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One dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Malaysian coast
At least 12 people died and 13 were rescued in the capsizing near Langkawi island, part of a group fleeing persecution in Myanmar's Rakhine state, UN data shows 5,100 fled by sea in 2025.
- A migrant boat carrying about 300 people from Myanmar sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, leaving one dead and dozens missing.
- Ten survivors, including people from Myanmar, Bangladesh and the Rohingya minority, were rescued from the waters off Malaysia's Langkawi island.
- Members of the Rohingya minority periodically flee persecution in majority-Buddhist Myanmar, where they are denied citizenship and face abuse.
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Thai and Malaysian relief personnel claim to have recovered thirteen bodies, all identified as Rohingya.
·France
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Hundreds of casualties feared as two boats with about 300 Rohingya migrants sink off Thai-Malaysia border
A boat carrying around 70 people sank in waters near the Thailand-Malaysia border on Sunday, while the status of another boat with about 230 passengers, which sank on Saturday, remains unclear.
·New Delhi, India
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7 dead, 13 rescued after boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsizes off Malaysia
The maritime agency said rescuers found 10 migrants and recovered the body of a woman from the sea on Saturday. Another six bodies were discovered Sunday as well as three survivors, it said, adding it has expanded the area of the search that will continue on Monday.
·India
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Leaning Left24Leaning Right23Center30Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center
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L 31%
C 39%
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