A yacht headed to Jeju from Taiwan carrying three people aboard has lost contact, prompting the Coast Guard to launch a search, officials said Sunday. The Jeju coast guard officials said they received a report the 19.5-ton yacht lost contact around 4:42 p.m., and began a search with seven vessels but were experiencing difficulty due to bad weather. The yacht left Taiwan on Thursday and was scheduled to arrive in Jeju on Monday morning. All three people aboard the yacht are South Korean nationals. Source: Yonhap News Agency
Myanmar Confirms Nearly 309,000 Rohingya Eligible For Return Once Rakhine Security Improves
August 17, 2026
Naypyidaw: Myanmar has, for the first time, acknowledged that nearly 309,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as former residents of Rakhine state, saying they would be allowed to return once security