Myanmar's Rohingyas in search of a new life end up behind bars Yeni and Phang Nga in Thailand The food ran out 14 days into the voyage. The drinking water was also nearly exhausted. The cheap onboard compass was not reliable, so it was only possible to navigate by...
On 18 and 30 December, 2008 the Thai navy pushed out to high sea at least 992 Rohingya boatpeople in boats without engines or sufficient supplies. An estimated 400 to 500 of them are believed missing and feared drowned. The Indian Navy rescued a total of 257...
By Gemma Daley Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) — Australian maritime authorities rescued two Myanmar fishermen who survived almost a month at sea floating on a portable industrial ice box. A Coastwatch flight located the men, aged in their 20s, 60 nautical miles (110...
