cavanami Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Cut to the chase...maybe the USA can learn something here Myanmar Policy’s Message to Muslims: Get Out http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/world/asia/rohingya-myanmar-rakhine-state-thailand-malaysia.html?_r=1 The Myanmar government has given the estimated one million Rohingya people in this coastal region of the country a dispiriting choice: Prove your family has lived here for more than 60 years and qualify for second-class citizenship, or be placed in camps and face deportation. The policy, accompanied by a wave of decrees and legislation, has made life for the Rohingya, a long-persecuted Muslim minority, ever more desperate, spurring the biggest flow of Rohingya refugees since a major exodus two years ago. In the last three weeks alone, 14,500 Rohingya have sailed from the beaches of Rakhine State to Thailand, with the ultimate goal of reaching Malaysia, according to the Arakan Project, a group that monitors Rohingya refugees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I`m sure they will get a warm welcome in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 deportation to .....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 deportation to .....? My guess would be Bangladesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 They want to go to Malaysia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 I am sure the Malaysian will have a say in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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