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Topic: Myanmar refugees

Malaysia turns away boats with 300 ‘undocumented’ Myanmar migrants amid Rohingya crisis

Authorities provided food and water to nearly 300 Myanmar migrants found Friday on boats two nautical miles off Langkawi's coast, before escorting them out of Malaysian waters.

Two Mizo teens ‘captured’ by Myanmar resistance group released, but with a warning

The two boys, aged 15 and 16, were taken captive by CDF-Hualngoram cadres last Sunday. They were also allegedly thrashed and tortured for ‘attacking’ a member of the resistance group.

More than 1,300 Myanmar nationals pour into Mizoram to escape clashes across border

Refugees are taking shelter in villages along border in Mizoram's Champhai district, it is learnt. Latest influx follows clashes between rebels & Myanmar army and its allies in Chin State.

Refugees’ group urges Manipur not to repatriate Myanmar nationals ’till they can safely return’

Burma Refugees Committee - Kabaw Valley expresses concern about repatriated people being handed over to Myanmar junta. Manipur govt plans to send 77 people back in the coming days.

One Myanmar migrant dies in road accident as hundreds flee Malaysian detention centre

A total of 131 migrants escaped from the Bidor immigration detention depot in Malaysia's western Perak state Thursday night, Immigration Department director-general Ruslin Jusoh said.

‘Our blood:’ Mizoram won’t collect biometric data of Myanmar refugees as ordered by Centre

Minister for Information and Public Relations Lalruatkima said the decision was taken in a meeting of the council of ministers on Wednesday.

75 Myanmar nationals moved from Manipur jail to detention after human rights body visit. What it found

In 'surprise inspection' of Sajiwa jail & detention centre, Manipur Human Rights Commission found inmates 'illegally detained' even after serving their sentences, pregnant women, kids.

After MHA push, Mizoram prepares to collect biometrics of ‘illegal migrants’ from Myanmar

However, Mizoram govt has no plans to push back refugees, numbering around 35,000, to Myanmar, and has sought funds from Centre to support them.

What Myanmar refugees in Delhi want from Indian govt: Official status & exit permit, but above all, dignity

Having fled tense homeland Myanmar, old and new asylum seekers in the capital not only struggle to make ends meet but also face racial abuse.

Flow of refugees from Myanmar reignites ethnic strains in insurgency-battered Manipur

Ethnic and immigration issues are deepening the hill-valley divide in Manipur, with protests taken out by different communities seeking protection of respective indigenous rights.

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During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

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