Michael Von Tangen Page

[Dr Rónán Lee @Ronan_Lee]

📢Rasa Books @RasaPublisher has officially launched!

Rasa Books is a multilingual Rohingya publisher of stories and voices of silenced and marginalized writers. We print titles in Rohingya, Burmese + English.

Our aim is to promote imagination, knowledge, respect for humanity + environmental awareness.
Delighted to be part of this project!
https://t.co/w91HKBZ39d

[Stefan Liller @stefanliller]

Wishing you a refreshing start to the Bengali New Year filled with joy, good health, and new opportunities.
শুভ নববর্ষ! নতুন বছরের প্রতিটি দিন হোক আনন্দময়।

[Stefan Liller @stefanliller]

Pleased to call on Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs Salahuddin Ahmed to discuss @UNDP’s longstanding partnership with the Ministry and opportunities to deepen collaboration in support of #Bangladesh 🇧🇩 reform priorities, including on rule of law, human rights and police reform.

[Dr Rónán Lee @Ronan_Lee]

📢Great news! Sirajul Islam's @ro_sirajul latest outstanding poetry book is now available
With a beautiful cover pic by @CFWRohimUllah

Delighted my research project can bring the work of Rohingya poets to the world
https://t.co/KSL6oUCwDY #Rohingya #whatshappeninginMyanmar

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

You can buy a copy of the book from Amazon see https://t.co/QEmO1BSxbp

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

I had the privilege of delivering copies of Rohingya poet Abdul Osman's first book 'Hope' which has been published by @Ronan_Lee. Here is a video of Abdul reading one of his poems in a tea shop in Camp 15, Cox's Bazar.

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

Today I met two of the Rohingya Poets in Camp 15 in Ukhiya Cox’s Bazar,it was great catching up with two dynamic young Rohingya youth Abdul Osman and Sirajul Islam @Ronan_Lee

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

We can’t talk about extremism, migration, or security without talking about development.

It tackles the root causes, and it deserves a central place in the global debate.

@AJEnglish #Dohaforum25

Full video 🔗 https://t.co/NRpZI0sWzY

[Stefan Liller @stefanliller]

Witnessing the signature by political parties of the July Charter, which details 84 reform points that aim to transform #Bangladesh 🇧🇩constitutional, political and administrative systems.

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

Four years ago the most popular leader of Rohingya civil society in the camps, Mohibullah, was gunned down by unidentified Rohingya gunmen (probably ARSA). This is a photograph from a meeting we organized with him and the Norwegian Ambassador just three days before he died.

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

For those interested in today's UN Conference on the Rohingya there will be live coverage on UN Web TV from about 8pm BD time (NY 10 am) through this link https://t.co/tJfyjshjCn...

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

If you want further details the Dhaka Tribune covered the cuts a few days ago. https://t.co/hCbzjcQUds

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

Not the Jolly Roger rather a beach safety flag in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Sadly, from 30 September due to funding cuts the lifeguards will no longer be patrolling the tourist beaches

[Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh @SwedenAmbBD]

🇪🇺🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇳🤝🇧🇩

“Ultimately, the success of judicial reform will be measured not only by institutions, but by its impact on people’s lives. We stand with Bangladesh in this important effort.

Read the full op-ed I co-authored with colleagues here” 👇

🔗 https://t.co/t3EO8cKhxk

[UNDP Bangladesh @UNDP_BD]

In Cox’s Bazar, the #Rohingya crisis isn’t just humanitarian, it impacts law, economy & communities. That’s why @UNDP set up CARU, a research hub providing real-time analysis & data to guide 🇧🇩 Gov’t, NGOs & @UNinBangladesh 🇺🇳 on smarter decisions & policies.
Watch the video to learn more 🎥

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

https://t.co/We65axCwM1 For the last eight years UNDP CARU has been analyzing developments in Cox's Bazar and the Rohingya camps. Thanks to @NLinBD1 @NorwayMFA @StatePRM and @CanHCBangladesh for past support and @UKinBangladesh and @AusHCBangladesh for your current funding.

[UNDP Bangladesh @UNDP_BD]

“By establishing Commercial Courts, Bangladesh has the opportunity to align its justice system with the needs of a modern, investment-driven economy," said @UNDP 🇧🇩 RR @stefanliller at a seminar in Sylhet on the Draft Commercial Court Ordinance 2025.

[Michael Von Tangen Page @TangenVon]

Truly sorry to hear this news- we have lost one of the best chroniclers of contemporary Myanmar and a doyenne of the Bangkok international correspondent community but more importantly a smart and kind friend. May she rest in peace.

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

Gwen Akiko Robinson,

12 March 1960 – 29 March 2025, RIP

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand expresses its deepest condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of Gwen Robinson, the FCCT’s current past president and Nikkei Asia editor at large, who has died peacefully at Chulalongkorn Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer that she rarely mentioned.

Her premature passing has prompted an outpouring of grief and disbelief from around the world.

"Gwen was an insightful reporter, commentator and editor, and a journalist steeped in Asia from her family background through her academic training to her long and varied career,” said Andrew Gower, her editor at the Financial Times over 20 years ago. “She was also enormous fun to be with, as anyone who worked with her in the field can attest. Her voice and her zest for life and the region will be widely missed."

“Gwen’s energy and commitment to journalism set an impossibly high bar for many of us,” said Michael Vatikiotis, a former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review and former FCCT president. “She was a tireless and effective networker; she was generous to a fault and she stayed the course when others grew bored. Beneath her steely and sometimes truculent exterior lurked a kind and gentle soul with a huge heart and a soft spot for the underdog. At Nikkei, Gwen helped many of us get published in an increasingly sparse and frugal news environment. She was a strict editor with strong views of her own -- but that’s what good writers need. Gwen’s devotion to the FCCT, carrying us all through the pandemic with flair and skill, will long be remembered.”

“Gwen touched many people with her generosity and her deep passion to cultivate friendships,” said Marwaan Macan-Markar, another former FCCT president and a Nikkei Asia colleague. “Myanmar had a special place in her heart. I have lost a colleague whose quality of journalism was stellar and who easily earned a place as a Bangkok legend.”

The FCCT will publish a fuller obituary early next week.
Funeral arrangements:

Wat Hua Lampong, Bangkok
(MRT Samyan station)
Pavilion No.17 (open 5 to 8pm)

Tuesday, April 1, Buddhist chanting
6.30 to 7pm

Wednesday, April 2, Buddhist chanting
6.30 to 7pm

Thursday, April 3, Cremation
5pm – Recommended arrival at least 30 minutes ahead

Friday, April 4, Wake, FCCT Clubhouse, 6.30pm
Photo: Gwen Robinson with brother Mark, who was with her in her final days.

https://t.co/e3Z1XixRXG

[John Quinley III @john_hq3]

Gwen was always kind and patient with me. She was a force for good and a fierce advocate for Myanmar journalists.

Gwen's unwavering commitment left a profound impact. She would want us to continue documenting the abuses and bringing attention to Myanmar.

Gwen rest in power.

[Stefan Liller @stefanliller]

"Together We Trust, Together We Rise”. With this spirit, part of our @UNDP_BD team wrapped up a fantastic 'Team Away.' Truly inspired by the energy, ideas, and commitment of this amazing team!