Thai police apprehend migrants for illegal entry

BANGKOK, 23 April 2014 (NNT) – Thai police have arrested a group of Rohingyas after they illegally entered the Thai territory.

Chumphon police apprehended 13 male and 3 female illegal migrants and two Thai nationals identified as Chayuth Sirisom (32) and Yakob Kaewma (41). The two Thais were originally from Prachuap Khiri Khan and Surat Thani.

After the arrest, the police said 5 of the migrants were believed to be Muslim Rohingyas, whereas the rest were still unidentified.

The two Thai nationals confessed that they had been hired by a human trafficking network in Prachuap Khiri Khan and that it was the second time they had done that.

Rohingyas are members of an ethnic group who practice Islam. The origin of this group is disputed as some say they are indigenous to the state of Rakhine in Myanmar, while others say they are Muslim migrants who originated in Bengal and then moved to Myanmar during the period of British rule.


-- NNT 2014-04-23

Well one hopes the Thai navy isn't around, they might just steal the under achievers of Asia's glory.

funny;

i recently tried to get a L-A visa for a Cambodian with a passport, Was told at the labor dept that they cant issue a L-A visa as they are ONLY for UNDOCUMENTED workers already in Thailand.

so to get one u need evade the immigration and police an than apply

Catch 22

Very nice job dear Police! This means these 2 idiots didn't want to pay at all for Police. They wanted to save and they get a black soup now with press conference. But I don't know, who will point to who?

It's good to see them termed "illegal migrants" rather than the more PC "undocumented immigrants" or some such. Migration and immigration are not synonymous.

Sad state of affairs for these folks...no country wants them or claims them...and constantly persecuted in Myanmar...some Muslim country should offer their brothers and sisters asylum...

It's good to see them termed "illegal migrants" rather than the more PC "undocumented immigrants" or some such. Migration and immigration are not synonymous.

Serious? Some poor migrants are trying to escape for a better life, and we are talking about extremely poor and persecuted people here, and all you are bothered about is calling them 'illegal'

How can a human being be 'illegal'? What a wonderful world we live in hey!