A joint team of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) and RAB-11 has arrested three members of an inter-district drug trafficking syndicate and seized 3,798 pieces of Yaba during separate raids across Noakhali and Lakshmipur. The arrests were confirmed through a press release issued Sunday morning. The operations took place in front of the Baitul […]
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Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its Targeting and Prioritisation Exercise (TPE) for monthly food assistance in Rohingya refugee camps, marking a shift towards needs-based support for nearly 1.2 million refugees residing in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. The TPE revealed that while all Rohingya households remain food […]
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Dhaka, Bangladesh — Detectives of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested four Rohingya, including a teenager, in connection with a suspected human trafficking ring. The operation took place Thursday afternoon at Hotel New Arambagh in Motijheel. The Detective Branch (DB) reported that some of the detainees had been brought to Dhaka by a trafficking […]
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Yangon, Myanmar — Myanmar’s coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has been elected president by a pro-military parliament, formalizing his grip on political power five years after ousting an elected government. Min Aung Hlaing secured 429 out of 584 votes cast by MPs, according to Aung Lin Dwe, speaker of the combined upper and […]
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The Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested 12 smugglers, including 8 Rohingyas, at Patenga in Chattogram on Saturday for attempting to smuggle diesel to Myanmar. The drive was carried out based on secret information in the outer anchorage area of the Bay of Bengal under Patenga, said a press release. During the drive, the mobile court searched […]
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The Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) has strongly condemned the appointment of former junta leader Min Aung Hlaing as president of Myanmar, calling it an attempt to entrench military rule under the guise of democracy. In a statement, the group said the process that elevated Min Aung Hlaing is “fundamentally illegitimate,” citing a military-dominated parliament […]
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The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) condemned the Myanmar junta in a statement released on 31 March for what it called “well-orchestrated manoeuvres” to endure Min Aung Hlaing becomes the country’s new president. The move comes after his resignation as commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s military and subsequent placement as vice president following a junta-controlled vote […]
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In a 31 March submission to the Australian Parliament, Justice For Myanmar (JFM) urged sweeping new sanctions on Myanmar’s military leadership and economic networks, warning that current measures have failed to cut off funding for ongoing abuses. The submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee Inquiry into the State of Democracy and […]
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The Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Kraburi (FFG‑457) arrived at Yangon’s Thilawa Port on Tuesday for a five‑day goodwill visit, junta media reported. The port call is framed as part of routine efforts to maintain bilateral naval ties.During its stay through April 4, the crew is scheduled to visit major landmarks in Yangon and join […]
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I. A CHILD SURVIVOR AT THE CENTER OF A HIDDEN SYSTEM The case of a 12-year-old Rohingya girl treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Penang is not an isolated humanitarian tragedy. It is a rare, documented entry point into a deeply embedded transnational trafficking ecosystem stretching across Southeast Asia. Severely malnourished, infected with malaria […]
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