Reluctant nomads: Rohingya men being taken on a truck in Langsa in Aceh province, Indonesia, after they were rescued by fishermen off the eastern coast of Aceh. — AFP
A CRISIS engulfing Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants and asylum seekers is currently plaguing South-East Asia. Boats carrying thousands of migrants are being found in waters near Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The predicament began when the Thai authority cracked down on a human smuggling syndicate, leaving people – reportedly fleeing their respective countries to escape persecution and grave economic situations – abandoned at sea. What soon followed were responses from the affected countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, which drew serious criticisms from the global community.
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