Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), Burmese migrant worker associations based in the Thai towns of Mae Sot, Bangkok and Phan Nga held events yesterday to commemorate international migrants' day. In the…
Day: December 19, 2007
Female migrants vulnerable to abuse
Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), Migrant women and girls continue to face discrimination in their host countries and are particularly at risk of abuse, according to a report launched today by…
KNLA ambush passenger truck in Karen state
Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), A Democratic Karen Buddhist Army-run ferry truck travelling between Kawkareik and Myawaddy towns in Karen state was ambushed by the Karen National Liberation Army yesterday, reportedly…
Mandalay monks decline junta offering
Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), The majority of monks at Maha Gandhayon monastery, a lecturing monastery in Mandalay, refused to accept a food offering from minister for industry-1 Aung Thaung yesterday.…
Taunggok NLD members harassed by authorities
Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), The deputy chairman of Taunggok township National League for Democracy, U Than Pe, has accused local authorities of victimizing party members and blaming them for anti-government…