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    Tagged: Bay of Bengal

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Responders at the ready as Cyclone Maarutha hits Burma

    Storm’s path runs between Thandwe and Sittwe. Locals and visitors are warned of high waves, landslides and mudslides, and some 13cm of rainfall by Tuesday.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Bangladesh border guard accuses Burmese navy of firing at fishing boat

    Bangladesh has accused the Burmese navy of opening fire on a civilian fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal, amid bilateral tension over the Rohingya,

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    “No clarity” at Bangkok migration summit

    Thailand called on Friday for concerted action to tackle “irregular” migration in the Indian Ocean, but as yet no substantial solutions have emerged.

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    102 men were found on the island of Saunggauk. (PHOTO: Myawady News).

    Boatpeople Lead Story News Refugees

    102 abandoned migrants rescued in Tenasserim

    The Burmese navy has recovered 102 men, thought to be asylum seekers from Bangladesh, who were abandoned on the island of Saunggauk, state media reported.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    UN on boatpeople crisis: ‘This momentum must not be lost’

    As the news coverage of the migrant crisis in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea drops away, the UN has made a renewed call for funds and action.

    Human Interest Lead Story News

    Burmese ‘castaways’ finally allowed to go home

    Three Burmese fishermen who were rescued after floating across the Indian Ocean for 40 days and nights on a small bamboo boat have finally been given the green light to go home.

    Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News

    400 fishermen rescued after storm

    Over 400 fishermen swept into the sea last week by a storm in the Bay of Bengal have been rescued by a team led by the Burmese navy.

    Lead Story News

    19 feared dead after fishing boat capsizes off Burma’s coast

    Nineteen fishermen are feared dead after their boat capsized near the coast of western Burma on 2 August. Six other crew members have been rescued, according to local police.

    Development Lead Story News

    BIMSTEC leaders convene in Burma

    The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) convened in Naypyidaw this weekend for a summit on South and Southeast Asian development.

    Business News Politics

    Bangladeshi PM in push for Burma gas

    Sheikh Hasina due to visit Burma next week as Dhaka makes clear it desire for energy imports and an end to border disputes

    News Politics

    Bangladesh ‘feared attack’ from Burma

    Leaked cable shows Dhaka’s fears over build-up of Burmese warships in 2009, as UN arbitration over boundaries in the Bay of Bengal nears end

    News Politics

    China port plan threatens India face-off

    Beijing could see its navy gain permanent access to the Indian Ocean if a deal for use to Burma’s Bay of Bengal ports goes through

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