Officials said it was an especially perilous time for the sea journey by members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, hundreds of whom died on the same route last year.

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…