The Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation in Malaysia (Merhrom) has urged the world community, United Nations, Asean, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take concrete measures to stop the recurring tragedies of sinking migrant boats in the open seas.

Merhrom president Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani made the appeal following another presumed sinking of a boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees in the Andaman Sea off the Indian coast last month.

“I am saddened to talk about this as...