Aug 8, 2008 (DVB), United States first lady Laura Bush paid a visit to a migrants' clinic and met with health and education activists yesterday in the Thai town of Mae Sot on the border with Burma. She also made a trip to Mae-La Karen refugee camp before meeting activists from Burmese groups operating in …
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NLD says Bush visit will boost opposition morale
Aug 7, 2008 (DVB), Burmese pro-democracy activists in Thailand have welcomed the visit of US president George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush, who arrived in the country yesterday. During their visit, President Bush was to spend time meeting Burmese pro-democracy activists while his wife has visited Mae La refugee camp and the Mae …
Cyclone refugees flee to Thailand
Jun 9, 2008 (DVB), Around 100 refugees from Bogalay, Labutta and surrounding villages have fled to the Thai border town of Mae Sot after losing their homes and livelihoods in the cyclone. One of the refugees said he had lost his home and family when the cyclone hit Burma last month. "We were left with …
DNA samples taken from Burmese migrants
Jan 16, 2008 (DVB), A group of World Health Organisation officials and professors from Chiang Mai University collected DNA samples from 300 Burmese migrants yesterday at Dr Cynthia Maung's Mae Tao clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand. Group leader Dr Tor Pong, a professor from Chiang Mai University's faculty of medicine, said that blood samples would …
Migrant workers donate blood for king's birthday
Dec 6, 2007 (DVB), Eighty Burmese migrant workers in the Thai border town of Mae Sot donated blood yesterday in honour of the Thai king's 80th birthday. The Irrawaddy Migrants' Association organised the blood donation, which was held at Dr Cynthia Maung's Mae Tao clinic. One of the organisers told DVB that the workers were …