900 migrants arrive in Indonesia, Thailand as pressure grows for solution

May 15, 2015 19:28

About 900 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants made it to shore in Indonesia and Thailand on Friday, as Myanmar undermined calls for a coordinated response to South-east Asias human-trafficking crisis by threatening to boycott a planned summit.

The Indonesian and Malaysian policy of turning away stricken boats filled with Bangladeshis and ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar has been met with outrage, including from Washington and the United Nations.

Activists estimate up to 8,000 migrants may be at sea in South-east Asia, with horrific tales emerging of passengers abandoned by abusive smugglers, horribly cramped conditions, starvation and death.

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