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Migrants can stay for 6 months

Rohingya migrants detained in Thailand will be allowed to stay in shelters in the South for another six months.

Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul announced the reprieve after a meeting yesterday with the security agencies handling the 1,390 illegal migrants, including 200 women and children.

The decision will later be forwarded to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for final approval.

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