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Health workers on strike at Mae La refugee camp
Some 300 health care workers are protesting what they allege is discrimination by the Aide Medical International organisation,
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Training for uncertainty
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Training for uncertainty
NGOs are preparing for refugee camps to close by starting vocational training programs.
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UNHCR presents first draft of repatriation plan
The plan envisages a voluntary repatriation of 110,000 refugees residing in Thailand’s camps, drawing mixed reactions from camp leaders.
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Refugees worried amid lack of govt transparency
Refugees from Burma residing in Thai border camps are concerned about the lack of transparency from Thai authorities regarding repatriation, in light of a recent census poll being conducted in the camps.
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UNHCR raises concerns over Burmese refugee repatriation
Burmese refugees living in Thailand will face challenges if they are repatriated, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
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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.
50 homes destroyed in Mae La refugee camp fire
50 homes have been destroyed in a fire at the Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border on Monday night. No one was injured but 300 people are now homeless.
Fire destroys homes in Umphien refugee camp
Fire has displaced residents in the second-largest refugee camp on the Thai border.
US refugee resettlement programme draws to a close
The United States resettlement programme for Burma’s refugees living in Thailand has officially ended, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday.
120 homes destroyed in Mae La refugee camp fire
About 120 wooden houses were destroyed and 40 other disassembled on Friday in a blaze that devastated the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. Two persons were injured, one of whom has severe burns.
Fearing repatriation, Mae La refugees shun profiling survey
More than 3,600 refugees in Mae La camp have signed a petition refusing to participate in a profiling survey, claiming the questionnaire solicits answers that favour repatriation
Suu Kyi unable to give public speech during Mae Sot trip
The opposition leader was met with swollen streets, discord and reports alleging that the Thai government prevented her from publicly addressing Mae La refugee camp
‘I want to see Burma, my country. But it’s not safe for us there’
For the tens of thousands of refugees living in camps along the Thai-Burma border, the future is clouded in pessimistic uncertainty
Refugees struggle as EU cuts aid
Reduction in funding to camps along Thai border angers refugees who claim insufficient help is being given in food and livelihoods sectors
