WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States explored the possibility of Thailand giving shelter to Rohingya Muslims adrift at sea on Friday and urged countries in the region not to send the migrants back out to sea.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called the Thai foreign minister to discuss temporary shelter for the Rohingya as the Thai prime minister said more migrants may take jobs from Thais and Indonesia's military chief warned of "social issues."
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