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    Responders at the ready as Cyclone Maarutha hits Burma
    April 17, 2017in Arakan, Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News105by DVB
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    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.

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    Bangladesh border guard accuses Burmese navy of firing at fishing boat
    December 29, 2016in Lead Story, News, Rohingya1362by REUTERS
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    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,

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    "No clarity" at Bangkok migration summit
    December 5, 2015in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News358by REUTERS
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    "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 abandoned migrants rescued in Tenasserim
    July 14, 2015in Boatpeople, Lead Story, News, Refugees124by DVB
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    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.

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    UN on boatpeople crisis: ‘This momentum must not be lost’
    June 19, 2015in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News249by DVB
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    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.

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    Burmese ‘castaways’ finally allowed to go home
    November 24, 2014in Human Interest, Lead Story, News162by DVB
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    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…

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