Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and ...

Authorities gave the migrants food supplies and clean drinking water after the boats were discovered on Friday two nautical ...

Malaysian authorities have said little about this and several ... who fled repression in Myanmar and overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. "Malaysia has become the preferred destination for a number ...

Bangladesh hosts more than 1 million Rohingya refugees who fled ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar. Malaysia is a popular destination because of its dominant Malay Muslim population.

The Rohingya experience persecution in their predominantly Buddhist homeland of Myanmar, with many fleeing to affluent, Muslim-majority Malaysia or refugee camps in Bangladesh. They often endure ...