Picture: Naew Na
Eighteen Rohingya migrants have been found hiding in a house behind the new market in Don Muang in northern Bangkok.
Seven have tested positive for Covid-19.
They left Rakhine state on the Bay of Bengal on December 25th/26th and crossed illegally into Thailand in the Mae Sot area of Tak in the north west on January 1st/2nd.
From there they travelled in a pick-up to Bangkok. They were due to be taken south to Hat Yai, Songkhla.
Naew Na reported that a gang had charged them 6,000 baht a head for the journey.
Seven of the men and women have tested positive for Covid-19.
They are now in the custody of the Thai immigration who are investigating their illegal entry, who was behind it and possible connivance of authorities in Thailand in turning a blind eye.
Source: Naew Na
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