Monsoon Flooding Kills Dozens In Myanmar, Prompting Calls For Help
More than 200,000 people have been displaced by floods and landslides, with at least 46 deaths reported.
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Barricaded In, Myanmar's Rohingya Struggle To Survive In Ghettos And Camps
Habibullah considers himself lucky. His movements are restricted but he and his family live in their longtime house in a police-guarded ghetto. Many of his neighbors were forced into internment camps.
Thai Prosecutors Seek Indictments Against Scores Of Alleged Human Traffickers
Charges have been recommended for more than 100 people after the discovery of mass graves containing the remains of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Desperate Rohingya Granted Temporary Shelter. But What Next?
Malaysia and Indonesia will allow migrants stranded at sea to come ashore. But it's a one-year, one-off deal, with no signs the flow of the Muslim minority fleeing persecution in Myanmar will stop.
The Human Rights Issue A Nobel Laureate Doesn't Want To Touch
Aung San Suu Kyi has been universally praised in her battle for democracy in Myanmar. But she has been conspicuously silent about the worsening plight of the Rohingya minority in her homeland.
Malaysia Finds Gravesites In Camps Used By People Smugglers
The gruesome discovery of the sites thought to contain dozens or possibly hundreds of remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, follows a similar find this month across the border in Thailand.
Indonesia, Malaysia Agree To Take In Stranded Rohingyas
The "boat people," as they've been called, have been stranded at sea for weeks with little food or water. Indonesia and Malaysia say they will take them in temporarily.
Why No One Wants The Rohingyas
As thousands of members of the persecuted minority flee Myanmar and Bangladesh on rickety boats, the rest of Southeast Asia is showing a distinct reluctance to take them in.
Hundreds Of Rohingya Refugees Rescued At Sea After Fleeing Myanmar
The Muslim minority has long been persecuted in the country also known as Burma. Many Bangladeshis were also rescued.
30 Graves, Thought To Be Burmese Migrants, Found In Thailand
Remains from the graves are believed to be illegal migrants who were likely victims of human trafficking.