Rakhine State

China draws 3-stage path for Myanmar, Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis

NAYPYITAW - Muslimchronicle

China called for a cease-fire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State so that Rohingya Muslim refugees can return from Bangladesh, proposing a three-stage approach to the crisis as diplomats from 51 mostly Asian and European countries gathered in Myanmar on Monday. More than 600,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a military clearance operation in BuddhistRead more

China wants Bangladesh, Myanmar to solve Rohingya crisis bilaterally

Dhaka - Muslimchronicle

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday urged Bangladesh and Myanmar resolve the Rohingya crisis through bilateral negotiations instead of an international initiative. "The international community should not complicate the situation," Wang said in a press briefing at the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka. "Actions in the United Nations Security Council must help Bangladesh-Myanmar bilateral cooperation to resolve the problem peacefully",Read more

Two dead, scores missing as boat packed with Rohingya sinks

Myanmar - Muslimchronicle

A boat packed with Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state capsized late Sunday night near the coast of Bangladesh, leaving at least two people dead and scores missing, officials said. Coast guard and border guard officials said the boat was overloaded with about 100 people when it sank in the mouth of the Naf river that separates MyanmarRead more

Crisis looms as nearly 125,000 refugees flood into Bangladesh

Cox's Bazar - Muslimchronicle

Nearly 125,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh since a fresh upsurge of violence in Myanmar on August 25, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as fears grow of a humanitarian crisis in the overstretched camps. The UN said 123,600 had crossed the border in the past 11 days from Myanmar's violence-wracked Rakhine state. Their arrival has raised fears ofRead more

Food aid suspended amid Myanmar violence

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

The World Food Programme has suspended food aid in Myanmar’s violence-scorched Rakhine State, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates with a surging death toll and tens of thousands — both Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Buddhists — on the move. Relief agencies, including WFP, have repeatedly been accused by Myanmar authorities of allowing their rations to fall into the hands of RohingyaRead more

Muslim man beheaded after interviewed by journalists in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state

Yangon - ArabToday

A Muslim man in Ngakhuya village in northern Rakhine state, who was interviewed by journalists, was found beheaded beside a stream on Friday, according to the State Counselor Office's Information Committee of Myanmar. Dus Mammad, volunteered as an in-charge of the village library, answered the questions raised by a group of journalists, on Wednesday, refuting accusations against security forces forRead more

Myanmar state counselor reiterates gov't commitment

Yangon - Arabtodya

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday reiterated the government's commitment to the resolution of the issue of Rakhine state, and the need for time and space for the government's efforts to bear fruit, according to a press release of the country's Foreign Ministry. Aung San Suu Kyi was briefing a retreat of Association of Southeast Asian NationsRead more

OIC Calls for Immediate Cessation of Violence

Jeddah - Arab Today

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen stated that in view of the worsening crisis in Rakhine state, Myanmar that has resulted in the loss of innocent life and displaced tens of thousands of Rohingya people, it is imperative that the Myanmar government takes clear and decisive steps to stem the violence and restore calm toRead more

Suu Kyi vows ‘reconciliation’ amid Rohingya crisis

Singapore - Arab Today

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Wednesday to work for “peace and national reconciliation” amid mounting international condemnation of a bloody army crackdown on her country’s Muslim Rohingya minority. The Nobel Peace Prize winner did not mention the violence in Rakhine state, but told a business forum in Singapore that multi-ethnic Myanmar needed to achieve stabilityRead more