THAILAND

Fleeing Rohingya at the mercy of a smuggling network greased by graft

Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/01/2013

» For desperate Rohingya arrested in Thai territory, hope for the future can rest simply with how much money they have to pay off local officials and human traffickers. The prospects are dire for those without the required cash _ being sold into slavery is commonplace.