While Washington has limited engagement with the Tatmadaw – the Burmese military – the US supported the Suu Kyi government’s effort to end the crisis, he said. Thailand has a few thousand Rohingya, who fled the trouble at home to settle in the kingdom since violence erupted some years ago. Siyeed Alam and Muhammad Rafik have made new lives for themselves in Thailand since leaving their Rohingya clan in Rakhine state nearly 20 years ago. They are mostly reduced to raising public awareness about the Rakhine crisis. Their Facebook page, Rohingya Association Thailand, actively shares news from a Rohingya perspective on the crisis in Rakhine and has gained more than 3,700 likes so far.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 23, 2017 18:00 UTC