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1,000 survivors of violence, hunger at sea land in SE Asia

May 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Fakhrurradzie Gade and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press LANGSA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 1,000 people fleeing persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh landed in several places in Southeast Asia, describing killings, extortion, and near-starvation after a harrowing journey at sea. An increasingly alarmed United Nations warned against “floating coffins” and urged regional leaders […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Ban Ki-moon, Farhan Haq, Indonesia, Langsa General Hospital, Malaysia, Manu Abudul Salam, Myanmar, North Sumatra, Phang Nga, Prayoon Rattanasenee, Saidul Islam, Southeast Asia, Surin Islands, Thailand, United Nations, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29, Ye Htut

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