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Rohingya

Hari Raya korban controversy reignites wave of anti-Rohingya sentiment in Malaysia

Rohingya refugees purchase vegetables from a kitchen market at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugees purchase vegetables from a kitchen market at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

UN warns funding cuts could worsen Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh

The pressure has grown with the arrival of about 150,000 more Rohingya Muslims since early 2024.
The pressure has grown with the arrival of about 150,000 more Rohingya Muslims since early 2024.

UN says $781 million shortfall in life-saving Rohingya refugee aid

UN agencies supporting Rohingya refugees warned of a critical US$610 million (S$780.91 million) shortfall in lifesaving aid.
UN agencies supporting Rohingya refugees warned of a critical US$610 million (S$780.91 million) shortfall in lifesaving aid.

Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea

Rohingya refugees carry rice sacks that they receive as ration from the World Food Program(WFP), at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Rohingya refugees carry rice sacks that they receive as ration from the World Food Program(WFP), at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead or missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN

FILE PHOTO: A view of a navy vessel in the Bay of Bengal, carrying Rohingya refugees to the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh, December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of a navy vessel in the Bay of Bengal, carrying Rohingya refugees to the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh, December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Rohingya survivor recounts ordeal as 250 missing in Andaman sea tragedy

About 250 feared missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN

Myanmar’s new president Min Aung Hlaing faces genocide complaint filed in Indonesia

A criminal case against Myanmar’s newly-elected President Min Aung Hlaing was filed in Indonesia on April 6 by a group of civil society organisations.
A criminal case against Myanmar’s newly-elected President Min Aung Hlaing was filed in Indonesia on April 6 by a group of civil society organisations.

UN looks to boost food security for Rohingya in Bangladesh

The World Food Programme said its new needs-based, tiered approach aimed to ensure the minimum food needs of all refugees were met.
The World Food Programme said its new needs-based, tiered approach aimed to ensure the minimum food needs of all refugees were met.

Rohingya survivors expect UN's highest court to find Myanmar committed genocide

FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugee Salma speaks to the press as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugee Salma speaks to the press as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw//File Photo

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