Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have finally resolved the long-standing Rohingya Muslims’ legal status issue, ending years of uncertainty for the community living in the Kingdom. The development came during a meeting in Islamabad between Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Maliki. The discussion focused on strengthening bilateral ties, security cooperation, […]
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Rohingya boat capsizes near Malaysia, 11 dead, dozens missing
LANGKAWI, Malaysia – At least 11 people have died after a boat carrying members of Myanmar’s Rohingya community capsized near the Thailand-Malaysia border, Malaysian authorities reported on Monday. Approximately 70 people were believed to be on board the vessel. The status of another boat carrying 230 passengers remains unclear, though 13 survivors, mostly Rohingya, have […]
Hundreds missing after migrant boat sinks near Thailand-Malaysia border
KUALA LUMPUR – Hundreds of people were reported missing on Sunday after a boat carrying migrants sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, Malaysian maritime authorities said. Ten survivors and one body have been recovered so far. According to First Admiral Romli Mustafa, director of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for Kedah and Perlis, the vessel […]
Myanmar arrests more than 110 Rohingya
Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 110 Rohingya, including children, for travelling “without official documents” as they tried to make their way to Malaysia, state media reported Friday. A total of 112 people, including a dozen children, were arrested in the southeastern township of Bogale, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar, with 35 […]
Bangladesh crackdown in Rohingya camps after murders
COX’S BAZAR: Elite Bangladeshi police have launched a crackdown against suspected criminals and insurgents after a rise in attacks on Rohingya community leaders in refugee camps, officers said Sunday. The Armed Police Battalion, tasked with security in 34 refugees camps which are home to nearly one million Rohingya refugees, said they have arrested at least […]
Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. “We were good with most of the people there. […]
U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims
U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims. The United States on Thursday announced over $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, including those outside the country such as in Bangladesh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “With this new funding, our total assistance in response to the Rohingya […]
14 bodies found washed up on Myanmar beach
Yangon: The bodies of 14 people have been found washed up on a beach in Myanmar, police told on Monday, with a local rescue group saying some were Rohingya attempting to reach Malaysia. The migrants had been travelling by boat from western Myanmar, according to a local Rohingya activist. “Fourteen dead bodies were found, 35 […]
Indonesia rejects Rohingya refugees, sends stricken boat to Malaysia
Dozens of Rohingya refugees intercepted after their boat ran into trouble off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province were being sent into Malaysian waters, authorities said on Tuesday. At least 100 mostly women and children aboard a wooden vessel said to be taking on water were denied refuge in Indonesia and instead pushed into the […]
Bangladesh to vaccinate Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh is to start giving coronavirus vaccinations to some of the 850,000 Rohingya refugees who fled across the border from Myanmar, officials said Thursday. With infections rising across the country, refugee commissioner Shah Rezwan Hayat said about 48,000 Rohingya aged over 55 would start receiving jabs from next month with help from the World Health […]