UN agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) —
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Myanmar's failed auction of Suu Kyi's home creates conundrum
BANGKOK -- The rancorous relationship between Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's imprisoned elected leader, and Aung San Oo, her estranged older brother, reached a new impasse on Wednesday when no bidders showed up for the court-ordered auction of their famous family home in Yangon.
Indonesian rescue at sea of Rohingya refugees is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put the spotlight again on the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives.
A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees capsizes off Indonesia’s coast
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast on Wednesday. Local fishermen rescued six refugees who said more people were still on the boat.
No bidders present at Myanmar auction for $120m sale of Suu Kyi's home
No bidders showed up on Wednesday (March 20) at an auction in Myanmar for the sale of the home of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for which the starting price had been set at around US$90 million (S$120 million), a witness and local media reported.
Peninsula Hotels group says $130m Myanmar project still stalled
HONG KONG -- The operator of the upscale Peninsula Hotels chain said on Tuesday that it is unsure when it will be able to resume its $130-million project in Yangon, which has stalled since the military toppled the incoming democratically elected government three years ago.
UN chief decries violence in west Myanmar as two dozen villagers are reported killed in airstrikes
BANGKOK (AP) — Military airstrikes in western Myanmar killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, including children, local media reported, prompting the U.N. chief to express concerns over the escalating violence.
UN secretary-general alarmed by reports of Myanmar airstrikes
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by reports that military airstrikes in Myanmar, including on Monday in Minbya township, have killed and injured many civilians, a UN spokesman said.