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Myanmar soldiers arrive at Buthidaung jetty in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in this Aug. 29, 2017 file photo. — AFP

September 23, 2017

Fresh fires, blast hit Myanmar’s Rakhine

SITTWE, Myanmar — Myanmar’s army chief on Saturday blamed Rohinyga militants for an explosion outside a mosque in Rakhine state, as a rights group accused the military of starting fires in the region to prevent refugees from returning.The unrest comes days after Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared troops had ceased “clearance operations” in the border area that have forced more than 430,000 Rohingya refugees to flee for ...

Rohingya refugee walks at the refugee camp of Kutupalong in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Friday. — AFP

September 23, 2017

Rohingya influx grinds to a halt, says Bangladesh

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — The flood of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh has come to a virtual halt, Dhaka officials said on Saturday, almost a month after violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and sent nearly 430,000 people fleeing across the border.Officials gave no reason for the dramatically reduced numbers. But Rohingya Muslim leaders said it could be because villages located near the border in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were now empty.Bangladesh ...

September 23, 2017

Duterte says he became local millionaire due to inheritance

DAVAO, Philippines — The Philippine president says he became a local millionaire at a young age due to inheritance and reiterated he has no unexplained wealth as alleged by his leading critic, who questioned his claim that he was born into an impoverished family.President Rodrigo Duterte gave some details of his personal assets at a dinner with journalists on Friday in his southern home city of Davao, repeating a pledge ...

A sign outside a Buddhist temple sheltering scores of ethnic Rakhine IDPs who have fled violence informs that they will not accept aid from the UNHCR, WFP or INGOs in Sittwe, in Myanmar’s Rakhine State on Friday. — AFP

September 23, 2017

Buddhist mistrust of aid workers hampers relief effort in Myanmar

SITTWE, Myanmar — Relief agencies struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims displaced by strife in northwestern Myanmar are facing rising hostility from ethnic Rakhine Buddhists who accuse the United Nations and foreign aid groups of only helping Muslims.So far, the Myanmar government has only granted Red Cross organizations access to the area. The United Nations suspended its activities and evacuated non-critical staff after the government suggested it ...

September 23, 2017

New Zealand election ends in stalemate

WELLINGTON — The New Zealand general election ended in stalemate on Saturday with official results showing the minority New Zealand First (NZF) party in a position to play kingmaker and in no hurry to decide which major party it will support.It could be at least another two weeks before the outcome is known after Prime Minister Bill English’s National party fell just short of confirming a fourth-term in power.The charismatic ...

September 23, 2017

Spiritual guru in India held for allegedly raping woman

NEW DELHI — Police on Saturday arrested a popular Indian spiritual guru, the second in the past month, for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman in western India.Police officer Jaisingh Nathawat said the woman, whose parents have been followers of 70-year-old Kaushlendra Prapannacharya Falahari Maharaja, complained that the guru assaulted her on Aug. 7 at his headquarters in Alwar, a town in Rajashtan state.She said that the spiritual guru warned her ...

Noor Jehan’s career spanned more than six decades and she was known for her great command of Hindustani classical music. — Courtesy Google

September 21, 2017

Google honors legendary Pakistani singer Noor Jehan

ON Thursday, Sept. 21, Google honored with a doodle Pakistan’s legendary singer Noor Jehan, who would have turned 92 on this date.Also an actress Noor Jehan was popularly known by her honorific title Malika-e-Tarannum. Her career spanned more than six decades and she was known for her great command of Hindustani classical music as well as other genres of music.According to a news report, Noor Jehan was born Allah Rakhi ...

September 20, 2017

Philippine troops kill 9 communist rebels in village clash

MANILA — Philippine troops killed nine communist guerrillas in a clash in a northern province on Wednesday and a government militiaman was abducted by rebels in the latest flare-ups in the decades-long insurgency, military officials said.Military spokesman Col. Edgard Arevalo said the violence involving New People’s Army guerrillas would not help the possible resumption of peace talks, which have been suspended for about two months due to sporadic clashes.President Rodrigo ...

A Rohingya refugee boy waits for aid in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Wednesday. — Reuters

September 20, 2017

Bangladesh army steps up as rains batter Rohingya camps

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s army was ordered Wednesday to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees.Troops would be deployed immediately in Cox’s Bazar near the border where more than 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have arrived since Aug,25, said Obaidul Quader, a senior minister and deputy head of the ruling ...

From right: Iftekhar Hussein, Justice E. Ismail, Dr. Ahmadullah Khan, Nawab Zahid Ali Khan, Arif Quraishi, Fazal Hussain Pervez and Atyab Aijaz.

September 20, 2017

The Constitution of India Souvenir 2017 released

HYDERABAD, India — As part of the India’s Independence Day celebrations, a cultural program was recently held at Media Plus Auditorium, here.During the program, which was attended by a number of leading personalities from the print media and other walks of life, Nawab Zahid Ali Khan, editor-in-chief of the Siasat Daily, released the Constitution of India Souvenir 2017.The souvenir was compiled by Arif Quraishi, founder president of Indian Cultural Society ...

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