In a new development on Thailand’s immigration issues, 20 illegal migrants from Myanmar were captured in their pursuit of work in Malaysia. The migrants were hiding at an abandoned property in Sadao, a district forming part of the southern border province Songkhla.
Acting on collected intelligence yesterday suggesting the house was sheltering those travelling unlawfully to Malaysia, Immigration and local law enforcement agencies raided the property located on Ban Chaikhuan Road in the administrative division of Padang Besar.
Inside the house were 20 young adults, composed of 16 men and four women aged between 19 and 26 years old, according to the officials who made the arrests. They were all without proper documentation and identified themselves as citizens of Myanmar. They were observed to be seated in groups of three to four…
