More than 300 undocumented Burmese migrants have been arrested in connection with a killing of a Thai national in Thailand and are reportedly facing difficulties in detention. A total of 323 migrant workers were arrested between June 1 to 6 when Thai security forces conducted house-to-house search operations. This is the first time that hundreds …
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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 …
In Thailand, Myanmar migrants’ illicit unions fight to be heard
This story is part of a DVB series on Burmese migrant workers supported by the Pulitzer Center and is a co-publication with Al Jazeera. [All images courtesy of Kiana Duncan] Ranong, Thailand — When Po Kyaw left for work on board a new ship in the coastal town of Ranong last month, his wife and …
Arrest warrant issued for Thailand’s ex-PM in Burma loan trial
The Thai Supreme Court issues another arrest warrant for fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the case in which he is accused of malfeasance over the Export-Import Bank of Thailand’s 4 billion baht ($120 million) loan to Burma that favoured his family business.
Fears for ‘stateless’ Burmese workers in Thailand as deadline looms
Thousands of Muslim migrant workers from Burma risk being fined and deported from Thailand after June 30, under a new law that campaigners say may increase abuse and trafficking.
Dozens of refugees in Thailand return to Burma
Over 90 refugees from Burma on Monday returned home from Thailand as part of an official repatriation agreement between the Thai and Burmese governments.