65 Rohingyas found shipwrecked in Thailand

A shipwrecked boat and 65 Rohingya Muslims have been found off the coast of southern Thailand, about 400km from the border of Myanmar.

Thai navy search shipwrecked at Rawi island in Satun province Southern of Thailand

เจ้าหน้าที่กองทัพเรือของไทยตรวจค้นซากเรือที่พบผู้ลี้ภัยชาวโรฮิงญา บริเวณเกาะราวี จ.สตูล Source: กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติ สัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช

A group of 65 Rohingya Muslims have been found on a shipwrecked boat off the coast of southern Thailand, Navy officials said on Wednesday as authorities investigated whether they had been trafficked.

The boat was discovered early on Tuesday in the Tarutao Marine National Park in southern Thailand, some 400km from the border of Myanmar.

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Published 13 June 2019 10:16am
Updated 13 June 2019 10:56am
By AFP-SBS
Presented by Tinrawat Banyat
Source: AFP, SBS


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