Rohingya Militants

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The killings took place on August 25, 2017, the report said, the same day that the Rohingya insurgents staged coordinated deadly raids on police posts that tipped the state into crisis. (Photo: AFP)

Rohingya Muslims massacred 53 Hindus last yr, says report

Amnesty International said that ARSA killed 53 Hindus, mostly children, in Kha Maung Seik village cluster in northern Maungdaw.

23 May 2018 10:42 AM

The United Nations, comparing the widespread massacre with ethnic cleansing, has said that the attacks against Rohingya have been well-organised, coordinated and systematic. (Photo: AFP)

Aung San Suu Kyi visits violence-struck Rakhine for first time

In her unannounced one-day visit, Suu Kyi is expected to visit two of the epicentres of the violence.

02 Nov 2017 12:46 PM

Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands are still flooding across the border in search of help in Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP)

Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsizes, killing at least 12

Survivors of the capsizing told local officials that up to 65 people were on board and almost half of them were children.

16 Oct 2017 11:14 AM

Some 520,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar's western Rakhine state since August 25

Media 'exaggerated' Rohingya refugees fleeing number: Myanmar army chief

His comments followed a meeting with US Ambassador Scot Marciel, who expressed concern over the half million fleeing refugees

12 Oct 2017 3:12 PM

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) announced the ceasefire from Sept. 10 in order, they said, to facilitate aid deliveries to Rakhine State. (Photo: AP)

With no report of attacks, Rohingya insurgent ceasefire ends in Myanmar

The government offensive in the north of Rakhine State has sent some 520,000 Rohingya civilians fleeing to Bangladesh.

10 Oct 2017 10:45 AM

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and some Bangladeshi sympathizers walk across a makeshift bridge continuing their journey in to camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya militants say ceasefire to end on Oct 9, open to peace if Myanmar govt responds

The armed group tipped northern Rakhine into crisis when it ambushed police posts on August 25.

07 Oct 2017 1:00 PM

Model Shwe Eain Si accused the Rohingya militants of leading a "media campaign" to trick the world into thinking "they are the oppressed". (Photo: Pinterest)

Myanmar beauty queen stripped off her title 'after posting Rohingya video'

Myanmar's army is accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya in the far west

04 Oct 2017 12:23 PM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to receive packets of biscuits thrown at them as handouts. (Photo: AP)

Hindu American group condemns killing of Hindus in Myanmar, urges for open investigation

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has urged for an open and transparent investigation into these killings.

28 Sep 2017 12:30 PM

On Sunday, Myanmar's army said it had discovered two mud pits filled with 28 Hindu corpses (Photo: AFP)

Mass grave unearthed: Myanmar troops search for more Hindu corpses

The vast majority -- more than 430,000 -- are Rohingya Muslims who fled across the border to Bangladesh.

25 Sep 2017 11:24 AM

Members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

400 dies as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya militants

The army says it is conducting clearance operations against 'extremist terrorists' and security forces have been told to protect civilians.

01 Sep 2017 2:15 PM

The army used the same language to describe counter-insurgency sweeps in October.(Photo: Representational/AFP)

Myanmar send troops to Rakhine as tension rises

The government blames the killings on the insurgent Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, which claimed the raids on police posts last October.

12 Aug 2017 1:15 PM

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