Asia Myanmar The number of Rohingya refugees embarking on dangerous sea journeys in the hope of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia has increased by 360%, the UN announced after hundreds of refugees were stranded late last year
Asia Myanmar Myanmar authorities recently arrested around 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee to Malaysia; Muslim minority faces restrictions on travel within Myanmar, with rights groups saying they live in apartheid conditions
Asia Myanmar The UN refugee agency has helped Myanmar junta officials travel to Bangladesh for repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees, while saying conditions in the country remain unsafe for their return
Asia Myanmar Nestlé has announced that it will close its factory at the Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone and head office in Yangon, as it switches to a more “sustainable” business model, amid ongoing turmoil in the country