Myanmar
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Pope avoids reference to Rohingya in Myanmar speech
World | Nov 28, 2017, 08:37 PM ISTStanding alongside Suu Kyi, the Pope spoke mostly in general terms. His highly-anticipated remarks may draw condemnation from human rights activists who blame the Myanmar Army for driving out hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from the country.
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Oxford City Council strips Aung San Suu Kyi of two-decade-old Freedom of the City Award
World | Nov 28, 2017, 03:08 PM ISTThe council motion was supported unanimously on Monday evening and cited Suu Kyi’s inaction as Rohingya Muslims are subjected to a crackdown being described by the UN and others as textbook ethnic cleansing.
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Myanmar, Bangladesh sign agreement on return of Rohingya refugees
World | Nov 23, 2017, 06:32 PM ISTMore than 620,000 Rohingya have fled from Myanmar into Bangladesh since Aug. 25, when the army began what it called “clearance operations” following an attack on police posts by a group of Rohingya insurgents.
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US declares ‘ethnic cleansing’ against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
World | Nov 23, 2017, 04:11 PM ISTRex Tillerson blamed Myanmar’s security forces and “local vigilantes” for what he called “intolerable suffering” by the Rohingya.
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Amnesty International accuses Myanmar of imposing 'apartheid' on Rohingya Muslims
World | Nov 21, 2017, 11:10 AM ISTSince late August, more than 620,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state into neighbouring Bangladesh, seeking safety from what the military described as "clearance operations."
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Over 100 Rohingya killed fleeing Myanmar in two months: UN
World | Nov 18, 2017, 11:33 AM ISTMore than 100 Rohingya refugees have drowned in shipwrecks and boat capsizes as they fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, a UN official said.
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India draw Myanmar 2-2 in AFC Asian Cup 2019
Football | Nov 14, 2017, 11:07 PM ISTIndia have already qualified for the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in UAE after beating Macau 4-1 in Bangalore last month.
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Rohingya crisis: UNSC asks Myanmar to end military campaign in Rakhine state
World | Nov 07, 2017, 01:12 PM ISTThe UN Security Council has asked the country to end its military campaign in Rakhine state and ensure the safe return of Muslim Rohingya refugees driven from their homes.
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India in touch with Myanmar, Bangladesh on Rohingya issue: S Jaishankar
World | Nov 06, 2017, 09:27 PM ISTIndia is in touch with Myanmar and Bangladesh on the issue of Rohingya Muslims, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is understood to have told the members of a parliamentary panel here today.
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622,000 Rohingyas have taken refuge in Bangladesh, informs PM Sheikh Hasina
World | Nov 05, 2017, 07:30 PM ISTBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also urged Myanmar to stop the persecution of the Rohingyas.
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Aung San Suu Kyi visits Myanmar region torn by Rohingya conflict
World | Nov 02, 2017, 04:23 PM ISTAung San Suu Kyi's visit to Rakhine state comes as she is under intense international scrutiny for her response to the Rohingyas exodus.
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Suu Kyi visits Myanmar's Rakhine state torn by Rohingya conflict
World | Nov 02, 2017, 02:05 PM ISTThen Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited troubled Rakhine state for the first time since deadly violence broke out late August forcing over 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.
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Rex Tillerson speaks to Myanmar military leader over Rohingya crisis
World | Oct 27, 2017, 04:57 PM ISTRex Tillerson asked Myanmar security forces to cooperate with the United Nations to ensure a thorough, independent investigation into all allegations of human rights abuses and violations and to ensure accountability.
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Crisis in Rakhine reaches beyond Myanmar's borders: UN expert
World | Oct 27, 2017, 03:58 PM ISTOn August 25, a Rohingya militia allegedly attacked three police posts in Rakhine state and sparked the government's return of attacks against the local villages.
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Rohingya crisis needs constructive handling: S Jaishankar
India | Oct 26, 2017, 04:48 PM ISTAccording to the latest figures issued by the UN office in Bangladesh, 604,000 refugees have entered the country since August 25 after the Myanmarese Army's crackdown on the minority Rohingya community.
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US wants Myanmar to set conditions for return of Rohingya Muslims
World | Oct 23, 2017, 12:00 PM ISTMyanmar does not recognise Rohingya as an ethnic group and insists that they are Bangladeshi migrants living illegally in the country.
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Normalcy in Myanmar only with return of ‘displaced persons’: Sushma Swaraj on Rohingya crisis
World | Oct 23, 2017, 11:29 AM ISTNearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since late August to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
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PM Modi advised Suu Kyi not to 'destroy' her image: Sushma Swaraj
World | Oct 22, 2017, 11:47 PM ISTSwaraj referred to Modi's advice as she called on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after joining the 4th Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission meeting with her counterpart AH Mahmood Ali.
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Rohingya crisis: 'Return of 'displaced persons' will only restore normalcy in Myanmar'
World | Oct 22, 2017, 09:54 PM ISTSushma Swaraj did not use the word Rohingya to refer to the thousands who have taken shelter in Bangladesh and instead referred to them as displaced persons from Rakhine state.
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Oxford students vote to remove Suu Kyi's name from their junior common room
World | Oct 20, 2017, 11:28 PM ISTStudents at the Oxford college where Aung San Suu Kyi studied have voted to remove her name from the title of their junior common room because of her response to the Rohingya crisis.