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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that levying sanctions against Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis is "not advisable" at this time, following a meeting with the country's army and civilian leaders. SOUNDBITE
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi hits back at accusations that she has been silent over the Rohingya crisis, saying she has focused on speaking in a way that does not inflame tensions. SOUNDBITE
During a UN press briefing, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk, says that countries with "influence" on the Myanmar military must do all they can to protect "all civilians in the Rakhine State and prevent another episode of horrendous persecution of the Rohingya." SOUNDBITE
Indonesian authorities on Thursday rescued at least 69 Rohingya refugees who had been at sea for weeks after their boat capsized a day earlier. The refugee group's wooden boat and another vessel trying to help them both capsized on Wednesday, with survivors estimating that around 150 Rohingya had been on board with dozens swept away. Rescuers had rushed to save the group of Rohingya after they spotted them in the water, stranded and holding onto an overturned boat off the coast of western Aceh province. IMAGES
More than 1,000 people line up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday as young people seek to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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