Rakhine

Rohingya soon to have their first Quran translation

The persecuted Muslim group doesn’t have a Rohingya translation of Islam’s holiest book.

Aung San Suu Kyi set for another win, as millions denied right to vote

The Nobel laureate, once seen as an icon of democracy, took part in an election in which Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities were not allowed to vote.

The year-long internet shutdown in Myanmar increases coronavirus spread

Deprived of access to the outside world, people in the poor Rakhine and Shin states have little to no information about the pandemic.

Aung San Suu Kyi becomes the poster child for Rohingya genocide

Myanmar's gamble to send Suu Kyi to represent the country at the International Court of Justice has backfired.

No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar

Members of Rohingya Muslim families identified for repatriation from Bangladesh say they do not want to return to Myanmar unless their citizenship and safety are ensured.

UN agency and Bangladesh begin survey of Rohingya over return to Myanmar

More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Rakhine for neighbouring Bangladesh; many refuse to go back as they fear more violence with "genocidal intent" by the military.

Bangladesh ready to repatriate 3,500 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

A previous attempt in November 2018 to return 2,260 Rohingya refugees failed after they refused to leave the camp without guarantees for their safety in Myanmar.

UN fears Myanmar human rights abuses in internet shutdown

The government took the unprecedented step of ordering mobile phone operators to shut down all internet data across at least eight townships in Rakhine and one in neighbouring Chin state.

Myanmar court sentences two to death over lawyer's murder

Court hands out death sentence to gunman and an accomplice involved in planning the killing while two other men involved in the crime received prison sentences. A fifth suspect thought to be the crime's mastermind remains at large.

Steps taken by Myanmar government make Rohingya return unlikely - report

Myanmar government's steps, that include helping Buddhist settlements that replace Rohingya homes in Rakhine state, makes it increasingly difficult for the persecuted minority community to return, according to Reuters special report.

India deports seven Rohingya to Myanmar despite UN protest

The men, who had been in detention for immigration offences since 2012, were handed over to Myanmar authorities at a border crossing in India's northeast state of Manipur.

China says Rohingya issue should not be "internationalised"

China voted against a move by the UN to set up a body to prepare evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar and look into possible genocide in the country's western state of Rakhine.