TEKNAF, Bangladesh: Horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder are emerging from among the thousands of desperate Rohingya migrants who have pushed into Bangladesh in the past few days to escape unfolding chaos in Myanmar. Up to 30,000 of…
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of Bangladeshis marched in the capital’s streets Friday to protest the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Burma, one of several similar rallies in the region. Chanting “Stop killing Rohingya Muslims,” they marched in Dhaka as violence…
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The broad estuary of the Naf River separates Bangladesh and Burma. On both sides of the Naf, armed forces have massed of late. The countries aren’t at war — against each other at least. Rather, the soldiers are on the…
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Another 31 new cases of locally-transmitted Zika infections were confirmed as of noon yesterday, including that of a second mother-to-be. Perhaps more worrying, three cases not linked to any existing clusters have been identified. The three patients live at Tagore…
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Half of the Zika cases in Singapore are foreigners who live or work here, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (Sept 1). Out of 115 cases, 57 are foreigners. The largest group is 23 people from China, followed…
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