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BBC: Burmese refugees sold on by Thai officials

Published on Jan 24, 2013 by Luke Hunt

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FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — An investigation by the BBC has revealed that Thai officials have been selling boat people from Burma to human traffickers. Thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled to sea in recent months after deadly communal violence in Rakhine State, with many heading east across the Andaman Sea to Thailand.

Read more from Jonah Fisher at the BBC.