Burma

President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending temporary amnesty status for thousands of Burmese nationals living in the United States who would otherwise be eligible for deportation.

Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Bo has pleaded for an end to violence in the country following the brutal massacre of dozens of villagers on Christmas Day.

Norway’s Telenor is selling its subsidiary in Myanmar, where it is one of the major operators, as a result of the military coup.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo lamented Sunday the fate of the people of Myanmar “tossed in the stormy seas of man-made disaster” following the February 1 military coup d’état.

Pope Francis urged Myanmar Catholics Sunday to be steadfast in faith in the midst of “violence, conflict, and repression.”

Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo has urged Christians around the world to unite in praying for the Chinese people during the week of May 23-30.

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will celebrate a special Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica for all Myanmar Catholics who live in Rome.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is set to slap sanctions on 11 officials in Myanmar (Burma) accused of involvement in the military coup and the violent crackdown on protesters that followed, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday.

President Joe Biden is providing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to more than a thousand nationals from Burma, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced days ago.

China reaffirmed its stance as a “friendly neighbor of Myanmar” on Monday hours after Myanmar’s military staged a coup, detaining the country’s top government officials and declaring a one-year state of emergency.

The nation’s military arrested the civilian government of Myanmar (Burma), including Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in a string of raids early Monday morning.

A new Senate report released Wednesday concludes that former Vice President Joe Biden allowed Hunter Biden and other members of his family to enrich themselves through links with foreign companies and governments while he was in office.

The BBC removed a musical version of a poem penned by Rudyard Kipling from the celebrations commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Victory over Japan Day, following complaints from a Jamaican-born opera singer, who claimed the poem has “cultural superiority” embedded in the verse.

Queen Elizabeth II has led commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, which signalled the end of World War Two.

More than 260,000 foreign nationals have been legally admitted to the United States from all 13 travel ban countries between 2016 and 2018.

Social media giant Facebook has apologized for an “error” that incorrectly translated Chinese dictator Xi Jinping’s name to mean “Mr. Shithole.”

The refugee inflow into the United States is set to be reduced by at least 40 percent for 2020 compared to this year’s admission totals, where 30,000 refugees were resettled across the nation.

Contents: Myanmar (Burma) Buddhist separatists in Arakan Army in Rakhine State kill 13 policemen; EU considers revoking Myanmar’s trade preferences because of Rohingya genocide

Bangladesh last week again postponed plans to begin relocating 100,000 Rohingyas from refugee camps on the Burma (Myanmar) border to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Sea of Bengal, about an hour’s boat trip from the mainland.

Contents: Thousands of ethnic Kachins flee from violence by Burma (Myanmar) army; Burma (Myanmar) appears to be entering a full-scale crisis civil war

Contents: Malaysia’s Najib Razak condemns Myanmar’s (Burma’s) genocide of Rohingyas at ASEAN summit; Cambodia’s Hun Sen threatens violence at protesters at ASEAN meeting

Contents: Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim violence; Growing violence by Sri Lankan Buddhist hardliners against Tamils; North Korea says it will denuclearize if the regime is ‘secure’

Contents: Bangladesh formally protests Burma’s (Myanmar’s) troop buildup near border; April monsoon rains will have disastrous impact on Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

Contents: Rohingya ARSA attack on Burma (Myanmar) police complicates fantasy repatriation plans; Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh continues to grow

Contents: Burma (Myanmar) blocks UN investigator from investigating atrocities against Rohingyas; Burma officials, including Aung San Suu Kyi, may face genocide charges

Bangladesh’s Dhaka Tribune reported Thursday that Akayed Ullah, the jihadist responsible for a failed suicide bombing in New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, visited a Rohingya refugee camp during his last trip to the country to conduct charity work.

Contents: UN asks for 2018 increase in humanitarian aid despite compassion fatigue; Humanitarian crises continue to grow year after year

Contents: Burma makes farcical agreement with Bangladesh to take back Rohingya refugees; China proposes farcical three-point solution to Rohingya crisis; India and China support Burma on Rohingya ethnic cleansing for business reasons

Contents: Bangladesh builds huge refugee camp for 800,000 displaced Rohingyas from Burma (Myanmar); Rohingya crisis expands into Kashmir, creating a mega-crisis

Contents: Burma’s ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims passes a major milestone; Burma has possible parallels to Pol Pot’s Cambodian Killing Fields

Buddhist protesters allegedly threw petrol bombs in an attempt to block aid shipments to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Burma, amid accusations from the United Nations of military-induced ethnic cleansing in the region.

Contents: Burma’s (Myanmar’s) ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas leading to humanitarian catastrophe; at press conference, Boris Johnson and Rex Tillerson make delusional statements; Rohingya genocide forces India to choose between Burma and Bangladesh; North Korea fires another ballistic missile over Japan

Contents: Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi under fire for allowing Rohingya ethnic cleansing; BBC reporter Jonathan Head returns from Burma’s government-controlled visit; Generational explanation for Burma’s genocide and ethnic cleansing; The future of Burma and the Rohingyas

Contents: Floods in South Asia kill 1,400 people in four countries; Kenya’s president Kenyatta lashes out as Supreme Court judges as ‘crooks’; Burmese Buddhist attacks on Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar becoming full-scale genocide

Contents: Violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar/Burma escalates dramatically; Rise of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) militant insurgency