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Humanitarian help ready for boatpeople ��� Myanmar - Rappler
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (2nd UPDATE) ��� Hundreds of starving boatpeople were rescued off Indonesia on Wednesday, May 20, as Myanmar for the first time offered to help ease a regional migrant crisis blamed in part on its treatment of the. Following appeals by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Washington last week for the Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to be rescued, Pope Francis issued his first comments on the issue Tuesday, likening the plight of the poor��.
Saving migrant lives at sea top priority ��� UN chief - Rappler
But when people are drifting on the sea, how we can search and rescue them and provide life saving humanitarian assistance, that is a top priority at this time, says UN chief Ban Ki-moon.. Economy �� Brighter Life �� Industries �� Money �� Features �� Specials �� Newsbreak.. Ban said he had been in recent discussions with regional leaders in Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar and urged a very clear addressing of the root causes of this issue, why people are fleeing.���.
Myanmar to deport migrants as UN chief urges further rescues
YANGON, Myanmar ��� A group of migrants recently rescued by Myanmar will be deported to Bangladesh, officials confirmed on Saturday, May 23 as the United Nations chief called on regional nations to prioritize saving the lives of those. Save lives. The rescue by the Myanmar navy comes as fears grow for migrants still stuck at sea at a time when the dry winter months are about to give way to the regional monsoon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said finding��.
Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be Floating Graveyard.
3This ship and its desperate human cargo ��� hundreds of migrants from the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar and Bangladesh ��� now symbolizes the plight of a persecuted people, and the harsh migration policies of a handful of. These and other issues are expected to be the focus of a regional summit scheduled to take place later this month, which U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon called an opportunity for all leaders of Southeast Asia to intensify individual and��.
Bangladesh Braces for Protests After Islamists Execution
Since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set up the tribunals in 2010, more than a dozen people have been convicted, mostly senior leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami. The party, which is allied with Hasinas main opposition rival, says the trials are politically.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says save Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants, deal with.
YANGON: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on today asked Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis that has forced thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea, leaving .
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UN chief says save migrants, deal with cause of flight as search for boats continues. YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ��� U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis .
US raises pressure as more grim Asian migrant tales emerge
Southeast Asia is in the grips of a deepening crisis over a flood of boatpeople with Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand coming under pressure to rescue the starving and helpless migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmars oppressed Muslim. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for migrants to be rescued, and his High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein said Friday he was appalled at the migrant boat push-backs, warning that more will die. But the��.
Myanmar parliament rails at UNs Ban Ki-moon over.
Yangon -- Myanmars parliament Friday lambasted UN Security General Ban Ki-moon for using the term Rohingya, accusing him of interfering in the countrys affairs during a visit this week that has kicked off fresh furore over the. Many Burmese insist the Rohingya are illegal migrants from Bangladesh and give them the derogative label Bengali, even though many of the Muslim group can trace their ancestry back generations in the former junta-ruled nation.
Beijings bid to rein in speculators could hit Hong Kong stock market
Regulators have been on alert over the recent liquidity-driven rally in mainland and Hong Kong stocks after a slump in the property market saw the mainlands first-quarter economic growth fall to 7 per cent, its lowest level in six years.. After.
Myanmar must protect Muslim minority to end migration: UN
���UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has to intervene to stop Rohingya Genocide��� Said BROUK President Tun Khin in BBC interview. 18 May 2015.. GENEVA - The flow of desperate migrants across the Bay of Bengal will continue unless Myanmar ends discrimination against its Rohingya Muslim minority, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein said on Friday. Until the. The focus should be on saving lives, not further endangering them,��� Zeid said. He said��.
Death Toll Rises to at Least 70 in Bangladesh Ferry Disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh ��� The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday, as divers finished their search after the vessel was lifted to the surface and towed to shore. A local government administrator, Rasheda.
700 migrants rescued off Indonesia as pressure grows for.
Lhokseumawe, Indonesia | AFP | Friday 5/15/2015 - 05:27 GMT by Nurdin Hasan Another 700 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants were rescued off Indonesia on Friday, police said, as Myanmar undermined calls for a. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Southeast Asia to keep their borders and ports open in order to help the vulnerable people who are in need.. The US State Department demanded that Southeast Asian countries save lives at sea.
Hijacker wielding 35cm-long knife holds terrified Hong Kong bus passengers.
There were about 10 passengers on board at the time. The man asked the bus driver whether he was frightened and did not allow him to stop. I thought [the bus] missed at least two bus stops, a female passenger said. No one dared say anything on board.
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UN Chief Urges Myanmar to Protect Minority Rohingya
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar���The United Nations on Wednesday urged Myanmar to protect the rights of its stateless Rohingya people amid plans for a state program to issue second-class citizenship to members of the Muslim minority and expel those who dont .
The last time they turned back the boats | Overland literary.
In particular, with Australia now towing refugee boats back to Indonesian waters, Ban Ki-moons call to the nations of south-east Asia to keep their borders and ports open in order to help the vulnerable people who are in need rings. While the UN human rights chief, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, condemned Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia for pushing boats full of vulnerable migrants back out to sea, which will inevitably lead to many avoidable deaths, the editorialist in��.
World Leaders Head to Saudi Arabia after Kings Death
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauded the kings generous humanitarian and developmental support for people across the Arab region and wider world, saying he left a tangible legacy that can still point the way toward peace in the Middle East.
Developer David Chiu, son of ATVs father, in bid to form new TV station
The second son of late former ATV owner Deacon Chiu Te-ken is leading a consortium to apply for a domestic free-television licence, entering an arena already filled with aspirants seeking a share of the local television market soon to be vacated by the .
1,000 survivors of violence, hunger at sea land in SE Asia.
Waves of weak, hungry and dehydrated migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh arrived Friday on boat in Southeast Asia to escape violence and poverty. It is believed that there are still thousands of migrants making the��.
PH open to sheltering 3,000 boat people - Rappler
(UPDATED) The Palace denies a newspaper report that says the Philippines will push back to sea the boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
FAST FACTS: Who are the Rohingya? - Rappler
. Gaung Dokka Muslim refugee camp near Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, November 13, 2014. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for an end to discrimination against the Rohingya ethnic Muslim minority.
Migrants on boat rescued off Indonesia recall horrific scenes
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, called on south-east Asia to ���keep their borders and ports open in order to help the vulnerable people who are in need���, and reminded authorities they were obliged to rescue stricken boats, and to respect an .
Lost at sea, unwanted: The plight of Myanmars Rohingya.
Despite a plea from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, urging Southeast Asian leaders to uphold ���international law��� and ���the obligation of rescue at sea,��� Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia are refusing to accept the ���boat people���. Between 7,000 (official figure) and 300,000 (U.N. estimate) Rohingya migrants live in neighboring Bangladesh, many in U.N.-operated or illegal camps on the other side of the Bangladeshi-Myanmar border, but they are unable to work in��.
Myanmar offers help for first time to ease migrant crisis as starving.
Following appeals by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Washington last week for the Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to be rescued, Pope Francis issued his first comments on the issue yesterday, likening the plight of the ���poor Rohingya��� to that of Christian.
The real story of Hong Kongs place in the second world war
These are barely visible as the damage has been plastered over, but Cheung says the area had come under heavy shelling during the war. The tower had been part of the old Kowloon-Canton Railway terminus, and armaments arriving by sea would be .
Dinosaur egg fossils found during road works in southern China
The city authorities say 17,000 fragments of fossilised dinosaur eggs have been found in the area since the first discovery was made on a river bank in 1996. The latest discovery is the first of its kind to be made in central areas of the city, the.
ATV willing to negotiate with Ricky Wong over programme offer from HKTV
Beleaguered broadcaster ATV says it is willing to hold talks with Hong Kong Television Network boss Ricky Wong Wai-kay over his proposal to air HKTV shows on the station. The development came yesterday, ahead of a 5pm deadline for ATV to respond to .
UN Concerned on Boat-Peoples Ongoing Exodus.
By Erol Avdovic (Webpublicapress) ��� UNITED NATIONS ��� Asking weather the U.N. Secretary-General feel a need to make an urgent call to the leaders of Asian nations and urge governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to. ���In any case, its very clear that all of the officials in the UN system ��� the Secretary General (Ban Ki-moon), the Special Representative dealing with migration, Peter Sutherland, the head of the International Organization for Migration, Mr.
Saving Rohingya refugees stranded in Southeast Asia top priority: Ban Ki-moon
FOLLOW ET: Log In/Join. The Economic Times.. HANOI: United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that saving the lives of migrants stranded at sea in Southeast Asia should be a top priority as the region battles with an exodus of boat people.
Asia Unbound �� Ban Ki-moons Trip to Myanmar - Blogs
Thus far, Ban Ki-moons trip to Myanmar has proven surprisingly productive, and the UN chief has been far more vocal than on previous visits, when he deferred too readily to the then-military regime, and at times even seemed. Although Burmese insiders say that Suu Kyi does not yet have a warm relationship with the UN head, who was too willing to defer to the generals in the past, their interactions appear to be improving, which will be critical for a future in which��.
Malaysia seeks Myanmar help on catastrophe of migrant.
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand have come under increasing pressure to rescue a wave of starving and helpless Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants after triggering outrage by turning them back out to sea with scarce food. They were killing each other, throwing people overboard, said Sunarya, police chief of the city of Langsa near where they were rescued.. Najib said he told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon the situation was a humanitarian catastrophe.