Myanmars Rohingya Muslims

Panic grips Rohingya refugees on Bangladesh border amid heavy fighting between Myanmar troops, Rakhine rebels

Rohingya Muslim refugees on no-man's land on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border face even more uncertainty thanks to daily clashes between Myanmar security forces and ethnic Rakhine insurgents.

Petrol bomb hurled at Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside villa in Yangon

A petrol bomb was thrown at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday while she was away from her home

Bangladesh aims to send 100,000 Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar in first batch of repatriation

Bangladesh wants to send up to 100,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar in the first batch of repatriations of Muslim refugees who fled ethnic violence this year

6,700 Rohingya, including 730 children, killed in Myanmar's Rakhine state in one month, reveals MSF report

Global humanitarian NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said that at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed after violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Top UN Official terms Bangladesh's mega plan to house over 800,000 Rohingyas 'dangerous'

A top UN official sais Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous

Rohingyas in Bangladesh are in desperate need of help, says UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi

Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar for shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh are in desperate need of help, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi has said

Indonesians flood the streets of Jakarta in support of Rohingya refugees

Hundreds of Indonesians took to the streets in Jakarta on Sunday to protest persecution of Rohingyas Muslim minority in Myanmar

Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine unrest rages

At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since fighting erupted in Myanmar's neighbouring Rakhine state six days ago, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.

UN chief Antonio Guterres concerned about India's plans to deport Rohingya Muslims

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told the Lok Sabha last week, "According to UNHCR there are 13,000 Rohingya migrants registered. But we have also got figures from IB (Intelligence Bureau), which shows they have migrated to India in large numbers."

Dozens of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar go missing as boat sinks near Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi fisherman said he rescued a woman who told him her "overcrowded" boat had sunk in the Naf river after it was chased by a Myanmar army speedboat