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Tony Abbott refused again to deny allegations an official paid thousands of dollars to turn back a boatload of asylum-seekers, despite calls from Indonesia for answers.

Myanmar's Foreign Ministry director-general Htin Lynn says: "This issue of illegal migration of boat people, you cannot single out my country."

The issue of ethnic Rohingya refugees is an international problem and not ASEAN's alone, the Prime Minister says.

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The Indonesian navy prevented a suspected migrant boat from entering the country's waters at the weekend after the arrival of hundreds of Rohingya and Bangladeshis.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday urged nations to seek a solution instead of assigning blame over the migrant crisis engulfing Southeast Asia.

The UN refugee agency believes an estimated 25,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshis have taken to boats in the first three months of this year.

Myanmar authorities on Monday described Bangladesh as "the root" of the migrant crisis facing the region, after hundreds of people many from the Muslim Rohingya minority were found adrift at sea.

Thailand has deported dozens of Rohingya boat people back to Myanmar, an official said Thursday, despite a UN appeal to accept members of the Muslim minority fleeing sectarian bloodshed.

Australia will accept an extra 6,250 refugees from source and transit countries, as part of the government's plan to discourage irregular boat arrivals.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.