Burma

Hyderabad youth sold in Burma after being lured with job offers

HYDERABAD: In a shocking development, it has been revealed that three young men from Hyderabad… Read More

Myanmar judge extends sentences for poets jailed for mocking military

A Myanmar judge on Monday extended the sentences of a troupe of satirical performers jailed… Read More

Myanmar frees journalists working for Turkish broadcaster

NAYPYITAW: Myanmar on Friday freed two journalists for Turkey’s state broadcaster, their local interpreter and… Read More

Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar, face official secrets charges

YANGON: Myanmar’s government said on Wednesday that police had arrested two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone… Read More

Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus

YANGON: Pressure mounted on Myanmar on Tuesday to end violence that has sent more than… Read More

Dalai Lama says Buddha would have helped Myanmar’s Muslims

NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama has spoken out for the first time about the Rohingya… Read More

Myanmar ‘to provide aid’ to displaced Rohingya inside country

YANGON: Camps will be set up to provide aid for displaced Muslims inside Rakhine state,… Read More

FO expresses deep concerns over HR violation of Rohingya Muslims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office on Sunday has urged Myanmar authorities to investigate reports of massacre… Read More

Nearly 400 die as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya militants

COX‘S BAZAR: Nearly 400 people have died in fighting that has rocked Myanmar’s northwest for… Read More

Elephant who lost leg in landmine blast gets new prosthetic leg

BANGKOK: Mosha the elephant, who stepped on a landmine along the Thai-Myanmar border 10 years… Read More

Nisar refuses to accept ‘foreigners’ deported to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the procedure of… Read More

Myanmar’s population law seen as discriminatory towards Muslims

Muslims in Myanmar view the new population law passed by the government as repressive and… Read More

Veena Malik condemns Myanmar brutality, raises her voice for the Rohingya

Pakistani actress Veena Malik raised her voice against the ongoing violence and persecution of Muslims… Read More

Ayyan Ali to express solidarity with the Rohingya by fasting and prayers

Model Ayyan Ali stated that she would fast for three days and also pray nafils… Read More

Victims of barbarism; persecuted Rohingya desperate for help from Muslim countries

Rohingya Muslims have been subjected to much torture, persecution and oppression in the recent past.… Read More

Demonstrations in Lahore over Muslims massacre in Burma

LAHORE: Political and religious parties on Sunday held demonstrations protesting against Muslims massacre in Burma… Read More

Saeed demands govt to call OIC meeting on Burma massacre of Muslims

LAHORE: The emir of Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed Friday demanded the prime minister… Read More

US calls on Myanmar to make Rohingya citizens to end boat crisis

SITTWE: A senior US diplomat on Friday urged Myanmar to extend "citizenship" to the oppressed… Read More

Rohingya Muslims expect trouble under Myanmar draft plan

YANGON/BANGKOK: Myanmar's national government has drafted a plan that will give around a million members… Read More