Thailand wants to create migrant-only communities

World Today

With improving weather in Southeast Asia, some are concerned there could be a return of “boat people”, which is a slang term that has been given to migrants taking to the sea in search of a better life.

Many end up in southern Thailand and in one area, tens of thousands have arrived already. This has sparked the idea locally of creating migrant-only communities. Authorities say it will help them supervise arriving migrants, but migrant rights officials claim integration is the key to racial harmony.

CCTV’s Martin Lowe reports.