
Security tightened in Manipur over possible Rohingya influx
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Sept 23 (ANI): Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh, on Friday, said that stringent security measures have been taken up at the border areas of Manipur, sensing the possibility of a mass influx in the backdrop of the recent large scale violence in Rakhine pro
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Bangladesh calls on UN to find permanent solution to Rohingya cris
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A] Sept. 22 (ANI): Raising the issue of the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis in the region, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called on the United Nations and the international community to take immediate and effective measures to find out a permanent solution
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Aung San Suu Kyi playing second fiddle to Myanmar army: Cong on Ro
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): The Congress party on Thursday said that Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi is playing second fiddle to the nation's army which has been accused of leveling atrocities on the Rohingyas.
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Suu Kyi bats for resisting collateral damage in counter-terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 20 (ANI): The majority-Buddhist Myanmar is no stranger to the anti-muslim sentiment, even as the country's government has long denied citizenship to the Rohingyas, with the argument that they are illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
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Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi's interview with ANI: Fu
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], Sept. 20 (ANI): Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi, in an exclusive interview with ANI, spoke about the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis, counter-terrorism, The Dalai Lama's "Buddha to help Rohingyas" assertion and the way forward.
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Trying to help all those who're in distress: Suu Kyi on Dalai Lama
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 20 (ANI): Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi has been facing mounting international pressure for her handling of violence in the Rakhine state and the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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Myanmar leader Suu Kyi explains why she didn't name 'Rohingyas' in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 20 (ANI): When Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi broke her silence over the Rohingya refugee issue and delivered a State of the Union address at Naypyitaw on Tuesday morning, she refrained from referring to the Muslim minority as 'Rohingyas', inviting t
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Stop military operations, grant citizenship to Rohingya: UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on Myanmar to put an end to its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims just hours after the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the nation on the situation in Rakhine state.
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India will not take Rohingya refugees; they are a security threat:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that India will not take any Rohingya refugees as they pose a security threat to the nation, adding that the pressure is mounting on Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi to take back refugees migra
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Congress looks forward to Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's further role in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday said that the silence of Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi on the Rohingya issue had disappointed many people, but now everbody is looking forward for her further role in the further developments in the matter.
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ISI plans to establish Rohingyas in India
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): In new window Rohingya refugees are contemplating to shift from Bangladesh to India in the near future and a large scale infiltration of Rohingyas is feared, according to intelligence sources. North East India and West Bengal already have large population of
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India asserts situation in Rakhine State be handled with restraint
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): India on Tuesday said that the situation in the Rakhine state should be handled with restraint, focussing on the welfare of the civilian population, at the 36th Session of the United States Human Rights Council.
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