Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday took steps to restrict the movement of Muslim Rohingya refugees living in crowded border camps.

A navy ship has found bodies and aircraft debris in the seas off Burma while searching for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.

The commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces yesterday stressed the need for the military to remain a political force.

The head of Burma’s military has joined growing criticism of the death sentences Thailand gave to two men from Burma for a double murder on a resort island, calling on Thailand’s military government to review the case.