BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN)-- Scores of boat people who fled Myanmar and are now in Thailand are to be sent back despite human rights groups' concerns they could be tortured or killed upon return.

Myanmar's fire service said 17 bodies had been ... Emergency workers were also rowing boats through towns to evacuate stranded villagers. - Sudden rise - Some families piled their belongings ...

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has detained a boat with five Myanmar fishermen for alleged poaching in Malaysian ...

BANGKOK--At least 16 people from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on to seek refuge in another country, officials and a recovery team ...

An executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that would eliminate ...

Thai police are investigating the death of a Myanmar fisherman whose body was found floating in the sea between Phuket and Krabi.

Despite the risks, increasing numbers of Rohingya are making similar journeys. Last year, more than 7,800 attempted to flee Myanmar by boat – an 80 per cent increase compared to 2023 – of which over ...

Workers unload bags of rice from a cargo boat at a jetty in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2025. Myanmar's exports of rice and ...

The Rohingya minority face widespread discrimination in Myanmar and most are denied citizenship ... Malaysian authorities said they turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Rohingya refugees ...

Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat. Since the boat he was ...