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Myanmar blames Bangladesh for delayed Rohingya return

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

Myanmar blamed Bangladesh on Tuesday for delays to the start of a huge repatriation programme for Rohingya refugees, as the UN warned of the dangers of rushing their return to strife-torn Rakhine state. Nearly 690,000 Rohingya escaped to Bangladesh after a brutal Myanmar army crackdown began in the state last August, while around 100,000 fled an earlier bout of violence inRead more

Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees in Bangladesh ‘within two years’

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to repatriate Rohingya displaced by an army crackdown “within two years”, Dhaka said Tuesday, outlining the first clear timeline for a return of hundreds of thousands of refugees. The agreement says the process will be “completed preferably within 02 (two) years from the commencement of repatriation”, according to a statement from the Bangladeshi government followingRead more

China lavishes cash on ally Cambodia with eyes

Phnom Penh - Muslimchronicle

Beijing has pledged billions of dollars to build new infrastructure in Cambodia, officials said Thursday, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ended a two-day charm offensive currying favour for its mega-dams across the Mekong. The storied waterway, which twists through parts of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, is the world's largest inland fishery and helps feed around 60 million peopleRead more

Myanmar army changes tack with Rohingya killings admission

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

After months denying any wrongdoing, Myanmar has admitted its forces helped kill 10 Rohingya in custody in an apparent bid to blame a few rogue soldiers for what the global community alleges is part of an organised ethnic cleansing campaign. Accounts of mass murder, rape and torture from the 655,000 Rohingya who fled Myanmar's army to Bangladesh have horrified theRead more

Myanmar police charge Reuters reporters

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

Two Reuters journalists were formally charged by police in a Myanmar court Wednesday with breaching a colonial-era secrecy law that carries up to 14 years in jail, provoking a barrage of calls for their immediate release. Myanmar nationals Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, were arrested a month ago under the Official Secrets Act after they were allegedly given classified documents byRead more

Myanmar security forces took part in killing 10 Rohingya

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

Myanmar security forces took part in the massacre of 10 Rohinyga, the army chief's office said Wednesday, also admitting for the first time the existence of a mass grave of the Muslim minority in Rakhine state. "Some villagers from Inn Din village and security members confessed they killed 10 Bengali terrorists," the office said in a Facebook post about theRead more

Myanmar police charge Reuters reporters under Official Secrets Act

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

Myanmar police formally filed charges Wednesday against two Reuters reporters accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act, a judge said, an offence that carries up to 14 years in prison. A police officer "filed the case under the state secrets (Official Secrets) act section 3.1(c)," a judge told a Yangon court, despite global calls for their release. source: AFPRead more

Deadlines unlikely to break the deadlock over Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh - Muslimchronicle

Even as the world acknowledges the festering Rohingya crisis as one of the world’s top 10 conflicts to monitor in 2018, there is little hope that the two key players – Buddhist Myanmar and Muslim Bangladesh – will quickly solve the problem which United Nations has called a “textbook case of ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” by the Myanmar military. AtRead more

Kuwait confirms chief of staff safe after helicopter crash in Bangladesh

Myanmar - Muslimchronicle

Chief of general staff of Kuwait Armed Forces Lt Gen Mohammad Khaled Al-Kheder is safe following a helicopter crash in Bangladesh, an official statement said on Wednesday. Kheder was part of a high-level army delegation paying a courtesy call to the Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff, General Abu Belal Muhammad on Tuesday. Only one person on board had minor injuries.Read more