Myanmar
SE Asia migrants 'died in fight for food' on boat
Migrants rescued from a sinking boat off Indonesia have told the BBC that about 100 people died after a fight broke out over the last remaining food.
17 May 2015, 14:52 PM
Diplomatic moves start as Myanmar faces blame for migrant crisis
Malaysia says its foreign minister would meet his Indonesian and Thai counterparts to discuss the influx of boatpeople to Southeast Asia as international pressure grew for a regional solution.
17 May 2015, 12:46 PM
Myanmar denies responsibility for migrant boat crisis
Myanmar's government says it is not responsible for the migrant boat crisis in south-east Asia and may not attend an emergency summit on the issue.
17 May 2015, 04:48 AM
Pushbacks endanger thousands in Bay: UN rights body chief
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urges governments in the South East Asia region to take swift action to protect their lives.
15 May 2015, 11:22 AM
700 migrants rescued off Indonesia
Another 700 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants are rescued off Indonesia on Friday, police say, as Myanmar undermined calls for a coordinated response to the human-trafficking crisis by threatening to boycott a planned Southeast Asian summit.
15 May 2015, 05:38 AM
1,466 Bangladeshis in Malaysia detention centres
Out of 13,321 immigrants in 12 detention camps, 1, 466 are from Bangladesh, reports the Star’s Bahasa Malaysia portal MStar.
14 May 2015, 15:06 PM
2 foreigners arrested for human trafficking
Thai police arrest two foreigners in connection to the human smuggling syndicate. The value of assets frozen or seized from those suspected of trafficking Rohingya and other migrants hits Bt204 million so far
14 May 2015, 14:08 PM
Detention depot packed with illegal migrants
About 400 illegal migrants including Bangladesh nationals and Rohingya from Myanmar have been transported from Langkawi to Belantik Immigration Detention Depot, while 500 more are expected to be sent to the depot.
14 May 2015, 14:01 PM
'10 deaths' on stranded Myanmar migrant boat
Myanmar migrants on a boat stranded for a week in the Andaman Sea with no food or water say 10 people have died, while some are resorting to drinking urine.
14 May 2015, 12:09 PM
Malaysia sends back 2 boats with over 800 migrants
Thousands of Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims abandoned at sea had nowhere to turn Thursday as Malaysia turned away two boats crammed with more than 800 migrants.
14 May 2015, 05:24 AM
First priority is to save lives of migrants: UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expresses grave concern over reports that Indonesia and Malaysia have pushed back boats carrying vulnerable people from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
13 May 2015, 15:11 PM
US calls for regional response to migrant crisis
The United States has voiced fear for the lives of the migrants abandoned by traffickers at land and sea, calling on Southeast Asian nations to co-operate to address the crisis.
13 May 2015, 12:05 PM
Malaysia, Indonesia pushing seaworthy migrant boats back to sea
Thousands of Bangladeshis and members of Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have no place to go after both Malaysia and Indonesia refused to offer refuge to the boatloads of hungry men, women and children.
13 May 2015, 05:20 AM
Malaysia to open illegal immigrant talks with Bangladesh, Myanmar
Malaysia will soon hold a discussion with Bangladesh and Myanmar to find solutions to the influx of illegal immigrants from the two countries following the recent arrest of more than 1,000 of them in Langkawi
13 May 2015, 04:58 AM
Myanmar Rohingya Migrants 'begging for help' from boat
A group of 350 migrants from Myanmar tells an activist by phone that they are abandoned by their crew and need help.
12 May 2015, 12:25 PM
'Thousands' of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants stranded at sea
An international migration agency says thousands of refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar are stranded at sea close to Thailand.
11 May 2015, 16:03 PM
1,400 Rohingyas from Bangladesh, Myanmar rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia
Second boat carrying 400 of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar are rescued off Indonesia's far west coast, less than a day after nearly 600 others arrived in a wooden vessel seeking refuge.
11 May 2015, 04:44 AM
Boat carrying Rohingya migrants rescued off Indonesia
A boat carrying about 500 members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim community has been rescued off northern Indonesia.
10 May 2015, 11:13 AM
They starved us and threw the dead overboard, says victim
Death, hunger and torture were all part of Bangladeshi national Mohammad Rashid’s arduous sea journey from Teknaf to Malaysia.
9 May 2015, 07:17 AM
Thailand questions 117 migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar
Thai authorities question more than 100 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar discovered in Thailand’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking.
9 May 2015, 04:24 AM