54 Burmese migrants die in container enroute to Thailand

Updated April 10, 2008 20:40:48

Fifty four Burmese have suffocated to death in a cold storage container as they were being smuggled into Thailand. Police believe the Burmese paid about 150-US dollars to a Thai smuggling ring to take them across the border.

Presenter: Linda LoPresti
Speaker: David Mathieson is the Burma consultant for Human Rights Watch.