Things are really heating up  in the waters off Thailand.   We have been reporting about increased numbers of Burmese Muslim men—Rohingya—trying to reach Thailand by boat and being intercepted by the Thai Navy, see my post just yesterday. Now, according to Phuket Wan,  Refugees International and Amnesty International are weighing in on the case and blasting … Continue reading Rohingya boat men arrive in NY Times “Luxury Destination of the Year”

One of the recommendations from a Refugees International Field Report  is for the US to send more financial aid to the Burmese Muslim Rohingya displaced people and to work to resettle them in the US.  To date, we have not officially begun resettling Rohingya. The summary of the December 19th report tells us what we already know from … Continue reading Refugees International report: Resettle Rohingya in US