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Three students have been found dead and four others are still missing after a ferry sank in a creek in Arakan State’s Ponnakyun township yesterday.

A ferry operated by the same company as one that sank last year, killing at least 62 people, ran ashore in Arakan State on Monday.

An investigation commission formed by the Arakan State government alleges “serious negligence” on the part of the ship’s crew and port authorities.

The latest state media report said at least 34 people drowned when the “Aung Takon 3” sank late on Friday while en route from Kyaukphyu to Sittwe.