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How the insurgency behind Myanmar attacks grew
Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2017
» Armed with machetes and rifles, a ragtag band of insurgents comprised of members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority launched unprecedented attacks last week, triggering fighting with security forces that has left more than 100 people dead and forced at least 18,000 to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh.
Myanmar Buddhists seek tougher action on Rohingya
Associated Press, Published on 31/08/2017
» Several hundred Buddhist nationalists, including monks, rallied in Myanmar's largest city on Wednesday to urge stronger action against insurgents from the Muslim Rohingya minority for attacks on police last week.
Thailand 'preparing to receive' those fleeing Myanmar violence
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2017
» Thailand is preparing to receive people fleeing fighting in Myanmar and send them back "when they are ready", the prime minister said on Tuesday, following a series of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on Myanmar security forces last week.
Hitler exhibition in Berlin asks: How could it happen?
Reuters, Published on 28/07/2017
» BERLIN -- More than 70 years after Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker in the final days of World War Two, an exhibition in the capital examines how he became a Nazi and what turned ordinary Germans into murderers during the Third Reich.
Manila extends martial law
Published on 22/07/2017
» MANILA: The Philippine Congress on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the request of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend the imposition of martial law for the entire Mindanao group of islands until the end of the year to quell an ongoing rebellion by Islamic State-inspired militants.
Police: Land sale dispute motive of Krabi mass murder
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2017
» The motive of the mass murder of a village headman and his seven household members this week was a conflict over land sales, police chief Chakthip Chaijinda said on Sunday.
IS trashes iconic Mosul mosque
Published on 23/06/2017
» IRBIL, Iraq - The Islamic State group blew up a historic landmark in Mosul - the city's famed 12th century al-Nuri mosque with its iconic leaning minaret known as al-Hadba, from where the IS leader proclaimed the militant group's self-styled caliphate nearly three years ago.
Trump administration: Is Pakistan an ally?
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is exploring hardening its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, two US officials said.
US forces supporting Manila in fight against IS
Published on 10/06/2017
» MARAWI CITY, PHILIPPINES: US special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town, officials said on Saturday, as government forces struggled to make headway and 13 marines were killed in intense urban fighting.
12 temples tied to B60m NOB fraud
News, Published on 09/06/2017
» Twelve temples nationwide are suspected to have embezzled maintenance funds worth 60 million baht dispensed by the National Office of Buddhism (NOB), Counter-Corruption Division (CCD) chief Kamol Reanracha says.