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    Tagged: fisheries

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    18 Burmese fishermen released from jail in India

    Having served two-year sentences for illegally entering Indian territorial waters, 18 Burmese fishermen were yesterday released from prison and allowed to return home.

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    Arakan govt announces plans to build fish ponds for ‘ethnic’ villages

    “The fisheries department intends to ensure there is no shortage of fish despite the ongoing violence in Maungdaw.”

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burma, Thailand agree to collaborate on migrant worker fiasco

    Thailand and Burma have agreed to set up a joint working committee to solve labour problems arising from confusion over Thailand’s tough new migrant worker rules.

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    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burmese migrant exodus spreads to southern Thailand

    More than 1,000 Burmese migrants have returned via the Maw Taung border checkpoint in Tenasserim, with perhaps a similar number crossing at Kawthaung, the southernmost port in Burma.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    2,500 Burmese migrant workers deported

    Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reacted to the crisis, attempting to loosen the harsh law that spurred the exodus.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burmese migrants leave Thailand as police crackdown intensifies

    Acting on a stringent new labour law, Thai police are leading a crackdown on Burmese migrant workers.

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    Burmese migrants: From Pink Cards to Green Books

    Burmese migrants in Thailand can now apply for – and pay for – papers to allow them to travel freely around the kingdom.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Dead body could be Burmese fisherman, say Phuket police

    Based on his tattoo and clothing, police speculate he was a Burmese fisherman who may have been killed in a fight and dumped at sea.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News Suu Kyi

    Suu Kyi addresses migrants in Mahachai

    “Ideally, we want you to have passports, and Thailand, your host country, does not object to this,” she told Burmese migrants at the fishing port town.

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    Burmese fishermen wait onshore as Thai dispute lingers

    Thai Prime Minister urges registered fishing boats in his country to resume operations, but thousands of Burmese fishermen remain stuck onshore.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division Natural resources News

    Govt suing factories for polluting Taungthaman Lake

    The 12-kilmetre lake is one of the region’s best known landmarks and is home to the world famous U Bein Bridge.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thailand tries to clean up its fishing act

    Thai authorities are issuing labour ID cards to migrant workers within its fishing industry to combat rampant human trafficking in the trade.

    Environment Lead Story Natural resources News

    Offshore trawling ban to stem fishery crisis

    A three-month ban on offshore fishing has been ordered by Burma’s Department of Fisheries to allow marine fish stocks to replenish.

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    Interview: Dalny Vostok survivors

    “Some crew made it and some died. I was just praying, chanting Buddhist mantras.” | As preparations are made to return them home, DVB speaks to two crewmen.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burmese father & son trafficked three times in Thailand

    Two Burmese migrants – a father and son – were sold by human traffickers a total of three times from one owner to another in southern Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Karen State parliament closes with passage of two laws

    The ninth session of the Karen State parliament drew to a close on Thursday with the passage of two new laws, according to Karen State Transport Minister Saw Khin Maung Myint.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Two missing after escape from Thai fishing trawler

    Two Burmese migrants are lost at sea after attempting to escape from a fishing boat off the coast of Thailand. A third escapee made it to shore alive and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he reported the incident to local police.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Burma Chamber of Commerce says US sanctions ‘not a big issue’

    The renewal of some US sanctions on Burma will not harm economic relations between the two countries, according to the Union of Myanmar [Burma] Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI).

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thai shrimp processor to lay off 1,200 Burmese workers

    Nearly 1,200 migrant workers from Burma will be laid off in April by Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc, a seafood processing company based in Samut Sakhon, Thailand.

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    Farmers in need of urgent assistance after cyclone

    May 19, 2008 (DVB), The destruction of around 650,000 acres of farmland in Rangoon and Irrawaddy divisions by Cyclone Nargis has left farmers in need of urgent assistance, according to[…]

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