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10 immigration detainees from Bangladesh on hunger strike

December 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities want to force 10 detainees on a hunger strike in Florida to submit to medical examinations. According to a petition for an emergency court order filed last Friday in Miami federal court, all 10 detainees are men from Bangladesh. The petition says the men have been on a hunger […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Bangladesh, Miami, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25

Jolie, Suu Kyi visit Myanmar female factory workers

August 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Angelina Jolie has joined Myanmar’s opposition leader and democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, in sitting down with female workers to learn more about their dire conditions. Jolie, who is a special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, is on a four-day visit to the Southeast […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Angelina Jolie, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Rakhine State, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, YANGON, attention

Malaysia finds graves of trafficking victims

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng and Todd Pitman Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they have discovered a series of graves in at least 17 abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar have been held. The finding follows a similar discovery earlier […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Last June, Malay-language Utusan Malaysia, Malaysian Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, Myanmar, Padang Besar, Rohingya Muslims, Syawalludin Zain, Thailand, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

UN chief says save migrants, deal with cause of flight

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Robin McDowell and Tran Van Minh Associated Press 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 that has forced thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea, leaving many still stranded in boats. Ban […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Abdul Aziz Jaafar, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Four Malaysian, Indonesia, Jocelyn Gecker, Melissa Sweeney, Myanmar, President Thein Sein, Rohingya Muslims, Southeast Asian, Thailand, United Nations, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, Zaw Htay, letter

Rohingya hope to seek better life in Malaysia

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has been a sort of promised land for Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar. The tens of thousands who endured perilous journeys to get here find more work opportunities than in Indonesia and a more Muslim-friendly environment than in Thailand. But in the 25 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Bangladesh, Hamid Hussein Abul Khair, Indonesia, Malacca Strait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nurjan Nur Mohamad, OK, Refugee Convention, Richard Towle, Rohingya Muslims, Somalia, Thailand, UNHCR, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, poverty

Bangladesh braces for protests after Islamist’s execution

April 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By  Julhas Salam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP)—Bangladesh braced for protests and fresh violence Sunday after a senior official of the largest Islamist party was executed on charges of crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 independence war, the second man to be hanged since the government revived war crime trials that have sharpened political […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2015, Abdul Quader Mollah, Associated Press, Bangladesh, DD, Dhaka University, Forman Ali, Human Rights, Marie Harf, Mohammad Al Masum, Mohammad Qamaruzzaman, Ravina Shamdasani, Shabagh Square, State Department, Supreme Court, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24

Cricket in March Madness — A sport that is not as niche as you might think

March 19, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly While the NCAA college basketball tournament has many hoop fans filling out their brackets to see who will make it to the Final Four and win the NCAA Championship, another tournament is taking place on the other side of the world with just as much fandom and probably as […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Australia, Bangladesh, British Empire, Final Four, ICC, India, Ireland, Magnuson Park, Marymoor Park, NCAA, New Zealand, Scotland, Seattle, South Asian, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, West Indies, Zimbabwe

Bangladesh orders N. Korean diplomat out for smuggling gold

March 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Julhas Alam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s government has ordered a North Korean diplomat to leave the country after discovering $1.4 million of unauthorized gold in his bag when he arrived at Dhaka’s airport, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday. The ministry summoned North Korean Ambassador Ri Song Hyon on Monday and […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bangladesh, DHAKA, Foreign Ministry, Hazrat Shahjalam International Airport, North Korean Embassy, Rashidul Islam Khan, Singapore, Son Young Nam, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20

Loss and birth — Tukwila community aids Burmese family of Ciin Nuam

December 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly Almost $60,000 has been donated to the Zam Khap family so far in the fundraising drive organized by the Tukwila School District Community.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Bangladesh, Burma, Ciin Nuam, Myanmar, Niang Lun Cing, Northwest Asian Weekly, Premature Cian Hoigh, Seattle, Swedish Medical Center, Thailand, Tukwila School District Community, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Zam Khap, Zam Khup

Obama says ‘Rohingya,’ displeasing Myanmar hosts

November 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman and Julie Pace Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s minority Rohingya Muslims are among the most persecuted people on earth, and advocates of their cause were hoping President Barack Obama would not only press the issue during his visit this week — they were hoping he would simply say their name.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bangladesh, Burma, Myanmar, President Barack Obama, President Thein Sein, Rohingya Muslims, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, YANGON, attention, social media

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