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Boat people who have come ashore in Southeast Asia after harrowing journeys are delighted that Indonesia and Malaysia will give them temporary shelter —...
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A senior US diplomat on Friday urged Myanmar to extend “citizenship” to the oppressed Rohingya minority to address an ongoing migrant crisis that has...
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Surging numbers of migrants risking their lives on rickety boats both in Southeast Asia and on the way to Europe are a test of...
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As Mahmoud Yasien kneeled before the people smugglers and begged for his pregnant wife’s life, the Rohingya migrant’s dreams of a better life evaporated,...
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Denied their traditional route out of poverty in the Gulf and often urged on by relatives, growing numbers of young Bangladeshis are joining the...
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Malaysia ordered search and rescue missions Thursday for thousands of boatpeople stranded at sea, as Myanmar hosted talks with US and Southeast Asian envoys...
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In the past 10 days, nearly 3,000 boatpeople from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been rescued or swum to shore in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand....
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Fisherman Muchtar Ali broke down in tears when he set eyes on the overcrowded boat carrying desperate, starving Rohingya off the coast of Indonesia...
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Hundreds of boatpeople were rescued by local fishermen from their wooden vessels off Indonesia’s Aceh province on Wednesday, officials and fishermen said. Search and...
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At least 2,000 migrants stalked by hunger and violence have been trapped for weeks on boats off Myanmar, the UN said Tuesday, as Indonesia...