Refugees – Page 4 – Asia Times

Refugees use smartphones while sheltering from the elements. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

High tech, creatively applied, offers dignity to refugees

by Corinna Frey and Marian Gatzweiler May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees reflected in rain water along an embankment next to paddy fields after fleeing from Myanmar into Palang Khali, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh November 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Crisis within a crisis for Rohingya refugees

by Oliver Slow May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

During monsoon rain in September 2017, a Rohingya walks through a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Photo: AFP/Dominique Faget

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia

As monsoon approaches, fears grow for Rohingya in camps

by Bertil Lintner May 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A Karen insurgent soldier holds a rocket launcher while standing guard at Oo Kray Kee village in Karen State near the Thai-Myanmar border in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul

AT Finance, Myanmar, South Asia

A road back to war in Myanmar

by Sally Kantar May 5, 2018February 18, 2020

A Rohingya refugee woman at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Jordan, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Syria, World

Rohingya crisis highlights blockchain data issues

by Richard Cook April 13, 2018February 18, 2020

In Korea’s easternmost DMZ observatory, teen Lee Eun-Kyung hopes for a future free from the fear of war. Photo: Asia Times/Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

In South Korea’s far north, summit hopes rise

by Andrew Salmon April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees who were intercepted by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency off Langkawi island are escorted in their boat as they are handed over to immigration authorities, at the Kuala Kedah ferry jetty in Malaysia, April 3, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand

First Rohingya boats take to the seas

by Lee Short April 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Silhouette of military soldiers on money background.War, military and danger concept. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Greater Bay Area, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Partition of Syria: US and Israel eye Golan Heights oil

by Christina Lin April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

Rohingya collect rainwater at a temporary refugee camp near Kanyin Chaung jetty, Myanmar, after being rescued from a boat carrying 734 people off Myanmar's southern coast in June 2015. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand, World

Hard rain’s gonna fall on Rohingya refugees

by David Scott Mathieson April 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Image: AFP PHOTO / Ahmad ABDO

Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Building the blocks for refugee identities

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees wait in line for aid at Kutupalong refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, January 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Tyrone Siu

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Mad rush to repatriate Rohingya refugees

by Angshuman Choudhury February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Photo: Flickr Commons

AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Singapore, World

Palestinian refugees: Trump reignites lingering debate

by Alexander Casella February 2, 2018

Palestinian demonstrators shout slogans as they hold crossed-out posters depicting US Vice-President Mike Pence and US President Donald Trump during a protest against Pence's visit to Israel, in the West Bank city of Nablus on January 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Abed Omar Qusini

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Vietnam, World

Trump’s bullying of the Palestinians has long precedence

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim January 29, 2018

A teacher listens to Rohingya refugee children reading the Quran during a Quran reading lesson outside of a mosque in Palong Khali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, October 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Hannah McKay

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The necessity of educating Myanmar’s youngest refugees

by Kevin Watkins January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fred Dufour / Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Canada’s foreign policy annus horribilis

by Danny Lam December 29, 2017

Refugees and asylum seekers take part in a protest in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Asia

Asylum seekers in Hong Kong stranded by red tape

by Frank Chen December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Man in popes garment holding holy bible. Adobe RGB for better color reproduction.Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Pope’s risky peace mission to Myanmar

by Xuan Loc Doan November 25, 2017November 26, 2017

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the 13th Asia Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, November 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, European Union, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, World

Suu Kyi takes a populist, paranoid turn

by David Scott Mathieson November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya Muslims wait to cross the border to Bangladesh, in a temporary camp outside Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar November 12, 2017. Picture taken on November 12. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Myanmar crisis: US and EU must deal with military

by Emanuele Scimia November 16, 2017November 16, 2017

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Where to next for Rohingya refugees?

by John McBeth November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees cross the Naf River with an improvised raft to reach to Bangladesh at Sabrang near Teknaf, Bangladesh November 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Rohingya crisis reverberations sow investor doubt

by Gary Kleiman November 12, 2017November 12, 2017

Rohingya refugees take shelter at a school in Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on October 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, World

EU has limited options for helping Rohingya refugees

by Emanuele Scimia October 26, 2017October 26, 2017

Rohingya Muslim refugees hold a banner and placards during a protest in New Delhi against a crackdown on Rohingyas in Myanmar, in December 2016. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, India, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Refugees in India often have to fend for themselves

by Jessica Field October 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Pro-Rohingya protesters in New Delhi on September 21. Photo: Hindustan Times

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Myanmar, South Asia, World

India’s contradictory stance on Rohingya refugees

by Kadayam Subramanian October 4, 2017October 6, 2017

A woman makes her way to the shore as hundreds of Rohingya refugees arrive under the cover of darkness by wooden boats from Myanmar to Shah Porir Dwip, in Teknaf, near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, September 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Rohingya crisis splits Asean on religious lines

by Nile Bowie October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

People shout slogans as they are stopped by police during a protest rally in Kolkata on September 11, 2017, against the killing of Rohingya in Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, South Asia

Why Rohingya refugee issue continues to haunt India

by Sudhanshu Tripathi September 28, 2017

Workers mount a portrait of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of Awami League's National Council in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Rehman Asad

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Germany, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Will Myanmar’s Suu Kyi bring down Bangladesh’s Hasina?

by Subir Bhaumik September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority have been fleeing persecution in the Southeast Asian country's Rakhine state. Photo: NDTV

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

No refuge in Sri Lanka for Myanmar’s fleeing Rohingya

by Munza Mushtaq September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees travel on a truck to Kutupalang makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on September 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Danish Siddiqui

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Sri Lanka’s communal divide takes toll on Rohingya refugees

by Munza Mushtaq September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

Buddhist monks and others protest as a Malaysian NGO's aid ship carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims arrives at the port in Yangon on February 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Rohingya issue shines spotlight on Malaysia’s refugee policies

by Josh Hong September 26, 2017