cites genocide in Myanmar, says will take refugees
Summary Last week, President Duterte announced his willingness to accept Rohingya refugees fleeing from what he called “genocide” in Myanmar. President Duterte pledged his assistance …
Myanmar: UN blames Facebook for spreading hatred of Rohingya
Summary Last week, UN Human Rights Investigators issued a human rights report which cited Facebook role in Rohingya “Genocide”. According to the report, Facebook played …
Rohingya crisis: US diplomat quits advisory panel
Summary: U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international advisory panel regarding Rohingya crisis on Thursday. The panel was initiated by Myanmar leader Aung …
China draws three-stage path for Myanmar, Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis
Summary: More than 600,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August driven out by a military clearance operation in Buddhist majority Myanmar’s Rakhine …
There’s a massive humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps
Summary: Myanmar’s 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims are basically stateless. Their government claims they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, but many Rohingya say they have lived …
Belt and Road dispute resolution: options for Myanmar
Summary: Legal risks are largely underestimated by many Chinese businesses seeking overseas opportunities. The success of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) depends not only …
Guns and money: Why US’ top North Korea diplomat is in Southeast Asia
Summary: When US Ambassador Joseph Yun visits Myanmar this week, he’ll likely be trying to convince a longtime military partner of Pyongyang to join US …