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Myanmar briefs UN over Rohingya crisis as Bangladesh looks to repatriate 508 Hindu refugees soon

Myanmar has said that 508 Hindus are among around 1,000 refugees cleared for the first batch to be repatriated to their homes from Bangladesh.

Myanmar urges Bangladesh to arrest, extradite 1,300 Rohingyas suspected of taking part in rebel assault

Myanmar said on Thursday that it has asked Bangladesh to arrest and extradite more than 1,300 Rohingyas suspected of taking part in a rebel assault against government checkpoints in Rakhine state in August last year.

Myanmar military convoy ambushed, Rohingya militants claim responsibility for attack

Rohingya rebels on Sunday claimed responsibility for an ambush on Myanmar security forces that left several wounded in northern Rakhine state, the first attack in weeks in a region gutted by violence.

Rohingya insurgents ambush Myanmar military truck in Rakhine State, five wounded

Rohingya Muslim insurgents ambushed a military vehicle in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, wounding five members of the security forces, state media and officials said, and the rebels claimed responsibility for the rare attack.

Myanmar crisis: Caught between army and rebel group, refugees in Mizoram hope for better future but are reluctant to return

Rohingya crisis: Caught between Myanmar Army and rebel group, refugees in Mizoram hope for better future but are reluctant to return

Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh information minister warns influx of refugees could fuel terror and drug trade

The influx of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh could fuel terrorism and drugs, Bangladesh information minister Hasanul Haq Inu has warned.

13th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting opens today in Nay Pyi Taw; Rohingya crisis to be discussed on sidelines

A total of 51 countries will participate in the 13th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting, opening on Monday in Myanmar's capital city of Nay Pyi Taw.

Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh to build one of world's biggest refugee camps to house all 800,000 fleeing Myanmar

Bangladesh announced it would build one of the world's biggest refugee camps to house all the 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims who have sought asylum from violence in Myanmar.

Rohingya militants set Rakhine houses afire to intensify Muslim minority exodus, says Myanmar army chief office

More than 500,000 Muslim Rohingya have run from communal bloodshed in Myanmar in the last six weeks and numbers are again rising.

Myanmar beauty queen loses crown after she posts video accusing Rohingya of driving violence

A Myanmar beauty queen says she was stripped of her pageant title after posting a graphic video accusing Muslim Rohingya militants of driving communal violence in Rakhine state.