2020-02-13
Naval authorities bring in Rohingya boat people discovered in a vessel in waters off a beach near Pauk Hla Gyaing village, Panthein township, in southern Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, Feb. 12, 2020. RFA video screensho
The Myanmar Navy has detained roughly 50 Rohingya refugees at sea in southern Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region, while local authorities have apprehended five suspected human traffickers who allegedly helped them try to leave the country for an unknown destination, a local official said Thursday.