Other Perspectives

Just when you think it can’t get any worse, something comes along to shock you. A caption in the Bangkok Post 12th February, 2009 caught my eye - Rohingya ‘Ugly’. I read the short piece in disbelief.
I checked out the online edition - the longer piece there from the Hong Kong Bureau of AFP was entitled [...]

With no fanfare, an article in the Bangkok Post of 28th January, 2009 reported that the Thai Navy handed the latest batch of 78 Rohingya refugees over to the Ranong Police, who would refer them to the Immigration Authorities.
That the military apparently is no longer directly responsible for handling boat people is a telling concession, [...]