Rohingya on the move again but in small numbers

A small number of Rohingya refugees have made their way to Thailand where people smuggling routes are still in operation.

But as yet, there does not appear to be any evidence of large-scale movement.

News of five Rohingya men found in Thailand's southern Songkhla province marks the start of the so-called "sailing season" that begins once the South Asian monsoon season has ended. The news also came as a major conference on the regional crisis convened in Bangkok.

Aid groups already fear the worst, despite moves earlier this year by Thailand — a key transit country — to break up people smuggling operations.

"I heard that a small fishing boat which carried around 10 people left the camps near Sittwe in Rakhine state. But so far local smugglers are still keeping quiet," Khin Mg Myint, who lives in the Thetkapyin displaced persons camp told ucanews.com. (Courtesy of ucanews.com)

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