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Rakhine engagement must be based on facts
Oped, Published on 15/05/2021
» The Asean special summit on Myanmar's crisis in Jakarta on April 24 led to a five-point consensus that has received considerable international attention. But another important paragraph in the summit statement has largely been overlooked.
Myanmar town offers glimmer of hope for Muslims enduring 'apartheid'
AFP, Published on 21/11/2019
» KYAUKPHYU (MYANMAR) - Htoo Maung sits down to lunch, sharing a bowl of traditional noodle soup with old friends, an ordinary act that has become extraordinary in Myanmar's Rakhine state -- because he is Muslim, and they are Buddhist.
Time to step up for the Rohingya
News, Published on 16/09/2019
» As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly next week, it can be expected that the intractable Rakhine situation, along with the equally intractable South China Sea situation, will feature as prominent issues that define Southeast Asia.
Asean needs a viable Rakhine agenda
News, Published on 19/08/2019
» When Asean's Foreign Ministers met in Bangkok on July 31, they "reaffirmed their support for a more visible and enhanced role of Asean to support Myanmar in providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating the repatriation process [of the Rohingya] and promoting sustainable development".
No quick Asean fix for Rakhine state
News, Published on 11/06/2019
» When Asean's leaders meet in Bangkok for their summit on June 22-23, they will discuss a preliminary report about Myanmar by the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre).
As Rakhine crisis festers, Asean must act
News, Published on 07/01/2019
» On the last Sunday of 2018, acrimonious elections were held in Bangladesh with the likelihood of ripple effects on regional issues.
Segregation fans fears in Myanmar's Rakhine
Reuters, Published on 09/10/2017
» MYEBON, Myanmar: Buddhist villagers in relatively peaceful parts of Myanmar's Rakhine state are enforcing a system of local apartheid that punishes people trading with minority Muslims, fuelling fears that violence in the far northwest could spread to new areas.
Grim realities
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/09/2017
» Hajee Ismail has hardly slept since receiving news late last month from his family in Buthidaung township that the Myanmar military had begun a brutal crackdown of Rohingya villages in Rakhine state. Ismail's community where he once played as a young boy had been burnt down.
Rakhine crisis poses greater threat
News, Nehginpao Kipgen, Published on 31/08/2017
» In the latest vicious cycle of violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, Muslim militants orchestrated a coordinated attack on 30 police posts and an army base on Friday, resulting in more than 100 fatalities and the evacuation of at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers.
UN agency flags Thailand over human rights covenant
News, Published on 29/06/2015
» The Committee of the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) reproved Thailand earlier this month for a lack of recognition of entrenched discrimination and for having little clear substantive policy on the cultural rights of ethnicities, including self-determination. The covenant is part of the International Bill of Human Rights and is therefore a key piece of human rights legislation.