65 Rohingyas found shipwrecked in Thailand

A shipwrecked boat and 65 Rohingya Muslims have been found off the coast of southern Thailand, about 400km from the border of Myanmar.

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A group of 65 Rohingya Muslims have been found on a shipwrecked boat off the coast of southern Thailand, Navy officials said on Wednesday as authorities investigated whether they had been trafficked.

The boat was discovered early on Tuesday in the Tarutao Marine National Park in southern Thailand, some 400km from the border of Myanmar.

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