A delegation comprising of Heads of Missions and senior diplomats from the embassies of the nine ASEAN member states; China, India, and Bangladesh as well as the representatives from UNDP and UNHCR, visited Rakhine State from 10 to 11 September 2019. On 10 September, they met with returnee Myanmarese Hindus, comprising of both men and […]
Tag: Rohingya
Myanmar: Arrest warrant against Buddhist Bin Laden
An anti-Muslim Buddhist Monk of Myanmar known for vitriol against the Rohingya Muslims may get arrested as an arrest warrant has been issued against him in Myanmar. The warrant was issued on Tuesday (May 28th, 2019) by the Myanmar police but the details have not been shared with the media says a report filed by […]
Shabana Azmi: I have opposed Triple Talaq as being unjust
Shabana Azmi is not worried over this old tweet that has suddenly ignited fury on social media. The Bollywood actor has been under the scanner for her stance on Rohingyas and also for many reasons. The actor took to Twitter today and said that she has always spoken out against Triple Talaq for being unjust […]
India and Myanmar inch closer, first batch of 50 houses in Rakhine development project delivered
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, commenced his three-day state visit to Myanmar today (December 11, 2018) by paying a visit to the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw. He was accorded a ceremonial welcome and formally received by President U. Win Myint of Myanmar. Subsequently, the President led delegation-level talks between the two […]
Indian Foreign Secretary in Myanmar to discuss matters of ‘common interest’
The Foreign Secretary of India, Vijay Gokhale, paid an official visit to Myanmar on 22 October 2018. During the visit, he called on the State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. All matters relating to bilateral cooperation as well as matters pertaining to international and regional matters of common interest, including developments in Rakhine State […]
Sri Lanka: Muslim-Buddhist clashes intensify, emergency announced
Sri Lanka has declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to put an end to the violent communal violence which erupted between Muslim and Buddhist community. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) condemned the current violence and said it (violence) has claimed the life of Abdul Basith, a youth from Teldeniya […]
म्यांमार में हिन्दुओं के क़त्लों की जाँच हो
(अमृत पाल सिंघ ‘अमृत’) समाचार एजेंसी रॉयटरज़ द्वारा म्यांमार के रखीने प्रान्त में 10 रोहिंग्या मुसलमानों को उनके बौद्ध पड़ोसियों और फ़ौजियों द्वारा मारकर एक सामूहिक कब्र में दफनाये जाने की ख़बर छपने के बाद वहाँ की सरकार के एक प्रवक्ता ने कहा है कि सम्बन्धित सुरक्षा कर्मियों के ख़िलाफ़ कार्रवाई की जायेगी, हालाँकि उसने […]
Hindus in Myanmar face rapes and murders
Minority Hindu community is under fierce attack in Myanmar as the Islamic militants and the Army fight fire with fire. A news has now emerged that at least 400 Hindus have gone missing while Hindu women have been left brutalized after rape. Many of these Hindus are feared murdered by their community members. ElevenMyanmar.com and […]
Myanmar: 6 Hindus massacred by terrorists
The extremists in Myanmar murdered six Hindus in cold blood after opening an indiscriminate fire on them. The attack killed three Hindu children, two Hindu men, and one Hindu woman on the spot. Two women are still seriously injured and their details have not been shared by the State Councillor Officer, Myanmar. The office released […]
Buddhist mob lynches Rohingya man in Myanmar
Buddhist mob lynched a Rohingya man in the Rakhine State capital Sittwe on Tuesday, reported the irrawaddy.com citing the district’s Police Major Win Naung. The report also states that the lynched man was one of seven self-identifying Rohingya Muslims from Dapaing camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Sittwe taken by police to […]