Almost 1,800 Karens have found refuge in Thailand since June 3, when the Burmese army began an offensive against the separatists fighters of this ethnic minority. The humanitarian situation is extremely worrying.
Southern Thailand is no dream holiday destination. In the last five years, more than 3,000 people have been killed there during an ongoing civil war between the Thai army and Islamist militants, whose existance was unknown to many.
Solomon KANE 
