Slave Trade Booms in Dark Triangle
Myanmar navy's claim untrue
At least eight Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar were among some 200 migrants rescued from a trafficking boat by the Myanmar navy
Asia Boat Migrants / UN despair over lack of rescues
The UN has condemned the refusal of South-East Asian countries to rescue thousands of migrants adrift at sea.
Thailand hosts meet on migrants crisis May 29
The international community must mount pressure on Myanmar so that it recognises Rohingyas as citizens, say immigration experts
Myanmar Coast / Fishermen rescue seven Bangladeshis off Myanmar coast
Seven Bangladeshi nationals were rescued yesterday off the Myanmar coast after they were thrown from a fishing trawler packed with migrants heading to Malaysia, a coast guard officer said.
Myanmar acknowledges 'concern' over exodus of migrants
Myanmar acknowledges international "concerns" about waves of boatpeople, many of whom are fleeing from persecution, but denied it is solely to blame as thousands languish in dire straits at sea.
Do not push back boats
The United States has urged the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to refrain from pushbacks of new boats with
Human Trafficking / Thailand ready to help resolve crisis
The Thai government yesterday confirmed its readiness to work with the international community in solving the problem relating to boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
'I want to go back to my mother'
Snatched by people traffickers in his native Bangladesh and forced onto a migrant boat, 14-year-old Absaruddin endured a weeks-
Can it be stopped?
Ample opportunity for jobs abroad, development of skilled manpower, appropriate wage hike at home, and implementation of the
Voyage of horror
Death, hunger and torture were all part of Bangladesh's Mohammad Rashid's arduous sea journey from Teknaf to Malaysia.
123 Bangladeshis rescued in Thailand
At least 123 Bangladeshi jobseekers and 26 Myanmar nationals were rescued in the last two days from Khao Kaew mountain areas
Australia commits to tackle 'vile trade'
Australia yesterday agreed to join a multilateral summit hosted by Thailand that aims at tackling the issue of undocumented
Business just safe for Trafficking kingpins
With people desperate to go abroad in search of a better future, corrupt law enforcers and money mongers with political influence in the coastal areas are in league with the agents of ruthless trafficking gangs.
25,000 Bangladeshis, Rohingyas trafficked through Bay of Bengal in 3 months: UNHCR
Around 25,000 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis boarded smugglers' boats from the Bay of Bengal between January and March this year, almost doubling the number over the same period in 2014, says a UNHCR periodic report released yesterday.
3 listed human traffickers killed in ‘shootout’ with cops in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh
Three alleged human traffickers were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early yesterday.
Malaysia too has ‘slave camps’ of migrants
After the discovery of “death camps” in southern Thailand, reports are now trickling in that there may be similar slave camps housing illegal immigrants on the Malaysian side of the border.
Municipal mayor held in Thailand
Thai police have arrested the mayor of Padang Besar in Songkhla province over his alleged involvement in human trafficking and
Myanmar hails Thai PM’s move to fight slave trade
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expects three-nation talks with Myanmar and Malaysia to take place this month in a bid to stamp out the region's thriving human-trafficking trade.
