Rohingya migrating through Thailand

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Rohingya migrating through Thailand

Published: 24 Dec 2012 at 16.18
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At least 3,000 Rohingya people are passing through Thailand to Malaysia each year, according to a security official.

The intelligence services officer, who asked not to be named, said that Rohingya, who are Muslims from Rakhine state in Myanmar, arrive in Thailand's Ranong province and then travel by boat to Satun province before continuing on to the Malaysian state of Kelantan.

This figure did not include those who move by land, he told the Bangkok Post.

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dok
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Discussion 3 : 25 Dec 2012 at 09.563
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They are not from Rakhine of Myanmar. Originated from Bangladesh and moved across the vulnerable western border line then rerouted to inner Myanmar some found ways to Thailand and Malaysia via mainly sea routes. Is it fair to recognize them as our ethnicity for the reason they illegally migrated into Myanmar and lived there for decades? What about their contribution to our problem swarmed land? A security official' comment should be taken into account since it is possibly measured by security POV. We are facing a grave threat by not only so called Rohingya invasion but their active lobbyists' too. Are we natives losing?
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Discussion 2 : 25 Dec 2012 at 06.552
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"Have a strong work ethic", I like that in my employees. May be the Thai government should learn work ethic from them.
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Discussion 1 : 24 Dec 2012 at 21.361
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A security official.
"However, he believed that many male Rohingya migrants were trained as foreign fighters and work as mercenaries. Some might even be involved with the armed insurgent groups active in the southernmost region of Thailand, he said."
This is irresponsible, has this person any notion of the damage caused by this unlikely comment
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