At least 348 Rohingya died or went missing at sea in 2022, according to the UNHCR, which is calling for a concerted regional response to the ongoing crisis.
The ship, which carried mostly women and children, is the fifth boat of Rohingya refugees to land in Indonesia since November, according to authorities.
Myanmar's military junta had announced it would free 7,012 prisoners to mark the 75th anniversary of the country gaining independence.
Tanks, missile launchers and armoured cars roll through Naypyidaw to mark 75 years since the country gained independence from Britain.
Nearly 1,000 Rohingya rally in Bangladesh’s refugee camp, demanding a peaceful, dignified return to their home country.
The UN refugee agency will provide Rohingya language translators and counselling to determine if they were from the group of 190 Rohingya who were reported to be drifting in a small boat in the Andaman Sea for a month.
The development came after repeated UN calls for rescuing the persecuted Rohingya seemed to have failed.
UN refugee agency says those onboard the refugee boat have now remained at sea for a month and are in dire conditions with insufficient food or water.
At least 35 of the 112 people held in the southeastern township of Bogale have been sentenced to five years in jail for travelling "without official documents".
A group of Rohingya refugees making the hazardous journey had been adrift for more than two weeks in a damaged boat without food and water, activist groups say.
Members of the Muslim minority continue to escape violence and hardship in Myanmar.
Top US diplomat for East Asia urges foreign ministers of ASEAN bloc to "apply pressure" on the military regime, warning Washington is "not going to sit idly."
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