Slave Trade Booms in Dark Triangle

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

9y ago

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.

9y ago

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

9y ago

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.

9y ago

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.

9y ago

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

9y ago

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.

9y ago

'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-

9y ago

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

9y ago

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.

9y ago

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.

9y ago

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.

9y ago

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

9y ago

How long will they suffer?

It's shocking to learn that an estimated 6,000 people from Bangladesh and Myanmar are fighting for survival in the Andaman Sea and

9y ago

'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-

9y ago

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.

9y ago

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

9y ago

Three 'human traffickers' held in capital

Rapid Action Battalion detained three suspected human traffickers and rescued seven victims from a hotel in the capital's Fakirapool last night.

9y ago