Malaysia, Thailand resume search for missing Rohingya after deadly boat sinking

November 11, 2025 12:12 PM

Malaysia, Thailand resume search for missing Rohingya after deadly boat sinking

Malaysian and Thai authorities on Tuesday resumed their search for dozens of people missing at sea, days after a boat carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority sank near the border between the two countries, killing at least 21. Thirteen survivors have been rescued in Malaysian waters since Saturday, while 12 were found dead, including two children, Malaysia's maritime agency told reporters on Monday. Romli Mustafa, regional director at the agency, said his counterparts...

Bangladesh runs out of resources for Rohingya refugees

August 25, 2025 4:01 PM

Bangladesh runs out of resources for Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh has no scope to allocate more resources for its 1.3 million Rohingya refugees, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Monday, urging the international community to find a sustainable solution to the crisis. Children make up half the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, most of whom fled a brutal 2017 military crackdown in Buddhist-majority Myanmar that U.N. investigators called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing". Hosting the refugees has put a huge strain on B...

Bangladesh PM urges IOM to raise more funds for Rohingyas

May 7, 2024 6:42 PM

Bangladesh PM urges IOM to raise more funds for Rohingyas

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to raise more funds from newer sources for assistance of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh.    “Since the the assistance for Rohingyas has declined, the IOM should look for new partners to raise more funds for them,” she said.   The premier made this call when IOM Director General Amy Pope paid a courtesy call on her at the latter’s official residence in Dhaka.    PM's...