Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Thursday (March 21)


Rohingya refugees wait to be rescued from the hull of their capsized boat as a National Search and Rescue Agency vessel approaches in waters some 16 nautical miles off west Aceh on March 21, 2024. Indonesian authorities rescued at least 69 Rohingya refugees who had been at sea for weeks and were taking them to shore on March 21 after their boat capsized a day earlier. - AFP

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