The Myanmar military has continuously used arbitrary lethal violence against its own people amid an expanding humanitarian emergency, and a worsening economic crisis, the UN rights chief told the Human Rights Council on Monday.
Fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh leaves refugees homeless
More than 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar over several decades, including many who fled a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar military starting in 2017.
Refugee camp fire in Bangladesh leaves thousands of Muslims from Myanmar homeless
A fire at a refugee camp in Bangladesh has left thousands of Rohingya Muslims homeless. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims escaped Myanmar during a brutal crackdown.
Keppel Land to divest Myanmar hotel project for US$57.4 million
KEPPEL Land and its subsidiary Double Peak Holdings are divesting their 100 per cent stake in Greenfield Development for US$57.4 million in cash. Read more at The Business Times.
Keppel Land to divest Myanmar hotel project for $77 million
Keppel said the divestment is in line with its plans to unlock capital that can be channelled towards new growth opportunities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US demands release of Baptist pastor imprisoned in Myanmar
The U S government has condemned Myanmar junta s arrest of well-known Baptist bishop Hkalam Samson, who has remained in prison for nearly three months, calling for his immediate and unconditional …
Bhopal: Buddhism keeps Myanmar and South Korea emotionally attached to India, say delegates from Myanmar & South Korea
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The India’s relationship with Myanmar and South Korea can be taken ahead by working out jointly in myriad fields, feel delegates of Myanmar and South Korea who have come to …
A massive fire tore through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
The blaze hit Sunday morning and has left thousands homeless. Some 740,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since 2017, when the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown.
Quad foreign ministers call for end to violence in Myanmar
The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States have called for an end to the ongoing violence in Myanmar and backed Asean’s efforts to achieve peace in the troubled country.
Myanmar military has caused ‘perpetual human rights crisis’, UN report says
A report published by the United Nations on Friday accused Myanmar’s military of creating “a perpetual human rights crisis” in the southeast Asian country and called for an immediate end to violence …