The arrest of five Thai students by Pakistani officials as they were about to board a THAI flight for Bangkok on June 8 at Lahore international airport after one of them tried to smuggle a handgun represents a wakeup call for Thai security officials to increase their attention on Thai Muslim students from southern border provinces who went abroad to further Islamic studies in Muslim countries.

Evacuation of the Rohingya people out of Bangladesh’s port city of Cox’s Bazaar to several Muslim countries as well as Thailand to seek a new pasture started more than two decades ago, according to information obtained by the Thai intelligence service.

While there is no progress from the Thai side regarding the peace dialogue with the southern separatist groups,

There is a likelihood that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation may send a representative to investigate the Rohingya problem in Thailand, according to Sunai Phasook, Thai representative of Human Rights Watch.

A total of 29 Rohingya people have been found in rubber plantations in Hat Yai and Rattaphum districts of Songkhla province on May 6-7 as police have issued fresh warrants for the arrest of 10 suspects believed to be involved in human trafficking racket.