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‘We are simply going to starve’: UN chief visits Rohingya refugees amid aid funding shortfall
Bangladesh is sheltering more than 1 million Rohingya, members of a persecuted Muslim minority who fled violent purges in neighbouring…
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Rohingya refugee food aid to be halved from next month: UN
BANGLADESH: Rations will be halved for around one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from next month due to a lack…
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Malaysia’s mamak eateries want Rohingya refugees to ease ‘critical’ worker shortage, but hurdles remain
On Jan 23, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli reportedly disagreed with calls by the restaurant associations to ease restrictions on the…
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India minister pledges to evict ‘illegal’ immigrants from capital
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of “illegal’ immigrants if his…
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Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said Saturday (Jan 4) that it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the…
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More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia: UN
BANDA ACEH: More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued after their boat sank off the…
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Rohingya ‘happy’ at ICC request for Myanmar junta chief warrant
“STILL NOT SAFE” “Issuing an arrest warrant is good news for us,” said Maung Sayodullah, leader of a civil rights…
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Thailand detains 70 migrants believed to be Rohingya from Myanmar
BANGKOK: Thailand arrested 70 immigrants, including 30 children, who were suspected of being Rohingya in the country illegally from Myanmar,…
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More than 150 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia: UN
BANDA ACEH: More than 150 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their…
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UN appeals to Indonesia for Rohingya boat rescue
JAKARTA: The United Nations refugee agency has appealed to Indonesia’s government to rescue a boat languishing off its western coast packed…
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