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UN, Dhaka dispute Burma’s Rohingya repatriation claim
"This is in no way a repatriation, rather it is propaganda," said the Bangladeshi government's Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner.
Burma repatriates first Rohingya refugee family: government
Burma on Saturday repatriated the first Rohingya family from nearly 700,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, after months of fraught talks with Dhaka and amid the United Nations’ warnings that the country is not ready for their return.
Burmese minister to visit Rohingya camps as Bangladesh seeks refugees’ return
A Burmese government minister will visit Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh on Wednesday, officials said, a rare trip that Dhaka hopes will help speed the return home of hundreds of thousands of the neighbouring nation’s Muslim minority.
14 ministries face budget cuts
Burma’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill amending the 2016 Union Budget Law to cut spending in 14 government ministries.
More than 170,000 affected by floods
More than 39,000 households in five states and divisions across Burma have been displaced by flooding so far this year, according to the Relief and Resettlement Department.
Flood crisis: Arakan death toll rises to 55
Burma’s government has now put the death toll relating to torrential flooding at 55 in Arakan State, but local parliamentarian Pe Than said the final figure was likely to be higher.
