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Tillerson to press Suu Kyi on Rohingya

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar"•Washington’s top diplomat arrived in Myanmar Wednesday to press civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s powerful army chief over the...

Lipstick on a pig

TRUE to form, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week did what it does best—avoid controversy and paper over any problems. On Monday, Foreign...

Myanmar gets Asean backing for Rohingya

FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Monday Myanmar had  called on the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations for humanitarian assistance and that...

Miado, Torres chase dreams in Myanmar

DREAMS will come true in Yangon, Myanmar as Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado and Jomary “The Zamboanginian Fighter” Torres lead a group of Filipino mixed...

Basic bares Thailand and Japan investments

Listed Basic Energy Corp. is investing in renewable energy projects in Japan, Myanmar and Thailand to expand its overseas energy portfolio. Basic Energy said Friday...

Myanmar faces pressure over crisis

UNITED NATIONS—The UN Security Council is weighing a draft resolution that would pressure Myanmar to address the violence that has driven hundreds of thousands...

Fil-Aussie kickboxing champ to see action in the world’s biggest bare-knuckle tilt

Filipino-Australian multiple-time kickboxing champion Michael Badato could make history as the first-ever World Lethwei Champion on Nov. 4 when he competes in the biggest...

Hunger traps Rohingya trying to flee Myanmar

MAUNGDAW, Myanmar"•Ahead is a river they can’t afford to cross, behind is hunger and hostility. So hundreds of Rohingya encamped on a black sand...

Within sight of land

More than a dozen people, mostly children, drowned in the latest incident of a capsized boat off Bangladesh Thursday. Many are missing. These are Rohingya,...

UN draws up plan to feed up to 700,000 Rohingya

COX’S BAZAR"•The UN has drawn up a contingency plan to feed up to 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar after some 480,000 fled to...

Rohingya refugee camps on the brink of ‘health disaster’

COX’S BAZAR"•Bangladesh’s refugee camps are on the brink of a “public health disaster,” Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned, saying filthy water and feces...

Rohingya crisis sparks fear among Bangladeshi Buddhists

RAMU, Bangladesh—As thousands of Rohingya flee ethnic violence in Myanmar, Bangladesh’s small Buddhist community fears the crisis could spark a violent backlash from their...

PM: Myanmar must take back Rohingya

DHAKA—Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a new call for Myanmar to take back the some 420,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence...

Suu Kyi rebuffs criticism

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar"•Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she does not fear global scrutiny over the Rohingya crisis, pledging to hold rights violators to account...
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