Day: May 14, 2015

12:56 p.m. EDT MR RATHKE: Hello. Good afternoon. I just have a couple things to mention at the top, and we’ll get right to your questions. The Secretary, of course, is out…

Migrants, believed to be Rohingya, raise their hands during an inspection at a shelter in Lhoksukon, Indonesia’s Aceh Province, May 12, 2015.Roni Bintang/Reuters Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia are continuing to turn away…

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to testify with my friend and colleague Charlie Rivkin, our Assistant Secretary…

Pakistan is facing an overwhelming housing backlog primarily due to lack of availability of house financing facility, according to experts. According to the House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC), the shortfall is currently…

May 14, 2015 By EILEEN NG and THANYARAT DOKSONE   LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) – Rohingya and Bangladeshis abandoned at sea following a crackdown on human traffickers had nowhere to…

IronOne Technologies of Sri Lanka has partnered with Robi Axiata Limited, a leading mobile phone company in Bangladesh, to facilitate paperless Board and Senior Management Committee meetings using IronOne’s ‘BoardPAC’ software solution….

Bangkok (dpa) – Thai police charged 180 Rohingya migrants for illegal entry, police said Thursday. The Rohingya were not victims of a human trafficking ring and were detained away from the trafficking…

Kuala Lumpur (dpa) – Malaysia on Thursday intercepted two vessels in its northern waters carrying hundreds of undocumented migrants as it moved to boost sea patrols in an effort to contain a…