Feb 28, 2008 (DVB), A 10-year old Arakanese boy was killed when Thai police opened fire on a truck carrying illegal Burmese migrants in Hat Yai, Thailand, the boy’s mother said. The truck, which was smuggling 28 illegal Burmese immigrants across the Thai border into Malaysia, came under fire from Thai police upon as it …
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Burmese foreign minister visits India
Jan 3, 2008 (DVB), As Burmese foreign minister Nyan Win met senior Indian officials to discuss bilateral relations, activists feared that a joint transportation project could lead to human rights violations in Arakan state. Nyan Win has been holding talks with prime minister Manmohan Singh and minister for external affairs Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi. The …