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Perth Now ‎  January 31, 2013 A ROHINGYA refugee gave birth to a baby boy on an overcrowded boat carrying around 110 people which arrived in Thailand from unrest-hit western Burma, an official said. The boat was sinking when it landed at Surin island off Thailand's southwestern province of Phang Nga near the border with Burma on Wednesday, a local government official told AFP. "Among them there was a new-born baby, aged around a week up to 10 days old," Manit Pienthong said.

Source PressTV January 31, 2013 A political analyst tells Press TV that the issue about the Rohingyas is one of the most gravest problems that we see in the world today and these people are in need of protection and help. This is while Thailand says it has intercepted a boat carrying 200 Myanmarese Rohingyas near the southwestern island of Phuket and has detained the refugees. 

Bangkok Post: Published: 31 Jan 2013 SONGKHLA _ Thailand has lobbied the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help tackle the problem of illegal Rohingya migrants being sheltered in the country. Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul told 15 OIC diplomats that the country needed cooperation from the Islamic body and other international organisations to end the problem.

Rohingyas illegally voyaging to Malaysia captured by Coast Guards. Also picture below. PHOTO: MASHIUR RAHAMAN BANGLADESH / COX’S BAZAR:  Almost every Rohingya family in the unregistered refugee camps at Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf in Bangladesh can report at least one family member lost at sea. These individuals are not fishermen, but daring souls attempting to migrate to Malaysia, seeking better jobs and a brighter future. They board fishing boats with almost no safety measures, and only a few lucky ones survive. One of those lucky ones is 16-year-old Mahbub Alam.

Desk REPORT European Rohingya Council (ERC) announced opening of its office in Saudi Arabia.   In the inauguration program ERC gave reception to the Director General of Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU). The program took place in Jeddah.   Rohingya community living in Saudi Arabia warmly welcomed opening of office of ERC in Saudi Arabia. It was a significant step after a successful visit to Bangladesh by Mr. Mohammad Ibrahim, Media and Information Secretary ERC. Ceremony was organized by Saudi Rohingya community and held at Kababish  Restaurant  on January 27, 2013.