Rohingya

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Apr 9, 2021

India's top court paves way for Rohingya deportations to Myanmar

"We have to state that we cannot comment upon something happening in another country," the judge said in his order.

National | FOCUS Apr 6, 2021

Alarmed by inaction, lawmakers push Japan to embrace rights diplomacy

by Satoshi Sugiyama

A tug-of-war between the Foreign Ministry and lawmakers, with Suga standing on the sidelines, illustrates the challenge confronting Tokyo: Take stronger action or risk alienating the U.S.

Asia Pacific Apr 6, 2021

Death threats and hate speech make Rohingya activist's Malaysia refuge a prison

by Rozanna Latiff and Ebrahim Harris

Malaysia has long been seen as friendly to the persecuted minority, but that sentiment soured a year ago as people started saying Rohingya were spreading COVID-19.

Asia Pacific Mar 29, 2021

Suu Kyi ally wants equal rights for persecuted Myanmar Muslims

Under the previous government led by Suu Kyi, who is now detained, Myanmar defended the military against accusations of perpetrating genocide on the Rohingya.

Asia Pacific | FOCUS Mar 28, 2021

On eve of Myanmar coup, Pompeo rejected effort to declare Rohingya 'genocide'

by Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk

The 11th-hour scramble inside the State Department underscores how the United States had struggled to formulate consistent policy toward Myanmar.

Commentary / World Mar 11, 2021

Japan must rethink its Myanmar policy

by Tun Khin

As a regional leader, Japan has a particularly important role to play in shaping a democratic path for Myanmar.

Asia Pacific Mar 9, 2021

‘It’s better to walk through a minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s army speak

by Richard C. Paddock

The military and its brutal practices are an omnipresent fear in Myanmar, one that has intensified since the generals seized full power in a coup last month.

National Mar 9, 2021

Japan to give $19 million to aid Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh

Officials said Tokyo would maintain humanitarian assistance to Myanmar even as it condemns the military coup on Feb. 1.

Asia Pacific | FOCUS Feb 13, 2021

Myanmar's conflict-scarred Rohingya on edge with return of generals

Long-persecuted Muslim minority fear further violence in a restive part of the country where others have shown support for the new regime.

Commentary / World Feb 3, 2021

Suu Kyi is proven right about Myanmar

by Luv Puri

Faced with a constricting institutional and constitutional position, Suu Kyi’s efforts to extricate the military from the power structure was always going to be a huge challenge.

Asia Pacific Jan 31, 2021

Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism

More than 1,400 Rohingya Muslim refugees were relocated to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, despite opposition from human rights groups concerned about the site's vulnerability to storms and flooding. Including a similar sized group who were moved on Friday, it ...