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Recently ten thousand Rohingya Muslims, a stateless and plagued
ethic minority, fleeing from Myanmar on illegal boats en route to Thai-
land, did not reach their destination. At the same time about 4,000
Bangladeshi and Rohingya people heading for Malaysia left Bangladesh
across the Bay of Bengal, but only 460 people arrived, raising concerns
over the whereabouts of the rest, which are still unknown.
A similar event took place in 2008 when many such boats went
missing in the sea. Later, a few hundred Rohingya people were found
starved and dehydrated in Indonesian and Indian territorial waters
while others were lost at sea.
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