7 month agoBurma: Smugglers mercilessly beat up emaciated Rohingya refugees and piled them onto a fishing boat, in obtained video that allegedly shows rarely seen footage of the front lines of the Rohingya trafficking ring
7 month agoHuge quantity of smuggled items, including narcotics & weapons worth Indian rupees 165 crores, recovered at 2 locations of border town Moreh in Manipur by Assam Rifles along with state police & Narcotics Control Bureau. 6 smugglers were apprehended during the operation
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 78 km W of Monywa, Myanmar
7 month agoIndia moved several battalions consisting of about 1,000 troops each into the Myanmar border area after a soldier was killed on Oct. 21. Beijing refutes India's claims. The United Wa State Army also denied support to Indian rebel groups on China's behalf
7 month agoRohingya refugees board a Bangladesh Navy ship to be transported to the island of Bhashan Char in Chittagong. Bangladesh has begun transferring Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging people are being coerced
Bangladesh began transferring hundreds of Rohingya refugees on to a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging people were being coerced into leaving
Human rights groups urge Bangladesh to halt plan to ship thousands of Rohingya refugees to flood-prone Bhasan Char island off coast
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 22 km ESE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
Despair is growing in the Rohingya refugee camps and we see it in the growth of refugees trying to leave Bangladesh by boat and being stranded on sea: @refugees Filipo Grandi in conference to raise money for Rohingya after aid goals have been massively missed this year
New @hrw report details how Aung San Suu Kyi's govt & the Myanmar military have deliberately created & maintained oppressive conditions to make life unlivable for the 130,000 Rohingya detained in Rakhine State camps.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 6 km NNE of Falam, Myanmar
Myanmar records its highest single-day spike of 424 Covid19 cases
China's Ruili city put on lockdown after 2 illegal immigrants from Myanmar test positive for coronavirus, officials say. Everyone in the city will be tested
On Sept. 9, the Burma Army's 66th Brigade fired six artillery shells that hit Nyaung Kan Village in Myebon Township, Arakan State. 2 kids and 2 adults were killed in the attack and at least 7 people were injured. This report contains graphic photos
Three years after exodus, Myanmar erases names of Rohingya villages, U.N. map makers follow suit
Two men believed to be deserters from Myanmar's army are in the custody of @IntlCrimCourt at The Hague after reporting their participation, under military orders, in the 2017 campaign of killing and rape of countless Rohingya civilians. @NahlahAyed
Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary HarshVardhan Shringla have cancelled their forthcoming trip to Myanmar due to ongoing border tensions with China at the LAC in Eastern Ladakh
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 111 km SE of Phek, India
11 month agoA 5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes the border area between India and Myanmar (earthquakes have recurred in recent months)
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 25 km E of North Vanlaiphai, India
USCIRF Cmmr @nadinemaenza: "3 yrs after the beginning of the genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people, the Burmese govt has done almost nothing to hold the military accountable or make conditions safe for the Rohingya to return to their homes."
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 73 km ESE of Tuensang, India
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 22 km SE of Khawhai, India
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 25 km E of North Vanlaiphai, India
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 26 km ESE of North Vanlaiphai, India
UK sanctions 49 people and groups from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and North Korea for human rights violations. Sanctions will target those involved in the deaths of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, Jamal Khashoggi, Rohingyas and the use of forced labour in Korea
Raab says UK gov is designating: - Russian officials responsible for death, torture of Sergei Magnitsky - Those involved in murder of Jamal Khashoggi - Individuals responsible for persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar - Two entities for role in North Korean gulags
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 30 km E of North Vanlaiphai, India
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 21 km ESE of North Vanlaiphai, India
1 year agoAt least 113 people have died in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to officials
