From 16th Feb '09--20th Feb '09

Thai PM to discuss Rohingya issue (Al-Jazeera: 20 Feb 2009)

Australia to host talks on plight of boatpeople (SCMP: 20 Feb 2009)

Asean’s Relevance in Question (Irrawaddy: 20 Feb 2009)

PM to discuss Rohingya with Indonesia (Bangkok Post: 20 Feb 2009)

PM to discuss Rohingya's plight with Jakarta (The Nation: 20 Feb 2009)

Rohingya traffickers hunted (Bangkok Post: 20 Feb 2009)

Who are the Rohingya? (Irrawaddy: 19 Feb 2009)

Bangladesh first country to offer Rohingya a home (SCMP: 19 Feb 2009)

Refugee families to resettle in Ireland (SCMP: 19 Feb 2009)

Australia, Indonesia Talk Illegal Migrants (Irrawaddy: 19 Feb 2009)

Rohingya crisis can only be solved in a free society(Bangkok Post: 19 Feb 2009)

Rohingya listed as special case(Bangkok Post: 18 Feb 2009)

Than Shwe Meets Thai Army Chief(Irrawaddy: 18 Feb 2009)

Clinton Arrives in Indonesia (Irrawaddy: 18 Feb 2009)

Three Burmese refugees murdered in Malaysia (MIZZIMA: 18 Feb 2009)

Rohingya boatpeople's fate hangs in balance (MIZZIMA: 18 Feb 2009)

Burma's junta head receives visiting Thai army chief (The Nation: 18 Feb 2009)

Rohingya Issue Expected to be Raised during Asean Summit (Irrawaddy: 17 Feb 2009)

UN human rights envoy on 'Show Boat' mission to Burma (MIZZIMA: 16 Feb 2009)

No united response on Rohingya (Bangkok Post: 16 Feb 2009)

Colonel still denies Rohingya were set adrift, says 'abuse' fabricated (SCMP: 16 Feb 2009)

Targeting Abhisit's Thailand (The Nation: 16 Feb 2009)

From 11th Feb '09--15th Feb '09

Traumatized Rohingya flee squalid life in Bangladesh (New York Times: 15 Feb 2009)

Victims of distortion? (Bangkok Post: 14 Feb 2009)

Govt being pressured on Rohingya, says PM (Bangkok Post: 14 Feb 2009)

Migrants Endure Brutal Trips to Leave Bangladesh (AP: 14 Feb 2009)

PM admits migrants were towed back out to sea (UK Guadian: 14 Feb 2009)

Migrants endure brutal trips to leave Bangladesh (ABC: 14 Feb 2009)

I'll punish migrant abuse, says PM (SCMP: 14 Feb 2009)

Shock and awe in Myanmar's 'diplomacy' (SCMP: 14 Feb 2009)

PM comes clean on Rohingya atrocities (The Nation: 13 Feb 2009)

Thai PM says Myanmar migrants sent back to sea (Washington Post: 13 Feb 2009)

Thai colonel defends expulsions (BBC: 13 Feb 2009)

Abhisit admits Rohingya have been set adrift (SCMP: 13 Feb 2009)

No Sanctuary: Trafficking of Burmese people at the ThaiMalay Border (The Nation: 13 Feb 2009)

Thai PM admits Rohingya set adrift (Al-Jazeera: 13 Feb 2009)

Govt 'being pressured' on Rohingya (Bangkok Post: 13 Feb 2009)

PM admits Rohingya pushed out to sea (Bangkok Post: 13 Feb 2009)

Thai PM Changes Tune on Boat People (Irrawaddy: 13 Feb 2009)

Burmese consular says Rohingya do not belong to Burma (MIZZIA: 13 Feb 2009)

Skin Color and Prejudice Endangers Rohingya (Irrawaddy: 13 Feb 2009)

Skin Deep (Irrawaddy: 13 Feb 2009)

Julie's Refugee Comments Stirs Debate in Thailand (Irrawaddy: 13 Feb 2009)

Thai PM admits boat people pushed out to sea (CNN: 12 Feb 2009)

Multi-nation meeting vital : Thai FM (The Nation: 12 Feb 2009)

Myanmar's unwanted boat people (Al-Jazeera: 11 Feb 2009)

Troop Movements Reported Along Bangladesh-Burma Border (Irrawaddy: 11 Feb 2009)

Humanism is more important than the term 'Rohingya': NCUB (MIZZIMA: 11 Feb 2009)

Independent panel should review army's roles on Rohinyas (The Nation: 11 Feb 2009)

From 6th Feb '09--10th Feb '09

Unwanted: Dead or Alive (IRRAWADDY: 10 Feb 2009)

Bangladesh deports 26 Rohingya to Burma (MIZZIMA: 10 Feb 2009)

Rohingya should be treated in humane manner: NLD (MIZZIMA: 10 Feb 2009)

Burma agrees to attend multilateral meeting to solve problem of Rohingya boat people (The Nation: 9 Feb 2009)

FM to discuss Rohingyas in Indonesia (Bangkok Post: 9 Feb 2009)

The refugee camp which became a transit lounge (Bangkok Post: 8 Feb 2009)

Indonesia may shelter Rohingyas (Bangkok Post: 8 Feb 2009)

Rohingyas would need more than sympathy (SCMP: 7 Feb 2009)

Indonesia considers granting refugee status to Rohingyas (SCMP: 7 Feb 2009)

Suffer the Rohingya (Japan Times: 6 Feb 2009)

Jolie concern at Rohingya plight (BBC: 6 Feb 2009)

European Parliament urges junta to restore citizenship rights to Rohingya (MIZZIMA: 6 Feb 2009)

From 1st Feb '09--5th Feb '09

Little solace for Rohingya as sanctuary denied (Bangkok Post: 5 Feb 2009)

Refugees claim they were beaten, abondoned by Thai military(CNN: 5 Feb 2009)

What drives the Rohingya to sea? (BBC: 5 Feb 2009)

Jolie urges Thailand to welcome Rohingya refugees (Washington Post: 5 Feb 2009)

No plan to build reception center for boatpeople--Thai PM(SCMP: 5 Feb 2009)

Thais Protest Idea of Rohingya Refugee Center(IRRAWADDY: 4 Feb 2009)

After 20 days adrift, Burmese boat people lands with tale of abuse and starvation (Guardian: 4 Feb 2009)

Rohingyas bought like property (SCMP: 4 Feb 2009)

Thais sold Rohingyas to agents (SCMP: 4 Feb 2009)

Thais blamed by more boatpeople(SCMP: 4 Feb 2009)

Overlooked refugees left adrift(Kitchener Record: 3 Feb 2009)

Myanmar Refugees Rescued at Sea (New York Times: 3 Feb 2009)

Nearly 200 Myanmar boat people rescued(MSNBC: 3 Feb 2009)

Boat people rescued off Indonesia (BBC: 3 Feb 2009)

Thai military faces more 'dump-at-sea' claims (CNN: 3 Feb 2009)

Policy adrift over Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim boat people (Reuters Blogs: Faith World--3 Feb 2009)

Rohingya migrants 'cast adrift' (Al-Jazeera: 3 Feb 2009)

Indonesian navy picks up boat people from Myanmar (Jakarta Post: 3 Feb 2009)

Myanmar Minority Group in Peril (Amnesty: 2 Feb 2009)

Rohingya set to be deported (SCMP: 1 Feb 2009)

 

 

 

 

From 29th Jan '09--31th Jan '09

Thailand set to deport Rohingya (Al-Jazeera: 31 Jan 2009)

Rohingya: Asean grip likely to be a limp one (SCMP: 31 Jan 2009)

UN quiet on teen boatpeople in Thailand (SCMP: 31 Jan 2009)

Rohingya allege more Thai abuse (Al-Jazeera: 30 Jan 2009)

UN gets access to Rohingya refugees (Al-Jazeera: 30 Jan 2009)

AI calls for access to Rohingya (IRRAWADDY: 30 Jan 2009)

Army to lead Rohingya inquiry (SCMP: 30 Jan 2009)

There are people came out of Burma among Rohingya boat people in Thailand (in Burmese) (VOA: 30 Jan 2009)

Rohingya allage more Thai abuse (Al-Jazeera: 30 Jan 2009)

Poverty drives Myanmar Rohingyas into death traps (Washington Post: 30 Jan 2009)

Rohingya not recognized as ethnic group in Myanmar (Washington Post: 30 Jan 2009)

Rohingya not included in national races of Myanmar (New Light of Myanmar: 30 Jan 2009)

From 26th Jan '09--29th Jan '09

Amnesty's Open Letter to Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand HTML or PDF (Amnesty: 29 Jan 2009)

Muslim group flees Myanmar but faces more woe (Washington Post: 29 Jan 2009)

UN to visit boat people detained in Thailand (Washington Post: 29 Jan 2009)

UN urges Thailand refugee inquiry (BBC: 29 Jan 2009)

Thai FM Meets with UNHCR to Discuss Rohingya (IRRAWADDY: 29 Jan 2009)

Ordeal at Sea Described by Rohingya Survivors (IRRAWADDY: 29 Jan 2009)

Govn't evation hurts the Rohingyas and the nation (The Nation: 29 Jan 2009)

Villager proud he helped army control influx of boatpeople (SCMP: 29 Jan 2009)

Thai PM calls in top forensic scientist to investigate treatment of Rohingya (SCMP: 29 Jan 2009)

Concerns mounting for Burma's boat people (Toronto Star: 28 Jan 2009)

Thai Court Convicts 62 Migrants of Illegal Entry (The TIME: 28 Jan 2009)

Rohingya migrants face deportation(Al-Jazeera: 28 Jan 2009)

More refugees arrive in Thailand amid abuse claims (CNN: 28 Jan 2009)

Boatpeople sent to police, not army (SCMP: 28 Jan 2009)

Thailand says Rohingya do not face persecution (Washington Post: 27 Jan 2009)

OIC expresses grave concern over the fate of Rohingya boat people (OIC: 27 Jan 2009)

Thai colonel denies abandoning migrants at sea (Reuters: 26 Jan 2009)

Thai admits boat people set adrift(Al-Jazeera: 27 Jan 2009)

Fate of refugees in Thailand in question (CNN: 27 Jan 2009)

Probe questions fate of refugees in Thailand (CNN: 26 Jan 2009)

From 21th Jan '09--25th Jan '09

Thai lawmakers probe refugee abuse (CNN: 25 Jan 2009)

Thailand expels all Rohingya, thwarting access by UN (SCMP: 25 Jan 2009)

Thais calling for meeting on boatpeople (SCMP: 23 Jan 2009)

Abhisit says boatpoeple will be 'pushed out of Thailand' in crackdown on illegal immigration (SCMP: 23 Jan 2009)

Bangladesh accepts 57 boat people (BBC: 22 Jan 2009)

Army admits funding round-up of refugees (SCMP: 22 Jan 2009)

Thailand refuses UN access to boatpoeple (SCMP: 22 Jan 2009)

UN request to see boat people comes too late (SCMP: 21 Jan 2009)

From 16th Jan '09--20th Jan '09

Agents exploit boat people misery (BBC: 20 Jan 2009)

Army Accused of leaving migrants adrift (Kitchener Record: 20 Jan 2009)

Thai Forces Accused of Towing Migrants Out to Sea on Barges (Washington Post: 19 Jan 2009)

Photos show army on refugee island (SCMP: 19 Jan 2009)

Dearm of better life spurs trip ending in hell (SCMP: 19 Jan 2009)

A heartbreaking glimpse of the lost souls of the Andaman Sea (SCMP: 19 Jan 2009)

Thai Forces Accused of Towing Migrants Out ot Sea on Barges (Washington Post: 19 Jan 2009)

Abandoned at Sea: The Sad Plight of the Rohingya (The TIME: 18 Jan 2009)

In search of better life, they found brutality and death (SCMP: 18 Jan 2009)

Hundreds dead, set adrift by Thais (SCMP: 18 Jan 2009)

'Four people were shot dead randomly (SCMP: 18 Jan 2009)

A timeline of events in the Andaman Sea (SCMP: 18 Jan 2009)

Expect more boat people on tourist coast, Thai militray warns (SCMP: 18 Jan 2009)

More boat people land on Thailand's coast (SCMP: 18 Jan 2009)

'Concerned' UN refugee agency asks Thais to explain boat people policy (SCMP: 17 Jan 2009)

Thailand denies on whipping refugees on beaches (CNN: 16 Jan 2009)

Thailand Accused of Returning Migrants to Sea, Where Many Are Missing (New York Times: 16 Jan 2009)

Refugees missing at sea after Thais reject them (Int'l Herald Tribune: 16 Jan 2009)

Thailand's deadly treatment of migrants (BBC: 17 Jan 2009)

Thais hold more migrants amid row (BBC: 16 Jan 2009)

Survivor's ordeal on Andaman Sea (BBC: 16 Jan 2009)

Boat people left to die (Straits Times: 18 Jan 2009)

Boat People 'Aiming for Phuket, Phang-nga' (Phuketwan: 17 Jan 2009)

Andaman Culture Clash: Tourists and Boat People (Phuketwan: 17 Jan 2009)

Boat People in Torment: Hell on Holiday Coast (Phuketwan: 16 Jan 2008)

From 11th Jan '09--15th Jan '09

Thais 'leave boat people to die' (BBC: 15 Jan 2009)

Thailand Urge to Stop Pushin Refugees Out to Sea (Irrawaddy: 15 Jan 2009)

Similans Tourists See Boat People Mistreated (Phuketwan: 15 Jan 2009)

How the Andaman Links to Amnesty 'Torture' (Phuketwan: 14 Jan 2009)

Thais urge to end island detention of boat people (SCMP: 14 Jan 2009)

Thailand Told: 'Stop Army Mistreating Boat People' (Phuketwan: 13 Jan 2009)

Thailand's secret refugees: hidden on and island, then dumped at sea (SCMP & Phuketwan: 12 Jan 2009)

From 1st Jan '09--10th Jan '09

Myanmar boat people take up refuge in Sabang (Jakarta Post: 10 Jan 2009)

Phuketwan Voyages to Secret Exile Island (Phuketwan: 10 Jan 2009)

Exclusive Secret Rohingya 'Exile Island' Revealed (Phuketwan: 9 Jan 2009)

Upto December 2008

Phuket Navy Holds Rohingya: Photo Special (Phuketwan: 19 Dec 2008)

'Starving' Boatloads: Phuket Calls for UN Action (Phuketwan: 17 Dec 2008)

Exile Island Plan: Two Hundred Burmese in Jail (Phuketwan: 19 Apr 2008)

Andaman Island Site Readied for Boat People (Phuketwan: 31 Mar 2008)

Burmese 'Detension Island' Idea Cause for Concern (Phuketwan: 30 Mar 2008)

'Deathship': Burmese Muslims Forced Back to Border (Phuketwan: 28 Mar 2008)

Most Recent

Rohingya not our problem, Burma tells Bali meeting (Sydney Morning Herald: 16 April 2009)

Rohingya Issue Remains Unresolved (Irrawaddy: 16 April 2009)

Asia's New Boat People (RFA: 16 April 2009)

Boat People From Myanmar Face an Uncertain Future in Indonesia Camps (New York Times: 16 April 2009)

Thailand's UN Pledge: No More Boat People Deaths (Phuketwan: 16 April 2009)

North Arakan: an open prison for the Rohingya in Burma (Media Monitors Network: 15 April 2009)

Asean has failed to save Rohingyas (ALIRAN: 15 April 2009)

RI expects Myanmar to speak up on Rohingya issue at Bali meeting (Jakarta Post: 15 April 2009)

Australia vows more aid for Rohingya (Brisbane Times [Aussie]: 15 April 2009)

Crisis a gift to people traffickers: Australia (Bangkok Post: 15 April 2009)

Indonesia hosts Asia-Pacific meeting on Rohingya issue (Xinhua: 14 April 2009)

Asean responsibility towards refugees (New Nations [BD]: 03 April 2009)

Rohingya, not Bengali (Burma) (HIMAL: April 2009)

From 16th Mar '09--31st Mar '09

Thailand and Burma to sign pact on anti-human trafficking issues (The Nation: 26 Mar 2009)

Singapore would deal withRohingya refugees ‘humanely’ (TODAY: 25 Mar 2009)

Kasit asks Burma for cooperation on Rohingya (Bangkok Post: 23 Mar 2009)

Thailand Requests Burmese Help in Screening Rohingyas (Irrawaddy: 23 Mar 2009)

Thai FM makes official visit to Burma (The Nation: 22 Mar 2009)

From 11th Mar '09--15th Mar '09

UN to boost focus on Rohingya (Bangkok Post: 13 Mar 2009)

UN to Increase Focus on Burma's Muslim Migrants (Irrawaddy: 13 Mar 2009)

UNHCR to expand activities in Burma (Mizzima: 13 Mar 2009)

Rohingya issue to top Thai-Burmese Foreign ministers' meet (MIZZIMA: 11 Mar 2009)

Burma's Rohingyas in flight and the solutions to their plight (Bangkok Post: 11 Mar 2009)

How far will the govt really go to protect migrant workers? (The Nation: 11 Mar 2009)

From 6th Mar '09--10th Mar '09

Visiting the Rohingya, Burma's Hidden Population (TIME: 10 Mar 2009)

Rohingyas Get U.N. Focus (RFA: 10 Mar 2009)

Burma's majority persecutes Christians and Muslims alike (The Washington Times: 9 Mar 2009)

Rohingya on Kasit's Burma trip agenda (Bangkok Post: 9 Mar 2009)

UNHCR Discusses Rohingya Issue with Burmese Regime (Irrawaddy: 9 Mar 2009)

Minister, UN agree Rohingya proposal (Bangkok Post: 8 Mar 2009)

ASEAN'S 'PUBLIC SUPPORT, PRIVATE PRESSURE' POSITION ON BURMA (Bangkok Post: 8 Mar 2009)

Guideline to tackle Rohingya problem (Bangkok Post: 7 Mar 2009)

UNHCHR Calls for Investigation on Mistreatment of Rohingya (Irrawaddy: 6 Mar 2009)

Rohingya inquiry gets new chief (Bangkok Post: 6 Mar 2009)

From 1st Mar '09-- 5th Mar '09

Asean wrestles with its demons seeking human rights balance (The Nation: 5 Mar 2009)

Thailand Should Not Repatriate Rohingyas: US Ambassador (Irrawaddy: 5 Mar 2009)

Burma Must Treat Rohingyas Better: Malaysia FM (Irrawaddy: 4 Mar 2009)

People smugglers continue to prey on relatives of lost Rohingya (SCMP: 3 Mar 2009)

Thailand: Myanmar to allow refugees (CNN: 3 Mar 2009)

ASEAN urged to shelter Muslim boat people (Phillipine Star: 3 Mar 2009)

Regional approach to Rohingya boat people (IRIN: 2 Mar 2009)

Kasit gets invitation to pay a visit to Burma (Bangkok Post: 1 Mar 2009)

From 26th Feb '09--28th Feb '09

'Bali Process' May Address Rohingya Crisis (IPS: 28 Feb 2009)

Plight of boatpeople is on sidelines of summit (SCMP: 28 Feb 2009)

Burma offers Rohingya return deal (BBC: 28 Feb 2009)

Burma: We'll take Bengalis, not Rohingya (Bangkok Post: 28 Feb 2009)

"We'll take any ethnic bengalis born in Burma" : Junta (The Nation: 28 Feb 2009)

Activists raise Burma issues with ASEAN leaders (MIZZIMA: 28 Feb 2009)

Singing a requiem for the Rohingya boat people (The Nation: 28 Feb 2009)

Turn back migrants: M'sia PM (Straits Times: 27 Feb 2009)

Rohingyas to be sent back (Straits Times: 27 Feb 2009)

Rohingya 'a regional problem' (Bangkok Post: 27 Feb 2009)

Abdullah: We must be firm in turning back Rohingya (Bangkok Post: 27 Feb 2009)

'Put human rights, Burma at top of Asean Summit agenda' (The Nation: 27 Feb 2009)

Asean under pressure over rights (Al-Jazeera: 27 Feb 2009)

101 East: Obsolete Asean (Al-Jazeera: 27 Feb 2009)

Burma Insists Rohingyas are ‘Bengalis' (IRRAWADDY: 27 Feb 2009)

Burma sets condition for accepting Rohingya migrants (MIZZIMA: 27 Feb 2009)

Malaysian PM: Push back Rohingya refugees (SCMP: 27 Feb 2009)

Myanmar's abuses pressed on (Straits Times: 26 Feb 2009)

Boat people to be sent back to Myanmar and uncertain fate (CNN: 26 Feb 2009)

Human rights should dominate ASEAN agenda: AI (The Nation: 26 Feb 2009)

From 21st Feb '09--25th Feb '09

DSI looks for help to halt Rohingya influx (Bangkok Post: 26 Feb 2009)

Help sought to halt Rohingya influx (Bangkok Post: 25 Feb 2009)

Thailand 'needs help' to tackle Rohingya problem (The Nation: 24 Feb 2009)

Foreign national arrested on charges of trafficking Rohingya boat people (The Nation: 24 Feb 2009)

UN refugee chief to quiz Thailand over Rohingya (SCMP: 24 Feb 2009)

Summit will serve as benchmark for countries to forge united front (The Nation: 23 Feb 2009)

Refugees to be Victims of Economic Collapse: UN (Irrawaddy: 23 Feb 2009)

Consul owes an apology (SCMP: 23 Feb 2009)

PM, NSC discuss Rohingya problem (Bangkok Post: 22 Feb 2009)

ROHINGHYA MIGRANT ABUSE (Straits Times: 22 Feb 2009)

'Your son is alive': rare joy for Rohingya (SCMP: 22 Feb 2009)

Thai PM asks media for proof of abuse (SCMP: 22 Feb 2009)

Man arrested in Rohingya case (The Nation: 22 Feb 2009)

'Bali Process' to take up Rohingya issue (MIZZIMA: 22 Feb 2009)

Rohingya: A regional problem (Bangkok Post: 22 Feb 2009)

Vendor held in trafficking, drugs probe: ROHINGYA SMUGGLING RING CLAIMS (Bangkok Post: 22 Feb 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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