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MUMBAI (Reuters) -Up to 20 people have died of hunger or thirst on a boat carrying ethnic Rohingya that has been stranded at sea for two weeks off Indias coast, two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups said.

Human rights advocates have urged the Malaysian government to quickly assist a damaged boat that is said to be carrying 160 Rohingya migrants and is adrift at sea, close to Malaysian waters, according to The Guardian. It also reported that the boat is believed to be ferrying young children who…

Vessel thought to have embarked from Bangladesh is reportedly near Malaysia with 160 people onboard who have no food or water

BANGKOK: At least 150 ethnic Rohingya are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said ...

Bangkok, Dec. 8 (EFE).- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday called for an immediate rescue of some 200 Rohingyas – a Muslim minority persecuted in Myanmar – who are adrift on a boat with little provision in the Andaman Sea. The UN agency said in a statement that …

BANGKOK (Reuters) - At least 150 ethnic Rohingya are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said on Wednesday, adding that several may have died and urging authorities to rescue the survivors.

A spokesperson for UNHCR in Thailand said the agency was "deeply concerned by the current situation aboard" the boat and was advocating that Thai authorities rescue them and help them disembark safely. More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 after a military crackdown, and settled in sprawling makeshift camps in southern Bangladesh.

At least 150 ethnic Rohingya are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists say, adding that several may have died and urging authorities to...

BANGKOK, Dec 7 — At least 150 ethnic Rohingya are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said today, adding that several may have died and urging...

Bangladesh’s government must urgently take steps to support the community-led learning facilities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and strengthen their resources in line with the country’s international commitment to protect children’s right to education.