On May 29th representatives from 18 Asian countries, as well as Switzerland, America and several UN agencies, met in Bangkok where they produced expected statements of “grave concern” and calls to establish task forces, improve communication and boost data-sharing and co-operation among various law-enforcement agencies. Mercifully, Indonesia and Malaysia had already taken steps a few days earlier to ease the crisis, by agreeing to stop pushing boats with stranded migrants back to sea. The passengers would be given shelter until they could be repatriated or resettled. Nearly 3,000 have now been registered as having landed, but hundreds remain adrift at sea.