Thailand investigates asylum seeker deaths

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Updated January 23, 2009 21:40:29

Thailand's government is fighting off accusations that its military might have caused the deaths of hundreds of boat people from Burma and Bangladesh. In the past month, about a thousand people are believed to have passed through Thai waters and possibly mistreated by the Thai military. Thailand's new government is investigating but it's also vowing to get tough with human smugglers.

Presenter: Karen Percy
Speaker: Kitty McKinsey, UN High Commission for Refugees

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