Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Burma said on Monday it had sent out safety instructions to its migrant workers in Malaysia after attackers hacked five of them to death with swords, weeks after it barred workers from going there, partly because of security fears.
ASEAN Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Thailand, ASEAN and the Mekong subregion still do not have decent rightsbased regulations and safety nets in place to ensure justice for migrants, say nongovernmental organisations.
Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News
The arrest of thousands of Burmese migrants in Thailand over the last 10 days is linked to the end of the “pink card” registration period, say migrant rights groups.
Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Defence lawyers for two Burmese men accused of murdering two Britons in the Thai island of Koh Two will call on two British men to give evidence in court.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News Photos
The following collection of photographs of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand is taken by US photographer John Hulme over a period of seven-years.
Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News
A Burmese national has confessed to murdering two British tourists, Thailand’s deputy national police chief Chakthip Chaichinda says. Charges are pending a DNA test.
