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Rohingya smuggler racket details aired

Migrants pay B65,000 each, House panel told

Published: 31 Jan 2013 at 00.17
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Rohingya migrants pay 60,000 baht to 65,000 baht each to smugglers to get into Thailand, Maung Kyaw Nu, president of the Burmese Rohingya Association in Thailand, said Wednesday.

He was speaking before the House committee on law, judiciary and human rights at parliament.

The session was attended by state and private organisations concerned with the Rohingya migration issue.

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oldguy
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Discussion 7 : 31 Jan 2013 at 21.007
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"Migrants pay B65,000 each, House panel told"

Now that's a surprise for ya.................
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Discussion 6 : 31 Jan 2013 at 15.206
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Still too early to be very optomistic about the Burmese govt.
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Discussion 5 : 31 Jan 2013 at 11.345
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The two army officers involved have been transferred away, so they cannot talk.
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Discussion 4 : 31 Jan 2013 at 10.504
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Disc3: The problem is that even SE Asian Islamic countries are reluctant to take them.
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The ministry would take ambassadors from member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to visit various sites where Rohingya are held to observe the problem, Mr Surapong said.

To avoid ethnic cleansing and the dangerous boat departures, let OIC and other Islamic countries fund a program in cooperatio with Myanmar, who wants the Rohingya out of Myanmar, set up an "Orderly Departure Program", similar to what was used for the Vietnamese Boat people. The Rohingya, who want to leave, register, have an interview, security check and go safely to whichever country accepts them.It is better than ethnic cleansing.
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Discussion 2 : 31 Jan 2013 at 06.322
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D1 Just look for unusually rich Military, Border Patrol Police, Immigration officials and ordinary Police. It shouldn't take too long.
Catch them, fire them, take away everything they own and send them and their families on a leaky boat with little food and water to the Rakhine state in Burma as refugees.
Som Nam Nah.
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Discussion 1 : 31 Jan 2013 at 05.571
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Find smugglers and fine them, let them foot the bill ,the cost of taking care of these illigal people.
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