Showing 1 - 10 of 38
‘Record number’ of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year
Published on 18/04/2026
» GENEVA - Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record for the route, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Putin hails ‘elephant diplomacy’ with Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2025
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed expanding ties with ally Myanmar at talks with its military junta chief on Tuesday and thanked him for gifting Moscow six elephants.
New search for missing MH370 plane about to begin
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - A ship that will hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has deployed to its Indian Ocean search zone, according to Malaysia’s transport minister and ship tracking data, raising hopes of solving one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.
Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» AKKARAIPETTAI (INDIA) - The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves.
UNHCR calls for Indonesia to let in Rohingya stranded at sea off Aceh
Reuters, Published on 23/10/2024
» JAKARTA - The United Nations' refugee agency called on Indonesia to let in about 150 Rohingya refugees stranded off Aceh province for almost a week, as local media reported police had arrested three people on charges of human trafficking.
Malaysia's missing MH370 plane: What we know, 10 years on
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2024
» The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ten years ago with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
UN: Hundreds of refugees adrift in Andaman
The New York Times, Published on 06/12/2023
» About 400 people are believed to be stranded on two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations refugee agency says, calling on nearby governments to help rescue them.
Spike in boats smuggling meth out of Myanmar
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping up ketamine production as they seek to expand their business, the United Nations (UN) said Friday.
Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2022
» NEW DELHI/DHAKA: The possible sinking of a boat with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board will make 2022 one of the worst years for the community, a UN agency told Reuters on Monday, as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in camps in Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia after month at sea
Published on 25/12/2022
» A broken-down boat carrying 57 Rohingya refugees landed on Indonesia's western coast on Sunday after a month at sea, police said.