Mong Palatino Global Voices December 23, 2012 After being adrift at sea for more than 30 hours, 40 Rohingya refugees were rescued by a Vietnamese ship, MV Nosco Victory, on December 5, 2012. A few days after, the ship reached Singapore but the ...

Caryl Thompson Global Policy December 21, 2012 ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Provokes Controversy Since its inception in 1967, the ten-member Southeast Asian alliance, ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) has focused on promoting regional co-operation, regional identity and trade links. For the most ...

Daily Online News: The helicopter cuts a sharp arc away from the sea and sweeps over pagoda-topped hills and dusty farmland until a mass of dirty white tents comes into view. Soon throngs of people can be seen coming out of ...

SITTWE, Myanmar - El monasterio budista en el extremo de este pueblo costero es la imagen de tranquilidad, con monjes novicios vestidos con túnicas azafrán que encuentran sombra debajo de un imponente árbol y su maestro, Nyarna, saludando a este ...

Sarnata Reynolds Special to CNN December 7, 2012 Editor’s note: Sarnata Reynolds is the Statelessness Program Manager at Refugees International. Her most recent report is entitled ‘Rohingya in Burma: Spotlight on Current Crisis Offers Opportunity for Progress.’ The views expressed are her own. Last ...