Burma

Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Aceh

More than 2,300 Rohingya arrived in Indonesia last year, UNHCR data showed, surpassing the number of arrivals in the previous four years combined.

 Rohingya refugees stand on a capsized boat as a rescuer throws a rope to rescue them in the waters of West Aceh, Indonesia, March 21, 2024.
 Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2021.

Myanmar military defends deadly airstrike after accusations of war crime

 ROHINGYA REFUGEES rebuild their shelters after a massive fire broke out at their camp in Bangladesh, March 2021.

There are echoes of Holocaust in Rohingya genocide - opinion

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021.

Myanmar soldiers accused of killing 11 after charred remains found


Here comes another lost tribe

Fundamentally Freund: That dream of some 7,000 Bnei Menashe to come to Israel is now poised to become a reality.

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Veterans: Home, finally

Avin Gangte’s life has been uprooted - twice. First voluntarily, from his birthplace, second on gov't orders, after building a home in Israel.

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Al Derech Burma: A slice of Colorado here in Israel

Specialty running and biking shops are a fast-growing part of the retail sports landscape in the United States.

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Wikileaks: N. Korea helping build military site in Burma

According to Aug. 2004 leaked cables, Myanmar also assembling surface-to-air missiles; some 300 workers building concrete-reinforced facility.

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Sharanksy expresses hope for 'a free, democratic Burma'

Former Soviet political dissident and refusenik wishes Burmese pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi strength in her continued struggle.

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Doing the right thing is the best PR

Israel should become the world's most outspoken supporter of human rights causes.

Myanmar student demonstrators hold photographs of