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WHO calls on international community to help Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Mar 30 (ANI): With a grossly underfunded health sector grappling to meet the needs of 1.3 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to the international community to contribute generously to enable appropriate and time
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Rohingya crisis: US to continue support to Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): The United States has assured cooperation to Bangladesh on the issue of Rohingya crisis, the US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said.
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Myanmar elects U. Win Myint as new president
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Mar 28 (ANI): The Myanmar parliament on Wednesday elected the country's lower house speaker and legislator U. Win Myint as the new president.
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SC asks Centre for report on conditions in Rohingya camps
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed the Central government to file a 'comprehensive status report', giving details on the condition of Rohingya camps in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR.
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Aung San Suu Kyi seeks help from ASEAN leaders with Rohingya crisis
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Mar. 19 (ANI): Burmese politician and diplomat, Aung San Suu Kyi, has reportedly sought help with the ongoing Rohingya crisis, from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nations and Australia, in a closed-door meeting.
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Rohingyas can't be equated with Sri Lankan refugees: Centre
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 17 (ANI): The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Rohingya refugees cannot be equated with Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.
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Facebook spreading hate speech in Myanmar, says UN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar. 13 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday warned that social media giant Facebook's platform is contributing to the spread of hate speech and ethnic violence in a crisis-hit Myanmar.
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27 Rohingya families in Jammu own SIM cards
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 13 (ANI): It has been revealed that 27 Rohingya Muslim families, who are illegal immigrants, living in Jammu own SIM cards, activist Rohit Choudhary said.
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Myanmar building military bases in burnt Rohingya villages
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 12 (ANI): Myanmar is allegedly building military bases on the top of razed Rohingya villages, where the Rohingyas once lived before their persecution by the country's security forces in August last year.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's award rescinded by US Museum
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 08 (ANI): The US Holocaust Memorial Museum invalidated the prestigious Elie Wiesel Award that was presented to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi in 2012.
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Rohingya case: SC grants more time Centre to file affidavit
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted more time to the Centre to file an affidavit that alleged that the Border Security Force (BSF) is stopping Rohingya refugees from entering India.
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Rohingya crisis: KS Relief gives USD 2 mln to strengthen Cox's Bazar hospi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Cox's Bazar[Bangladesh], Mar.1 (ANI): The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre has announced a USD 2 million grant to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for upgrading the Sadar District Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to enhance health care services for Rohingyas and their ho
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