BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday the kingdom is ready to accommodate a flood of Myanmar refugees, albeit reluctantly, as the government expects thousands more to cross the border.
"We don't want to have an exodus into our territory, but we have to take care of human rights, too," Prayuth told reporters on Monday. "We have prepared an area for the influx. Organizing shelter or refugee centers -- we have not talked about that yet," the prime minister added.