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    Tagged: mae sot

    Lead Story Media News

    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.

    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

    Killer doctor deported to Thailand

    Dr Supat, who was found guilty of murder in May 2015, was handed over to Thai immigration authorities amid tight security.

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    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Over 300 Burmese migrants arrested in Mae Sot

    Moe Gyo said that Thai police inspected farms, crafts workshops and small businesses, mostly focusing on workplaces that are not officially registered.

    Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News

    Mahn Sha bust to be unveiled in his home town

    “In the past, such a memorial event would not be allowed,” said the assassinated KNU leader’s niece.

    Education Lead Story News

    US university offers 50 scholarships to Burmese students

    “We believe that the solution to the refugee crisis in the world in general, and for the Burmese in particular, is to provide access to higher education,.”

    Aid Health Lead Story News

    Dr Cynthia wins Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

    Starting in 1988 with only four beds, the clinic has developed into a fully-fledged health facility providing inpatient services, surgery, dental care, vaccinations and HIV prevention.

    Crime Human Trafficking Lead Story News

    Three Burmese arrested for alleged links to Erawan bombing

    Thai security officers have nabbed three Burmese nationals in Mae Sot for alleged links to human trafficking and last year’s deadly bomb blast in Bangkok.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    100 Burmese lose jobs as security guards in Mae Sot

    According to a new Thai law laid down in March, all security guards must be Thai citizens.

    Migrant children left out of new democracy video

    Feature Lead Story Video

    Migrant children left out of new democracy

    “The kids are getting older and they won’t be able to return to Burma until their parents make some money. So they just grow older and older.”

    Health Lead Story News

    World AIDS Day highlights persisting discrimination

    As the world marks International AIDS Day, between 190,000 and 230,000 people in Burma are living with HIV, according to 2014 UN estimates. The figure puts Burma at one of the highest rates of infection in the region.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Refugees

    Thai security forces wary of election-related violence at border

    A response plan is in place in case of incidents, including the evacuation of Thai and Burmese people if violence breaks out after the election.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News

    Burma closes river ports to Thailand ahead of election

    Only the official border checkpoint at the Thailand-Burma Friendship Bridge between Mae Sot and Myawaddy remains open.

    ASEAN Lead Story News Trade

    Thai-Burma border trade booms

    Cross-border trade between Thailand and Burma through the Mae Sot-Myawaddy checkpoint totalled more than 60 billion in the last fiscal year.

    Health Lead Story News

    Burma’s battle with malaria … and bureaucracy

    Artemisinin, long considered to the miracle drug in the fight against malaria, is losing its grip on the disease – while the parasite grows in strength.

    Business Lead Story News SEZ

    Workers wanted at Mae Sot SEZ

    Construction work has begun on Thai-Burmese SEZin Mae Sot, Tak province, with many additional labourers needed according to the director of construction.

    Lead Story News Refugees

    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.

    Business Land Lead Story News

    Burma’s land prices scare off Thai firm

    Saha Group, Thailand’s leading consumer product conglomerate, has scrapped plans to set up an industrial estate in Burma, citing high land prices.

    Crime Human Trafficking Lead Story News

    Kidnapped baby reunited with mother in Mae Sot

    An eight-month-old Burmese girl, abducted in broad daylight, has been returned to her mother after CCTV footage of the kidnapping went viral.

    Burmese baby kidnapped in Mae Sot video

    Crime Lead Story News

    Burmese baby kidnapped in Mae Sot

    CCTV footage shows a woman making off with the infant in a white vehicle.

    Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Migrant crackdown causing Thai labour shortage

    The Tak provincial government’s crackdown on undocumented Burmese migrants is causing a labour shortage in their factories, say manufacturers.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Hundreds of Burmese migrants arrested in Thai raids

    Children are among those detained in the raids by Thai authorities, which are seeing high levels of arrests.

    Lead Story Natural resources News Trade

    Oil exports resume on Thai-Burma border

    Burmese soldiers have reopened ports on the Moei River opposite to Thailand’s Tak Province to trade.

    Lead Story Natural resources News Trade

    Karen BGF closes jetties in oil dispute with Thais

    The Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) has closed 23 border ports along the Moei River in retaliation for curbs on oil transportation by Thai authorities.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    One dead, 11 injured in Burmese migrant truck crash

    Driver expected to be charged in Pathum Thani accident.

    Education Lead Story News

    Blaze at Mae Sot school

    A fire has destroyed the living quarters of a boarding school, with students having to sleep in classrooms.

    Health Lead Story News

    Photo essay: Lifeline on Thai-Burma border

    Some 250-300 patients and family members are fed at the clinic twice daily, and an incredible 3,000 child births are recorded every year.

    Education Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Migrant schools face closure amid funding plunge

    As donor attention shifts away from border areas, schools for migrant children are putting plans in place in case of closure.

    Lead Story News Trade

    Bridging borders

    Hopes that a new, four lane bridge will boost trade in Thailand and Burma.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Police bust amphetamine smugglers on Moei River

    Thai police have seized a large amount of amphetamine pills on an alluvial island in the Moei River, underneath the Thai-Burma Friendship Bridge.

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