Refugee camps likely to come under pressure in the next year
Refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border could come under pressure from rising rice prices and a possible influx of new refugees from Burma in the year ahead.
The Democratic Voice of Burma quotes Jack Dunford, head of the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), which manages the nine camps as saying there were several variables they had [...]
Thailand warned of dire consequences from Salween dam project
A group of 189 Thai civil organisations are calling on the Thai government to withdraw from the Hutgyi dam project on the Salween River or face dire consequences.
Dpa reports the group delivered a letter to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva warning that the dam, 47 kilometers from the Thai-Burma border would flood a large area [...]
Burmese migrant workers in Thailand to be allowed to drive
Getting around Mae Sot could soon be much easier for Burmese migrant workers after the Thai government decided to allow them to possess cars and motorcycles.
The Democratic Voice of Burma reports the Department of Road Transport is preparing to accept vehicle registration for migrants with temporary resident cards.
Until now, Burmese migrants did not have the [...]
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