Conservation areas could prevent Karen refugee return
Plans to create two parks to protect swathes of mountainous jungle in Burma could stop more than 16,000 refugees who fled conflict from going home.
Tagged: Thai-Burma border
Infrastructure Lead Story News Trade
Thailand to boost funding for Rangoon-Mae Sot road upgrade
The Thai government is stepping up efforts to boost the Rangoon-Mae Sot trade link by approving a 1.8 billion baht ($53 million) budget to help Burma develop part of its road along the transnational route.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News
Karen BGF leader threatens to close border
Gen Saw Chit Thu, leader of the Karen Border Guard Force, said he may close Karen State’s border with Thailand if a dispute with Thai officials is not resolved.
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90 refugees set to return to Karen State next week
The 90 refugees from the Nu Po refugee camp in Thailand’s Tak Province are the first to return to Karen State under a programme sponsored by the Burmese government.
Mae La Oon refugee camp: Living in limbo
Life in a refugee camp is never easy, but for many who have lived in Mae La Oon for much of their life, the thought of leaving brings anxieties of its own.
Man nabbed for illegal border crossing
A man from Arakan State who has been imprisoned in Thailand and China for illegal entry faces similar charges in Burma after crossing the border at Muse in Shan State.
Foreign Affairs International Relations Lead Story News Refugees
Refugee repatriation high on agenda as Thai deputy PM visits Burma
Burma and Thailand agree to set up a committee to prepare for the repatriation of war refugees residing on the Thai side of their common border.
Thailand seeks to upgrade border crossing at Three Pagodas Pass
The move would be a boost to the growing trade and tourism business in the area, says the head of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau.
Health Lead Story News Photos Refugees
Photo Essay: Mae Tao Clinic moves to new grounds
Even as more aid pours into Burma, the country’s displaced continue to flock to the Mae Tao Clinic, which is set to expand to meet growing needs.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees
Dozens of refugees return to Burma, citing worsening camp conditions
Citing growing hardships in their border-based camp, a group of 69 refugees has made the move back into Karen State.
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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 News Photos Refugees
A thousand unsaid words: Umpiem refugee camp
Dutch photojournalist, Rohan Radheya, captures the lives of refugees inside the Umpiem camp who have been victims of landmine explosions in Burma.
Burma still not ready for return of refugees from Thailand: TBC
Conditions are not in place yet for the organised repatriation of thousands of refugees along the Thai-Burma border, according to a report released The Border Consortium.
Migrant schools face closure amid funding cuts
More than two dozen migrant schools in western Thailand face closure as international donors continue to slash funding for groups on the Thai-Burma border
Karen rebel group returns seized weapons to Border Guard Force
A government peace delegation met with a Karen ceasefire group on the Thai-Burma border on Tuesday to discuss weapons the militia had seized from the area’s Border Guard Force
Malnutrition crisis hits border region
As aid begins to shift away from the Thai-Burma, experts say a malnutrition crisis is hitting the region hard
