the thai navy blocked them from landing on soil.t's the latest incident in the crackdown on the minority muslims. thailand is facing a mass influx of refugees from neighboring countries. on tuesday naval forces intercepted more than 20 0 migrants. a boat packed with men was heading south when it was spotted. more than 1700 are in custody. the thai authorities would normally deport them. facing international pressure they have stopped deportations but they have announced they plan to turn boats away. a conflict broke out last may after a group of muslims assaulted a buddhist woman. an estimated 800,000 have living in myanmar where they have been denied citizenship. the unite nations estimate that 13,000 people fled myanmar and bangladesh in 2012 with some dying on route. >>> economic growth doesn't always go with freedom of expression. an organization defending the rights of international journalist has put attention. reporters without orders on wednesday, the report ranks countries based on an assessment of the commitment made by go

the thai government says the recent arrivals will not be deported or sent to a third country for now. in the meantime, the navy has been ordered to increase patrols, looking for more boats arriving from myanmar. >> i do not know what the future is. the military has their own policy on how to be with them. but first we will process. >> which will be another dead end -- that status, with no passport or national identification. they're not wanted in myanmar and not wanted in thailand. for now, a police station in a foreign land is the best they can hope for. al jazeera, thailand. >> people who take a driving test in south korea are in for a bit of a surprise. traffic officials are making the experience high-tech, saying they have come up with a better way to grade students. >> it can be a nerve wracking experience, sitting for a driving test. more so when you have to memorize the route or rely on your driving examiner to tell you where to go. that is a thing of the past year. the red traffic authority has equipped cars with computer tablets, loaded with the gps program that tells drivers exactly where to go. ther