SYDNEY: The United Nations refugee agency is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement Tuesday that the boats reportedly departed Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine in late June before sinking. “We are deeply concerned by the potential loss of life and are working to verify further details,” the UNHCR said.

SYDNEY: The United Nations refugee agency is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal.…

Deux bateaux de réfugiés ont quitté l'Etat occidental de Rakhine, fin juin. Le premier, qui transportait près de 250 personnes, «a perdu tout contact peu après son départ», le…