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The Royal Thai Navy is investigating the case of fishing boats carrying Rohingya refugees, Navy chief Admiral Somprasong Nilsamai said on Wednesday.

The Royal Thai Police insisted it was working on human trafficking suppression in line with laws on Sunday, after coming under fire during Friday’s special debate in Parliament.

Authorities and aid agencies have long been warning about a looming natural disaster in the densely populated camps during monsoon.

In a video footage shared on social media, the afternoon fire was seen spreading rapidly and engulfing hundreds of shanties.

Facebook failed to quickly stop the spread of hate speech and misinformation against the Rohingya people, in turn contributing to the persecution and alleged genocide of the minority community in Myanmar, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in a California court that asks for more than $150 billion in compensation.

In an expansive sting operation, police netted several suspects believed to be involved in two human-trafficking cases – one getting Thais illegal jobs in Cambodia and the other involving Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.

The United Nations is finally set to get engaged in humanitarian activities for Rohingyas in Bhasan Char.

Mohib Ullah and his family walked for eight days before they could reach Bangladesh. The former Rakhine state schoolteacher lived, lived amidst constant death threats for a week, when the Tatmadaw unleashed their scorched-earth campaign to wipe out the existence of the Rohingya from Myanmar in 2017.

The UN, foreign diplomats and rights bodies have offered deep condolences over the murder of Rohingya leader Mohibullah and demanded immediate investigation to bring the killers to book.

Police and soldiers rescued 23 Rohingya from a human trafficking ring at two residences in Mae Sot district of Tak on Sunday.

Fleeing a crackdown by the Myanmar military, 35-year-old Chubera Begum, along with her four children, arrived in Ukhiya from Rakhine State in August, 2017. She then found shelter in a tent at Balukhali camp, the largest refugee camp in the world.

The US pledged continued support to the Rohingyas and their host communities in Bangladesh and called for the Myanmar military to restore power to the democratically elected government and refrain from further violence.