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Workers would pay the price for withdrawal of trade preferences, which would destabilize the country, Ambassador Ichiro Maruyama says.

"The pile-on has been quite obvious. It’s also noteworthy that it hasn’t done any good," US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

China and Russia cannot block the briefing on the UN report because a minimum nine of the 15 council members support the move, which cannot be vetoed.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi wraps up Mekong Summit with praise for Japan’s ‘understanding’ on Rohingya crisis

The UNHCR’s report on their initial on-the-ground assessment, says locals in Maungdaw are still experiencing travel restrictions and mistrust between communities.

The sanctions would include Myanmar's lucrative textile industry and potentially put at risk thousands of jobs but would not come into effect immediately.

Indian police bused seven Rohingya Muslims to the border to be deported to neighboring Myanmar for illegal entry, the first such move against the community.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have urged Myanmar to give a full mandate to an inquiry commission to hold accountable those responsible for the violence in Rakhine State.

Bangladesh has indefinitely postponed plans to move the refugees from Cox's Bazar to Bhasanchar Island starting November after cancelling a visit by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.