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Rohingya crisis:Aung San Suu Kyi meets UN chief, Tillerson
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Nov.14 (ANI): Myanmar'State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under rising global pressure to solve the Rohingya crisis in northern Rakhine State, has had meetings here with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerso
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UN calls on Myanmar to end excessive military force in Rakhine state
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 7 (ANI): Strongly condemning the widespread violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has led to the displacement of over 600,000 members of the country's minority Muslim Rohingya community, the United Nations Security Council has called on the Myanmar Government
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Tillerson to visit Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Nov. 3 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be visiting Myanmar on November 15 to meet and consult with senior Burmese leaders and officials on actions to address the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State and the U.S. support for Burma's democra
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Myanmar seeks to amend repatriation agreement with Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 2 (ANI): Myanmar is working towards bringing amendment of the 1993 agreement with Bangladesh that allows repatriation of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, who fled to the neighbouring countries, in wake of clashes with the military.
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Bangladesh PM Hasina in Forbes' list of most powerful women
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 2 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emerged as the 30th most powerful woman, according to the Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women in the world this year.
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Suu Kyi makes first visit to Rakhine since breakout of violence
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Nov 02 (ANI): Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi made her first visit to the violence ridden northern Rakhine state on Thursday since violence broke out, as per media reports.
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Five injured in attack by 'Rohingya miscreants' in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 28 (ANI): Five people were injured after they were allegedly attacked by Rohingya miscreants in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar last night, The Daily Star reports.
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Little attention paid to Rohingyas ties with international terrorism: Expe
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): Little attention has been paid to Rohingyas ties with international terrorism despite media covering the mass exodus of the minority community following violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine State, says an expert.
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UN official expresses 'deep disappointment' in Aung San Suu Kyi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 27 (ANI): Given the state of affairs in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, the United Nations investigator of human rights abuses in the country expressed deep disappointment in Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her 'indifferent' response to the violence agai
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Tillerson calls on Myanmar army chief over Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], October 27 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday morning urged Myanmar's army chief General Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence in the Rakhine state and allow the safe return of the Rohingya Muslims displaced during the crisis.
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India calls for 'realistic, sensitive' approach to handle Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): India's Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Thursday asserted that the Rohingya crisis can be best addressed through practical measures and constructive conversations and also called for 'realistic, sensitive' approach to handle the situation.
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U.K., Canada, Switzerland pledge to donate $33.5m for Rohingya refugees
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom and Switzerland have pledged additional USD 24 million as assistance for the Rohingya refugees, who are fleeing to Bangladesh to escape the persecution of Myanmar's Rakhine State.
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