The army of Myanmar is continuously continuing with its brutal violence against minorities in the country. After the exodus of Rohingya Muslims, the soldiers have struck hard against the Kachin in the mountainous north.
After the wave of violence that erupted against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar last year, a baby boom is now expected in the refugee camps just across the border in Bangladesh.
A rebel movement of the harassed Muslim population in western Myanmar, the ARSA (Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army), has been guilty of mass murders. The human rights organization Amnesty International has reported that new evidence makes clear that Rohingya fighters last year certainly made one slaughter among men, women and children who were Hindu.
Myanmar has repatriated on Saturday the first five of the almost 700,000 Rohingya refugees who stayed in camps in Bangladesh. Last week, a senior UN official said that conditions in Myanmar were not favorable for repatriation.
Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte has announced that he wants to receive Rohingya who have fled Myanmar. 'I am prepared to accept refugees. Rohingya. I will help, but we should share them with Europe, 'he said during a speech.
Tens of Rohingya refugees arrived by boat in Thailand on Sunday, where they were stranded after a storm. According to local authorities, it is the first time in more than a year that Rohingya is visiting Thailand. Human rights organizations fear that more will cross the dangerous crossing, because of crowded camps in Bangladesh.
The President of Myanmar, Htin Kyaw, resigned with immediate effect. He wants to equip the 'tasks and responsibilities' that he had, according to a statement from his office.
After almost 700,000 Rohingya were driven out of the country with brutal force, the army of Myanmar is now rapidly building military bases at the places where formerly houses and mosques of the Muslim minority stood.
Myanmar wants to see evidence of allegations of genocide on the Rohingya minority. National security adviser Thaung Tun states in Geneva that such serious accusations should not be made too lightly.
From our editorial office abroad
Three women who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize have criticized the Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The Iranian Shirin Ebadi, Máiread Maguire from Northern Ireland and the Yemeni Tawakkul Karman demand an end to the human rights violations against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.
The European Union is taking steps to impose sanctions against Myanmar because of the continuing murders and rapes by security forces in the state of Rohingya. EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will commission Monday in Brussels to prepare punitive measures against high-ranking military personnel who are guilty of human rights violations.
North Korea earned nearly 200 million dollars (160 million euros) last year in exporting banned goods. This is shown by a report from the United Nations that was handed to the Security Council.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are exposed to high risks during the rainy season. According to the United Nations, researchers concluded that at least 100,000 people should be moved because of threatening landslides and flooding in the monsoon season.
Out of displeasure with the policy of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior American diplomat has left Myanmar. Bill Richardson, a former UN diplomat, accuses Suu Kyi of a lack of moral guidance.
The repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh seems to be delayed. Preparations are not yet complete, a government official acknowledges in the Asian country.
The planned return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar leads to unrest in the camps where they were taken care of. Dozens of displaced people clearly did not want to be sent back during a visit by the special UN rapporteur Yanghee Lee with banners.
The Myanmar police have shot seven people in riots in the troubled province of Rakhine. Twelve other people were injured, the authorities say.
The Myanmar armed forces recognize that soldiers were complicit in the deaths of several Rohingya. It concerns ten people who were taken prisoner before their death, the army said. Their bodies were later found in a mass grave in the troubled province of Rakhine.
The Myanmar army accuses Rohingya insurgents of an attack on a vehicle in the province of Rakhine. In addition, three people were injured, the armed forces say.
Pope Francis has sketched a sombre picture of the past year during a service in St. Peter's Basilica. He stated that 2017 is marred by violence, lies and injustice. The church prince called on people to take responsibility for their actions.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has refused to talk to a high UN official about sexual violence against Rohingya women. This was reported by The Guardian, who had an internal memo about the meeting.
This year more than 50 percent fewer migrants came to Europe via the Mediterranean than in 2016. Then, 359,000 people successfully crossed the river, now until December 20, 170,000.
A Vietnamese crocodile tail lizard that looks like a cartoon character, a horseshoe bat that would not be out of place in a Star Wars film and a carnivorous freshwater turtle. That is how the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) describes three striking animals where humans only just know their existence. The discoveries, all done in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar, are bundled in the report 'Stranger Species'.
The United States has given the green light for the arrival of a group of about 200 migrants who were detained on the islands of Manus and Nauru in Papua New Guinea. The movement is part of a previously made agreement with Australia, which has established detention centers on the islands.
Between 25 August and 24 September, more than 6700 members of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar were possibly murdered, including 730 children. The aid organization MSF-Holland estimates this on the basis of discussions with numerous refugees in Bangladesh.
Ticks, the notorious parasites that can transmit dangerous diseases, have been destroying the life of animals for much longer than there are people walking around on earth. Even dinosaurs already suffered from the blood-sucking spiders.
Pope Francis dedicated a mass for more than 100,000 people on Friday in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. During the service he dedicated sixteen priests. Of the more than 160 million inhabitants of the country, the majority is Muslim; Catholics make up only 0.24 percent of the population.
Bangladesh wants to temporarily shelter 100,000 displaced Rohingya Muslims on an island in the Bay of Bengal. The authorities spend almost 236 million euros to develop Bhashan Char and make them suitable for refugee shelters.
Pope Francis has met with the Myanmar army leader Min Aung Hlaing. The men talked for a quarter of an hour in a cathedral in Yangon and exchanged gifts.
