Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Rohingya refugees stuck on boat without necessities

Rohingya

A boat is suspected to be carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees. Leaders ask regional nations to promptly launch a search and rescue effort. The boat had drifted from the Malacca Strait into Indian waters off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Southeast Asian leaders have asked regional nations to promptly launch a search and rescue effort … Read more

Growing number of foreign firms head for door

TotalEnergies

PARIS: The announcements by TotalEnergies and Chevron have swelled the ranks of foreign firms that have quit Myanmar after the February military coup. As the civilian death toll from the military crackdown has surpassed 1,500 people, activists have ratcheted up pressure on foreign firms. Investors piled into the country after the military relaxed its iron … Read more