Rohingya

Pakistan announced in October that it would begin deporting “undocumented” foreign nationals starting on 1 November, affecting thousands of Afghans who have found refuge in the country.WFP said most families crossing the border are arriving…

BIREUEN: As a rickety wooden boat carrying Rohingya refugeesapproached the shores of western Indonesia, several desperate men swam ashore to plead that the vessel be allowed to land after weeks at sea. But the calls of the men -- some of…

The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya minority.Mocha brought lashing rain and winds of 195 kilometres per hour (120 miles per hour) to Myanmar…

Issued on: 19/05/2023 - 11:15 The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya…

BANGKOK: At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported Thursday.Communication difficulties in the affected areas, where infrastructure…

Issued on: 16/05/2023 - 15:17 The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to 60 on Tuesday, according to local leaders and junta-backed media, as villagers tried to piece…

KYAUKTAW, Myanmar: The Bay of Bengal's most powerful cyclone for over a decade was set to make landfall Sunday, with hundreds of thousands evacuated from the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh taking shelter from driving winds and…

Volunteers in Bangladesh’s coastal districts were using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter on Saturday as the delta nation braced for an extremely severe cyclone, which is expected to slam ashore in Bangladesh and Myanmar in…

SITTWE, Myanmar: Thousands fled Myanmar's west coast and officials in neighbouring Bangladesh raced to evacuate Rohingyarefugees on Saturday as the most powerful cyclone in the region for over a decade churned across the Bay of…

Issued on: 07/03/2023 - 15:37 An immense fire destroyed a large section of a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sunday afternoon, leaving thousands of people…