Rohingya may get 6-month shelter

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NSC floats plan of Rohingya shelters

108 migrants saved as 6-month stay limit set

Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 00.00
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Security agencies will ask the government to build detention centres for Rohingya in Songkhla and Ranong.

Officials have yet to settle on the locations but say each batch of arriving migrants will not stay at the centres longer than six months.

Thailand will not accept the Rohingya as long-term refugees as this could lead to far greater numbers arriving, the National Security Council (NSC) said yesterday.

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oldguy
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Discussion 9 : 29 Jan 2013 at 17.349
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Here's an idea :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Cvn9l1pJ3-A
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Discussion 8 : 29 Jan 2013 at 10.428
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The "National Security Council" was formerly known as the "Council for Democratic Reform under the Constitutional Monarchy" - the name of the 2006 coup government.
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Discussion 7 : 29 Jan 2013 at 09.417
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People trafficking is a world problem to solve. Many countries are inundated with 'illegal immigrants', but as soon as they say the word 'refugees' the situation then becomes a humanitarian problem for the said government of the country they have arived in. Unfortunately, there is no quick easy fix in this situation. If there was, thousands from Africa would not be fleeing across the Mediteranean, nor would Afghan's, Iraqi's, Sri Lankan's be landing on Australia's doorstep everyday.
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Discussion 6 : 29 Jan 2013 at 09.106
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I agree with boons, DS #1. Thailand should not let the Thai elites, including many government officials' aspirations ( or greed )in the Dawei development plan to allow them to allow Burma to get away with ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people.
Has anyone noticed how quiet the Thai government is about condemning the Burmese government?
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Discussion 5 : 29 Jan 2013 at 08.585
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Rohingya being trafficked to Thailand and Thais being trafficked to Europe. Ironic ?
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Discussion 4 : 29 Jan 2013 at 08.504
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I agree with D@1. I went to college in the USA & in the 70's & 80's learning took place in "Temporary" wooden buildings erected in the 1940'2 to develop radar!

Second problem is precident. The word will get out & many more will try to come. Burma wants to get rid of them & a (corrupt) supply line could be established.

More ethnic Muslims in the South? Read today's BP headline as teachers continue to flee... 158 now dead!
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The easiest way to provide the money to help the Rohingya is to take 50% of all the "corruption tax" that will flow into Dawei and use it in the Rakhine state of Burma.
This however will never happen as the small amount of obscenely rich people will never allow even 25 satang to escape their greedy paws.
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Discussion 2 : 29 Jan 2013 at 06.072
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The best way to deal with boat people is to start where they came from. Understand humanitarian issue but the shelter will turn into a refugee camp and it's an open invitation for more Rohingya to come. Give them all the necessary consumables and turn them back in 6 hours not 6 months. We have enough problem on the Cambodia side do not adopt Burma problem.
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Discussion 1 : 29 Jan 2013 at 05.121
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Who is anyone kidding? 6 months will turn into "forever" with amazing speed. What is he argument for not sending them back now? That Burma is not "prepared" for them? Nor is Thailand! If Thailand can build shelters, why can't Burma? Because Burma fosters ethnic hatred for these people? Will that hatred be gone in 6 months? This is a 100% Burmese problem that has absolutely nothing to do with Thailand. If Burma thinks it is ready for the 21st century, and for "emerging market" status, show us. This is their first test.

Show us that you can be a constitutional democracy, Burma. Otherwise you are still a bunch of junta clowns.
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