The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee.
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UNDP says without urgent action, 95 percent of the population will regress into survival mode.
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Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island after escaping on a rickety boat.
AA and its political wing say it is committed to diversity in Rakhine, but there is scepticism among some minorities.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.
Bangladesh’s interim prime minister has also pledged to maintain the country’s important garment industry.
Medical charity MSF warns of urgent need to protect civilians caught up in escalating conflict in western Rakhine State.
Rights group warning comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in western state.
Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine see dreams of education and work disappear as conflict escalates in long-troubled state.
Forced out of Myanmar, the mostly Muslim Rohingya are struggling to find a place to call home.
UN rights chief Volker Turk urges Bangladesh, other countries ‘to provide effective protection’ to the latest refugees.
Rohingya, targeted by the military in 2017, are caught in middle as Arakan Army and military battle in country’s west.
As New Delhi claims to help persecuted minorities in South Asia, mainly Muslim refugees from Myanmar face deportation.
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Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea journeys in search of safety.
