Rohingya conflict
UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar
Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom, Dominic Raab, has announced new sanctions against Myanmar on September 2, 2021. Highlights New sanctions were imposed on Myanmar to affect the businesses that provide financial support to the military junta. According to UK government, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
India-Myanmar: Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project
The Union External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar recently said that the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is in the final stages however, the project was delayed because of various challenges. Highlights The external affairs minister further said that the Sittwe ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Bhashan Char Island- Key Facts
The Bangladesh Authorities recently moved around 1,750 Rohingya Muslims to a controversial island in the Bay of Bengal called the “Bhashan Char Island”. This move by Bangladesh was opposed by the refugees already living on the island. About Bhashan Char ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Aung San Sui Kyi Party claims to win Myanmar Elections
Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD) party has claimed to have won the Myanmar elections. Around 38 million voted to select the National League of Democracy (NLD) Party for a second term. NLD was required to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
ICJ to announce decision against Myanmar on 23rd January
The principal judicial organ of the United Nations, International Court of Justice (ICJ) on emergency measures will be announcing its decisions on provisional measures against a genocide case on Myanmar on the 23rd January 2020 as informed by the Minister ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
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, ..
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 ..
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 ..