Thai Government, UN, Civic Groups Look to Protect Burma Refugees
News - Regional Source > Ron Corben/VOA News Wednesday, 10 February 2010 22:11
Civic and refugee activist groups hope talks with the Thai government will ensure the safety of Karen refugees from Burma who face deportation. Talks Wednesday between civic groups and Thailand's Human Rights Commission ...
 
Former Foreign Minister Reviews Thai-Burmese Relations
News - Regional Source > SIMON ROUGHNEEN/The Irrawaddy Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:32
Former Thai foreign minister Dr Surakiart Sathirathai said that Thailand's relations with Burma have deteriorated since the 2006 military coup and the current government has been ...
 
Safe for Refugees to Return: Thai Gov't
News - Regional Source > SIMON ROUGHNEEN/The Irrawaddy Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:09
At a forum involving various Thai government ministries and agencies, along with representatives of the military and international organizations, a Thai Ministry for Foreign Affairs ...
 
Forced Repatriation of Karen Refugees to Start
News - Regional Source > SIMON ROUGHNEEN/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 04 February 2010 19:52
Thai authorities will start deporting 3,000 Karen refugees living in Tha Song Yang camp back to Burma on Friday. Karen Women's Organization (KWO) spokesperson Blooming Night Zan said ...
 
Police suspected of killing nine migrants
News - Regional Source > Usa Pichai/Mizzima News Thursday, 04 February 2010 19:43
A police officer from Phop Phra district is suspected of killing nine migrant workers, whose bodies were found last week in Thailand, after he demanded money and they tried to flee...
 
Thai Police Suicide Linked to Karen Killing
News - Regional Source > SAW YAN NAING/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 04 February 2010 19:42
Pol Sen Sgt Maj Somchai Pinkaew, a police officer at Phop Phra district police station who admitted to being involved in the killing of nine Karen job-seekers, committed suicide on Jan. 30 ...
 
CAMPBELL TO PRESS SOUTH KOREA TO ADDRESS MYANMAR HUMAN RIGHTS
News - Regional Source > NAM NEWS NETWORK Tuesday, 02 February 2010 23:59
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell is expected to press South Korea to speak up about human rights abuses in Myanmar when he meets top South Korean officials this week ...
 
Thailand: Japan selecting first Myanmar refugees for resettlement
News - Regional Source > UNHCR Tuesday, 02 February 2010 23:48
Japanese government officials are visiting Mae La refugee camp in northern Thailand today (Tuesday, 02 Feb.) to begin interviewing refugees from Myanmar who have applied for resettlement to Japan...
 
Thailand urged to put refugee repatriation on hold
News - Regional Source > Usa Pichai/Mizzima News Tuesday, 02 February 2010 23:09
Deeply concerned with the plight of thousands of refugees to be deported to Burma from early this month a Karen women’s organization has made an impassioned appeal to the Thai government ...
 
Thai Police Suspected in Murder of Karen Job Seekers
News - Regional Source > SAW YAN NAING/The Irrawaddy Tuesday, 02 February 2010 23:05
The staff of a Thai police station are being investigated in connection with the murder of nine Karen job seekers near the Thai-Burmese border town of Mae Sot, according to a police spokesman...
 
Myanmar-India To Flush Out Terrorists, Nab Paresh Baruah
News - Regional Source > News Worms Thursday, 28 January 2010 21:15
Myanmar's ruling junta has assured India of a coordinated operations to flush out Northeast militants and has also promised to help track down elusive ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah, ...
 
Why Thai and Karen Groups Want To Repatriate Refugees
News - Regional Source > SAW YAN NAING/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:15
Some of the groups pressuring more than 3,000 Karen refugees to be repatriated from Tha Song Yang District in Thailand's Tak Province have their own agendas, according to sources in Mae Sot...
 
Thailand to deport Karen refugees in phases
News - Regional Source > Usa Pichai/Mizzima News Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:14
Activists have urged the Thai government to postpone repatriating hundreds of Karen refugee families, currently sheltered in the Kingdom, claiming it is still unsafe for them to return...
 
Groups urge Karen rethink
News - Regional Source > Bangkok Post Thursday, 28 January 2010 09:10
Human rights activists are calling on Thailand to shelve a plan to send Karen refugees back to Burma because of concerns over their safety. The activists made their call after learning the army was preparing to move the refugees ...
 
China A Reluctant Refuge For People From Myanmar
News - Regional Source > REUTERS Thursday, 28 January 2010 09:06
Ask residents of the dusty Chinese border town of Ruili what they think of their neighbour and supposed friend Myanmar and one word features prominently -- "luan," or chaotic...
 
Burmese Buddhist monks share plight with Tibetan exiles
News - Regional Source > Oneindia Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:05
An 18-member Burmese monks' delegation, which arrived here on a three-day visit, shared their plight with Tibetan exiles here on Tuesday...
 
Rival groups meet on Karen refugees
News - Regional Source > DVB Wednesday, 27 January 2010 19:49
A number of groups, including rival Karen armies, met yesterday in Thailand to discuss the repatriation of some 2000 Karen refugees back to Burma...
 
Indian Supreme Court halts University de-recognition move
News - Regional Source > Salai Pi Pi/Mizzima News Wednesday, 27 January 2010 19:39
The Supreme Court of India staying the Central government’s move to de-recognize 44 ‘Deemed Universities’ has come as a balm to students, including Burmese monks studying in Nalanda University in Bihar state...
 
Rally at ‘Nuclear Security’ seminar to protest Burma’s presence
News - Regional Source > Mungpi/Mizzima News Thursday, 21 January 2010 23:12
With Burma nurturing nuclear ambitions, the country’s pro-democracy activists in Japan are gearing up to hold a protest rally on Friday, as representatives from Asian countries including Burma assemble ...
 
Thai governor warns Burmese social organizations
News - Regional Source > Mizzima News Thursday, 21 January 2010 23:06
The Thai government proposes to come down heavily on some Burmese political organizations working in the guise of social outfits. It will investigate and initiate action against these organizations...
 
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