It was reported on Monday that Myanmar’s navy took hold of a boat carrying 228 Rohingya and arrested all on board, the country’s state television reported. This is the latest attempt by members of the downtrodden Muslim minority group to flee the country. It emerged that thirty-three children were among those detained in waters near Sittwe in northwestern Myanmar, as well as five boat workers. The detained were handed over to police and immigration authorities.

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