17 dead after Rohingya boat from Myanmar capsizes on the way to Malaysia
CNN — Rescue teams have found at least 17 bodies on Myanmar’s shores after a Rohingya boat capsized while on its way to Malaysia on Monday, officials told CNN. Among…
Cyclone Mocha: Myanmar junta travel restrictions are holding up vital aid to cyclone-hit communities
CNN — Myanmar’s military junta is holding up humanitarian access to some cyclone-hit communities in western Rakhine state after Cyclone Mocha devastated the lives and livelihoods of millions of people…
Communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha intensifies
CNN — Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar say they are bracing for disaster and have launched a massive emergency plan as a powerful cyclone barrels toward millions of vulnerable…
Rohingya refugees demand citizenship and security on first return to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage…
Nearly 200 Rohingya people land by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in…
Fire in Rohingya refugee camp leaves thousands homeless
CNN — A massive fire has ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southern district of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, leaving around 12,000 people homeless, local Superintendent of Police…
Nearly 200 starving Rohingya refugees rescued from stricken vessel
CNN — They battled hunger and dehydration after the engine of their rickety boat cut out, leaving them adrift in the Andaman Sea for weeks. Some grew so desperate, they…