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Cambodia, Asean need to step up in Rohingya crisis
Oped, Published on 03/08/2022
» Since August 2017, rampant persecution and violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has pushed hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority people, known as the Rohingya, to abandon their homes and seek sanctuary in Bangladesh. According to the United Nations' estimation, 200,000 Myanmar civilians have already sought refuge in Bangladesh following prior displacements. Many more have travelled to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, frequently with the assistance of human traffickers.
A museum for recovered treasures
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 31/07/2022
» Last month, Italian officials inaugurated a new museum here whose title sets a lofty agenda: the Museo dell'Arte Salvata, or the Museum of Rescued Art.
Bangladesh pursues careful Myanmar policy
Asia focus, Published on 02/05/2022
» The history of Myanmar is one of struggle with coups, military rule, religious persecution and ethnic conflict. The ongoing violence between the country's military and organised armed civilians is now leading the country to the verge of a full-blown civil war that is unlikely to end anytime soon.
Reviving a regional approach to the Rohingya
Oped, Published on 08/09/2021
» More than four years have passed since Myanmar security forces began "clearance operations" targeting ethnic Rohingya in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State. Purportedly a response to attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), an ethnic insurgent group, these operations were the culmination of mounting rights abuses and restrictions disproportionately directed at Rohingya communities. More than 40% of area villages were partially or completely destroyed, and Rohingya were displaced on a scale not seen since the 1970s. In the two weeks following the start of clearance operations, more than 300,000 Rohingya crossed into Bangladesh seeking refuge. By the end of 2017, that figure had more than doubled.
A multi-track strategy for North Korea
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 01/09/2021
» North Korea or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been a conundrum for the international community for over half a century. Cloistered and undemocratic, the power base keeps a tight rein over its population with heavy surveillance and pervasive constraints. The latest news that recently it restarted to activate its nuclear facility at Yongbyon is most disturbing, as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has already imposed sanctions on the country to end its nuclearisation. Is there any strategy to deal with the country in an engaging manner?
A tortuous, but successful, journey
News, Lekha Shankar, Published on 29/07/2021
» There's something strange and surreal when a flight from India to Thailand takes 10 times longer, and the price is 10 times higher.
Syrian Kurds hand IS relatives to Dutch authorities
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» QAMISHLI (SYRIA) - Syria's Kurds on Saturday handed four relatives of Islamic State group fighters, including three children, to Dutch diplomats for repatriation, a thorny issue for authorities in the Netherlands.
Race against time to relocate NATO's Afghan translators
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» LONDON - Like thousands of Afghan translators who served with NATO forces, Nazir Ahmad fears for his life as the US-led alliance scrambles to pull out of the country in the coming weeks.
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.
Entry ban in effect for Indians
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/04/2021
» Thailand is barring all Indians and other foreigners arriving from India from entering the country due to the severe coronavirus crisis there.