Dhaka/Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Early last month, Rakibul Alam’s makeshift home built of blue tarpaulin and bamboo turned into a muddy mess when heavy monsoon rain hit southern Bangladesh. Alam, his wife and their three children withstood knee-deep water inside their home for two days but were forced to evacuateContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Before each rainy season Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar’s far northern Kachin state would return to the village they fled and plant crops that would help keep them fed for the coming year. But this year in theContinue Reading
Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on April 4 while thousands of others were back on the streets, denouncing the February 1 coup and facing off with the security forces who shot and killed two men. In the latest in a series ofContinue Reading
Guwahati: The Manipur government has issued an order barring local authorities and the civil society from offering food and shelter to refugees from strife-torn Myanmar. According to the order, only medical attention can be provided in case of “grievous injuries” on “humanitarian consideration.” The order has been issued to deputyContinue Reading
strong>Manila: Cardinal members of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences have expressed their solidarity with the religious leaders of Myanmar while appealing for peace and restoration of democracy in the Southeastern nation. “And so to our dear brother Cardinal Bo we say: We are with you. We share your painContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon: Cardinal Charles Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, has sent a message to his countrymen and international community to press the military junta to restore democracy and release the leaders arrested in the wake of a coup. The message was issued February 3, theContinue Reading