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Rohingya Muslims onboard a smuggling vessel.

Rohingya Crisis: Things to Know about the Bengali Muslims of Myanmar

At least 6,000 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh are currently trapped at sea and their condition is deteriorating by the hour.

May 15, 2015

Indonesia Just Sent Hundreds of Migrants on Boat to Unknown Destination

The Indonesia navy said they have provided the boat with fuel and towed it out of their waters.

May 12, 2015

1018 Bangladeshi and Rohingya Refugees Land in Malaysia

Indonesia had rescued 600 Rohingyas stranded off the coast of Aceh on Sunday.

May 11, 2015

Myanmar to revoke minority ID cards

This woman is a part-time teacher in Yangon, who's half Rohingya Muslim. Like many others of this minority group, she has a temporary white-card ID which Myanmar's government is about to revoke. (

Feb 18, 2015

Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, leader of the 969 movement

Anti-Muslim Myanmar Buddhist Monk Wirathu Calls UN Envoy 'Bitch and Whore' [VIDEO]

The Buddhist monk called the United Nations' special envoy for human rights, Yanghee Lee, a "whore".

Jan 20, 2015

Myanmar's Rohingya face hunger and death on brutal sea exodus

Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar try to make the perilous journey by sea south to Thailand and Malaysia. Duration: 02:19

Nov 30, 2014

Burdwan Blast: NIA Arrests Myanmar National, Finds ISIS Jihadist Recruitment Literature

Khalid is an expert in IED making and has taken training from Pakistan based terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban.

Nov 18, 2014

Al-Qaeda, Indian Mujahideen Plotting Terror Attacks, Plan to 'Turn India into Syria'

Indian Mujahideen militants are now training under the al-Qaeda, officials who deciphered communication between the two groups have found.

Nov 6, 2014

Groups say Thailand Should Face U.S. Sanctions over Trafficking

Thailand should be liable to potential U.S. sanctions for failing to crack down on trafficking in migrant workers, a group of human rights and labour organizations said on Friday.

May 10, 2014

"Election" Massacres of Muslims Darken Immigration Debate

From his hiding place in a cowshed, Sefaqul Islam watched as masked gunmen moved through his village, shot women and children dead with automatic rifles and tossed wounded survivors into the blazing remains of their homes.

May 10, 2014

Myanmar census: risk or reward for Rakhine Muslims?

In the desolate camps of western Myanmar many homeless Muslims are determined to assert their identity as Rohingya after years of violent persecution, in a census some fear will spark turmoil. Duration: 02:28

Mar 9, 2014

Indonesia jails Rohingya Muslims over Buddhist killings

An Indonesian court sentences 14 Rohingya Muslims to nine months in prison over the fatal attack on Myanmar Buddhists at a detention centre in the country. Duration: 00:32

Dec 5, 2013

Indonesia: 3 Injured as Blast Rocks Buddhist Temple

An explosion rocked the Ekayana Buddhist Centre in West Jakarata, Indonesia, injuring three worshippers on Sunday night.

Aug 5, 2013

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Myanmar Airways Give Special Offer for Journey from Malaysia to Burma; Is it Due to Tension Among Myanmar Nationals?

Myanmar Airways International (MAI) now offers a 50% fare discount for Myanmarese in Malaysia who want to fly back to their home country. The reason is not officially declared by the government of Myanmar, however rumours suggest that this is in view of the tension prevailing amid ethnic Myanmar nationals in Malaysia.

Jun 12, 2013

4 Killed as Cyclone Mahasen Strikes Bangladesh, High Alert Issued in Assam, Myanmar

The powerful cyclonic storm Mahasen finally hit Bangaldesh's Patuakhali district on Thursday morning, creating havoc with heavy showers and strong winds lashing at a speed of 100 kmph.

May 16, 2013

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