Dozens of refugees in Thailand return to Burma
Over 90 refugees from Burma on Monday returned home from Thailand as part of an official repatriation agreement between the Thai and Burmese governments.
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Funding crisis causes cuts at Mae Tao Clinic
Mae Tao Clinic receives about 200-300 outpatients every day, and 80 percent of its 140 beds for inpatients are occupied on a daily basis.
Suicide rate ‘alarming’ in Thai camp for Burmese refugees: study
The number of recorded suicides and attempted suicides has soared at Thailand’s largest camp for refugees from Burma, the International Organization for Migration said on Monday as it called for urgent action to treat high levels of distress.
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Insurgents use IDPs as human shields, army chief tells ICRC
“Insurgents have opened their own so-called IDP camps, where they use the local people as human shields,” said Min Aung Hlaing.
Thai government to ask 70,000 Burmese refugees to go home
Thailand will ask nearly 70,000 refugees displaced by fighting in Burma to return home, but only on a voluntary basis. Those ready to make the trip back home will be sent only gradually, 3rd Army chief Lieutenant General Vijak Siribansop said Thursday.
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Nearly 12,000 refugees from Burma resettle in US since last year
The total figure includes more than 2,500 Rohingya refugees, up from just over 650 the year before.
Processing of refugees for repatriation set to begin
Thai and Burmese authorities will begin checking documents of refugees residing in Thailand to pave the way for their repatriation.
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‘We are responsible for our people,’ Suu Kyi tells Thai hosts
“All of our people displaced in this country should come back to us,” Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said following a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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Australia’s refugees – The people behind the policy
Life is difficult for many Burmese refugees relocating in Australia, but local volunteers are dedicating themselves to helping the transition.
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Thai and Burmese armies to discuss refugee repatriation in August
Thailand’s 3rd Army commander will discuss preparations to repatriate refugees during a three-day summit in August with Burmese officials.
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Thai officials ponder repatriation of refugees
Friday is World Refugee Day and on the Thai-Burmese border some 120,000 people are living in refugee camps, but Thai military officials have indicated that the repatriation of refugees may not be a distant prospect.
