Thailand Calls for Regional ‘Framework’ to Address Migrant Crisis

In Bangkok, a meeting of senior regional government officials called for greater coordinated action in dealing with irregular migration in the Indian Ocean. The meeting Friday of senior officials and experts on irregular migration follows a similar gathering in May that was called to deal with a humanitarian crises of thousands of boat people stranded at sea. Most of those on the move are Muslim Rohingya, fleeing repressive policies in western Myanmar and impoverished Bangladeshi...

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