Jan 31, 2008 (DVB), A skin disease affecting children in the Thai border town of Mae Sai, across from Tachilek in Burma, has caused 15 schools to close temporarily, parents said. Children who contracted the disease developed high fever and a skin rash on their faces and limbs. One Burmese migrant worker whose child was …
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The Daily Briefing: Monday, June 13, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Talking points galore at Shangri-La Dialogue. This weekend, US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet met the UN envoy for Burma and various other ASEAN leaders in Singapore at the annual IISS Asia Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue), raising numerous discussion points on the crisis in Burma. Thailand’s special envoy to Burma, Bornpimol …
Over 15,000 undocumented Burmese arrested in Thailand in May alone, despite MoU restart
More than 15,000 Burmese migrant workers, fleeing persecution and economic decline across the country, were arrested in Thailand in May alone, according to Moe Kyo, chairperson of the Mae Sot-based Joint Action Committee for Burmese Citizens (JACBA). The committee recorded that 150 Burmese and Thai brokers were arrested over the same period. “This month, the …
Thais’ random drug testing irks Burmese
“Conducting these urine tests on people violates their dignity,” says Tachileik governor.
Burma to arrest 18 key drug fugitives: Thai narcotics official
Burma will arrest 18 major drug fugitives while seeking Thai development projects to end drug production among its border people, according to Thailand’s narcotics control chief.
Burma hands over Thai murder suspects
The three young woman are wanted for the macabre murder of a rival.