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US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 17 08:06 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar's army chief and three other top officers due to their role in the "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya minority, urging accountability for their brutal campaign. Read more »

Singapore detains Myanmar nationals accused of links to Rakhine insurgent group

Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 03:38 AM

SINGAPORE - Singapore authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested a group of Myanmar nationals accused of rallying support for armed violence against the Myanmar government.   Read more »

Bangladesh boosts efforts to stop trafficking of Rohingya amid US criticism

Naimul Karim, Reuters
Posted at Jul 09 11:14 PM

The US State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report found Bangladesh had not investigated dozens of potential crimes of forced labor and sex trafficking against the Rohingya living in refugee camps in the country. Read more »

Protectionism slammed as Southeast Asian leaders rally to trade pact

Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 12:10 AM

Southeast Asian leaders made an impassioned plea against protectionism at a regional summit in Bangkok Sunday, warning that a dragging US-China trade spat could hammer their export-led economies. Read more »

Malaysia calls for justice, citizenship for Rohingya Muslims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 07:47 PM

Malaysia, a Muslim country which hosts a large Rohingya refugee population, is one of the few members of the ASEAN to speak up for the minority. Read more »

Trade disputes to dominate as ASEAN meets in Bangkok

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 12:50 PM

Disputes in the flashpoint South China Sea and Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims are also likely to make the agenda at the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting starting Saturday in the Thai capital.  Read more »

Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings freed after less than a year

Shoon Naing and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at May 27 08:21 AM

YANGON - Myanmar has granted early release to seven soldiers jailed for the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys during a 2017 military crackdown in the western state of Rakhine, two prison officials, two former fellow inmates and one of the soldiers told Reuters. Read more »

Angelina Jolie demands Myanmar ‘commitment’ to end anti-Rohingya violence

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 06 01:00 AM

Angelina Jolie, the celebrity envoy for the UN refugee agency, made the comments on the second day of emotional meetings with Rohingya. Read more »

Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya camps in Bangladesh ahead of funding appeal

Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 04 11:28 PM

DHAKA - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Monday visited the world's largest refugee settlement, home to nearly one million Rohingya Muslims, in a bid to put their plight back in the headlines ahead of a United Nations $920 million funding appeal. Read more »

Suu Kyi's party clashes with military over proposal to change army-drafted charter

Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 08:23 PM

Myanmar's ruling party clashed with military lawmakers on Tuesday as it proposed steps towards changing the constitution. Read more »

Myanmar Reuters journalists to hear appeal decision

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 12:14 PM

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar over their investigation of atrocities committed against the Rohingya will learn Friday if an appeal against their conviction has succeeded. Read more »

Thousands displaced, as Myanmar army and Rakhine rebels clash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 05:38 PM

Weeks of fighting between ethnic Rakhine rebels and Myanmar's military have driven thousands of civilians from their homes, the UN said. Read more »

US House calls on Myanmar to release Reuters journalists

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 02:59 AM

National security advisor John Bolton denounced China for its aggressive quest for natural resources and its rising military and maritime presence. Read more »

'Thumbs up' pics for Myanmar Reuters reporters as they mark year in jail

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 05:09 PM

Messages of solidarity poured in Wednesday from around the world on the one-year anniversary of the arrest of two Myanmar Reuters journalists who exposed a massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.  Read more »

Suu Kyi calls for peace in speech avoiding Rohingya crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 09:28 PM

Suu Kyi called for cooperation between nations to seek peace and mutual prosperity. Read more »

Suu Kyi to be stripped of freedom of Paris award: mayor's office

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 05:09 AM

Paris city will strip Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom of the French capital over her failure to speak out against a crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority, a mayor's spokeswoman said Friday. Read more »

Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019 - govt official

Zeba Siddiqui, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 10:58 PM

Bangladesh's plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programs only likely to be revisited following year-end general elections, a top Bangladeshi official said on Sunday. Read more »

China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after US rebuke

Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 09:30 AM

China supports the Myanmar government's efforts to protect domestic stability and approach to resolving the Rohingya issue, Premier Li Keqiang told the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after US Vice President Mike Pence offered a strong rebuke. Read more »

Rohingya crisis besieges Suu Kyi at Singapore summit

Martin Abbugao and Aidan Jones, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 16 01:59 AM

Suu Kyi has refused to speak up for the Rohingya, a stateless, persecuted Muslim minority driven by violence into Bangladesh in huge numbers. Read more »

'Oppressing to the point of killing': Malaysia's Mahathir slams Suu Kyi over Rohingya crisis

Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 07:16 PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was trying to "defend the indefensible" over alleged atrocities committed by the country's military against minority Rohingya Muslims. Read more »