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Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Aid workers are bracing for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in one of the world's largest refugee camps in Bangladesh, with officials warning that containing the disease among more than 1 million tightly packed Rohingya Muslims will be a daunting task. With about 40,000...
Myanmar officially brands Rakhine rebels a terrorist group
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar has officially designated an armed ethnic rebel group known as the Arakan Army a terrorist organization. The declaration, published in official notices in Tuesday's newspapers, came after more than a year of bitter fighting between government forces and the guerrilla group,...
The Latest: US officials working on $2 trillion rescue deal
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 381,000 people and killed over 16,500. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 101,000 people have recovered so...
Myanmar repatriates suspected remains of US WWII servicemen
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — The U.S. military on Thursday repatriated what may be the remains of service personnel who were lost in action in Myanmar during World War II. The remains from Myanmar's central Sagaing region were repatriated at a ceremony at Mandalay International Airport after being recovered in...
Myanmar MPs reject bid to allow Suu Kyi to become president
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's parliament rejected on Wednesday a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to officially become president. The rejection had been expected because the proposal was opposed by the military, which under the...
Employee of US-owned hemp farm in Myanmar gets 20 years jail
YANGON (AP) — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a local employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in prison for violating drug laws concerning marijuana. Shein Latt was one of three people arrested last April when police raided the 20-acre (8-hectare) plantation on an industrial estate in...
8 suspected Rohingya gangsters shot dead in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi security officials on Monday fatally shot seven suspected members of a Rohingya gang allegedly involved in drug dealing and human trafficking, officials said. The killings occurred near a refugee camp in Teknaf in Cox's Bazar near Bangladesh’s border with...
Thai police find bodies of suspected smugglers in reservoir
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in northern Thailand said the bodies of seven people believed to be drug smugglers were found Thursday in a reservoir in an area under military control. Police in Chiang Rai province's Mae Sai district said the seven are thought to have been involved in an armed clash with soldiers on...
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 15 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An overcrowded boat carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 15 confirmed dead, mostly women, Bangladeshi officials said. The coast guard, navy divers and other rescuers recovered the bodies after the wooden...
The Latest: WHO says mask demand may hurt health workers
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local): 11:45 p.m. The World Health Organization is warning that demand for masks and other protective equipment might jeopardize health workers responding to the outbreak of the new virus in China. Dr. Michael Ryan, the U.N....
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