The Army is investigating at least three military officers accused of trafficking Rohingya refugees into the Kingdom. The news came as a fresh group of 179 boat people landed in southern Phang Nga province yesterday, with more boats headed this way. The three military...
Thailand will turn away any more Rohingya boat people from neighbouring Myanmar [Burma] who try to land on its shores, a top official said Monday after an influx of refugees fleeing sectarian unrest. “The Thai navy from now on will be stricter with them and will...
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, January 28 (UNHCR) – In many countries, when you reach the age of 21 you become an adult and must start to fend for yourself. But in the refugee camps of south-eastern Bangladesh, 21 years after the Rohingya first started arriving as...
KHAO LAK, 29 January 2013 (IRIN) – The future of more than 1,500 recent Rohingya boat arrivals in Thailand is unclear, despite a government reprieve allowing them to stay for another six months. “Their long-term fate remains uncertain,” Chris Lewa,...
Ron CorbenThousands of Muslim Rohingya fleeing sectarian violence in Burma’s Rakhine state have taken to the sea, ending up in Thailand, Malaysia and elsewhere. There are calls for a regional response to the humanitarian situation. Hundreds of largely stateless...
Iran’s first shipment of humanitarian aid was delivered to Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims in the state of Rakhine. According to IRIB, the Iranian consignment containing foodstuff, blankets, tents, and some other items were dispatched to Myanmar’s refugee...
