UN agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) —
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MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) —
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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.