Islam in Myanmar Current Affairs, GK & News

Aung San Suu Kyi first leader to lose Freedom of Paris award

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace laureate & Myanmar leader, will be stripped of Freedom of Paris award over her failure to speak out against a crackdown on Myanmar’s Rohingya minority. The move, which follows similar decisions by Glasgow, Edinburgh and Oxford, would make Myanmar’s de facto leader the first person to lose the ..

Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi • Burmese people • Honorary Canadian citizenship • Human rights in Myanmar • Islam in Myanmar • Myanmar • Nobel laureates • Politics of Myanmar • Rohingya conflict • Rohingya genocide • Rohingya people

Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung to donate $1 million award money to help Rohingya refugees

Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung, a noted lawyer and activist from Myanmar, has recently announced to donate his $1 million award money towards humanitarian relief work among Rohingya refugees. He was given the 2018 award for his fight against injustice and advocating on behalf of the Rohingya people. The money will be distributed among ..

Topics: Asia • Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity • Continents • Countries • Islam in Myanmar • Myanmar • Northern Rakhine State clashes • Rohingya genocide • Rohingya people • Stateless people

Rosario Manalo chairman of Myanmar Government appointed independent commission to probe human rights against ethnic Rohingya minority

The Myanmar Government has appointed an independent 4- member commission to investigate alleged human rights abuses against the ethnic Rohingya minority. The Independent Commission will investigate the allegations of human rights violations and related issues, following the terrorist attacks by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). The commission will be comprised of two local members & ..

Topics: Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army • ARSA • Civil wars • Internal conflict in Myanmar • Islam in Myanmar • Myanmar • Persecution of Muslims • Rakhine State • religion • Rohingya conflict • Rohingya people • Warfare

India and Myanmar signs pact for socio-economic development of Rakhine State

India and Myanmar has signed a MoU on restoration of normalcy and development of the Rakhine State, from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims recently fled to Bangladesh following incidents of violence against the community. The MoU is intended to help the Government of Myanmar to achieve its objective of restoration of normalcy in Rakhine State ..

Topics: Asia • Bay of Bengal • Islam in Myanmar • Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project • Kaladan River • Oceans • Rakhine State • Rohingya genocide • Rohingya people • Sittwe • States of Myanmar

Operation Insaniyat started by India to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

India has started ‘Operation Insaniyat’ to provided assistance to Bangladesh in response to the humanitarian crisis being faced on account of the large influx of Rohingya refugees into that country from Myanmar. Under it, relief material consisting of items including rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, biscuits and mosquito nets will be provided to the ..

Topics: Asia • Bangladesh • Continents • Countries • Islam in Myanmar • Persecution of Muslims • Politics of Myanmar • Rohingya people • Rohingya refugee crisis

UN highlights Rohingya cleansing in Myanmar

UN has stated that Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority in northern Rakhine state. Armed forces of Myanmar have been conducting counter-insurgency operations since the murder of nine border guards on October 9, which some blamed on a Rohingya militant group. The armed forces have been accused of serious human ..

Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi • Countries • Internal conflict in Myanmar • Islam in Myanmar • Myanmar • Persecution of Muslims • Politics by country • Politics of Myanmar • Rohingya conflict • Rohingya genocide • Rohingya people