Thai immigration police have detained eight North Koreans -- one man and seven women -- after they crossed the Mekong River by boat from Laos. The would-be transmit party have been charged them of entering Thailand illegally, police said Saturday. ...full story at Bangkok Post
from Bangkok Post on Sat, Oct 11 2008
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