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33 Myanmar migrants found in forest

33 Myanmar migrants found in forest

Group that crossed illegally into Kanchanaburi included Rohingya bound for Malaysia

Officers question Myanmar nationals found hiding in a forested area in Sangkhla Buri district of Kanchanaburi late Friday night. (Photo: Piyarat Chongcharoen)

KANCHANABURI: Thirty-three Myanmar migrants, including nine Rohingya hoping to get to Malaysia, were rounded up overnight after they crossed the border illegally in Sangkhla Buri district.

A joint military-police-civilian patrol spotted the group hiding in a forested area near the Hin Sam Kon natural crossing in tambon Nong Lu at around 11.45pm Friday. A 3-year-old girl and an 11-month old baby girl were among the 16 males and 17 females, who looked exhausted when officers found…

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