Rakhine
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Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of Reuters journalists
Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been behind bars since their arrest in December 2017 under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act
Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees ‘within two years’
A statement by the Bangladeshi government said the agreement aims to return Rohingya "within two years from the commencement of repatriation".
10,000 Rohingya poised to move to Bangladesh as exodus swells again
Over 500 000 Rohingya have streamed into Bangladesh in the past five weeks and numbers are expected to swell again with another 10 000 waiting to move