Five feared dead, thousands flee ‘massive fire’ at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh DHAKA (Reuters) : A huge fire swept through … More
Tag: Refugees
UN makes first visit to remote Bangladesh island since Rohingya moved
DHAKA (REUTERS) : A United Nations delegation will on Wednesday (March 17) start a three-day visit to a remote Bay … More
Tamara Dewi Gondo Soerijo: From Miss Indonesia Finalist to Empowering Refugee Women
JAKARTA : A refugees’ life is always full of uncertainties. Work opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers are limited to … More
Malaysia defends plan to deport Myanmar nationals on navy ships
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) : Malaysia on Monday (Feb 15) defended a plan to deport 1,200 Myanmar nationals on navy ships … More
UN says Malaysia should not deport refugees amid concern over Myanmar detainees
KUALA LUMPUR : The U.N. refugee agency said on Friday Malaysia should not deport refugees after Reuters reported that it … More
Bangladesh to move thousands more Rohingya Muslims to remote island despite criticism
DHAKA (REUTERS) : Bangladesh will move 2,000 to 3,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island … More
Surviving in the ruins of Moria
In September, Moria, the largest refugee camp in Europe, burned down on the Greek Island of Lesbos, displacing thousands of … More
Bangladesh ships second group of Rohingya to isolated island
Bangladesh has begun relocating a second group of nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of … More
At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia
Coastguard rescues five people, as Tunisian official says 45 people were on the boat when it capsized. At least 20 … More
Myanmar activists accuse Israeli firm of abetting military’s Rohingya atrocities
Report highlights alleged role of Gilat Satellite Networks in helping Myanmar military set up telecom company, spread anti-Muslim propaganda before … More
Sesame Street introduces its first Rohingya puppets
The two new characters will be used to educate refugee children in Bangladesh AFTER more than a year in the making, … More
Bangladesh begins transfer of Rohingya to controversial island
COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh began transferring several hundred Rohingya refugees on Thursday (Dec 3) to what the UN and rights groups worry … More
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) : The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into … More
Terror at sea: Rohingya migrants tell of 200-day ordeal
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia: When hundreds of Rohingya refugees paid traffickers to escape their squalid camp in Bangladesh, they were promised a … More
Coronavirus Pandemic Forces Myanmar’s ‘Neck-Coil’ Women Home From Thailand
Myanmar refugees suffer as tourism dries up MAE RIM, Thailand : In the lush countryside of Mae Rim, a 30-minute … More
Malaysia’s UN agencies distribute 5,000 ‘dignity kits’ to refugees, migrate women and girls
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s United Nations Agencies in collaboration with Malaysian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have distributed 5,000 “Dignity Kits” … More
Malaysia can’t take any more Rohingya refugees
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia can no longer take in Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on … More
Rohingya refugee crisis: ‘The bodies were thrown out of the boat’
“Nobody knows how many people have died. It could be 50 or even more,” recalls Khadiza Begum. The 50-year-old was … More
Australia resisting talks to save Rohingya refugees stranded at sea
Australia was closely monitoring the situation and was supporting Bangladesh in responding to impacts of the coronavirus in its refugee camps.
Rohingya crisis deserves notice
BANGKOK POST EDITORIAL – 3 MAY 2020 Day by day, the effects of coronavirus on society’s most marginalised are laid … More
