Thais’ random drug testing irks Burmese
“Conducting these urine tests on people violates their dignity,” says Tachileik governor.
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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.
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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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Karen IDPs voice fears of returning home
IDPs at E Htu Hta camp are calling for the withdrawal of Burmese military forces from the area, as well as a campaign to clear landmines.
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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.
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What will election mean for Thai-border refugees?
For the 110,000 living in refugee camps, hopes are high that a hated government will be defeated, but fears remain of an uncertain future.
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.
Fire leaves hundreds of refugees homeless on Karenni border
A devastating fire in a refugee camp in northern Thailand’s Mae Hong Son has left over 600 homeless and in need of immediate assistance.
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Thai army on alert after Myawaddy clash
Thai soldiers in Tak province have been put on high alert after heavy fighting between Burmese government soldiers and Karen rebels temporarily closed the Mae Sot border pass.
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Census goes ahead at Thai refugee camps
Thousands of refugees line up to be counted in the Mae La camp near the border town Mae Sot, as Thai authorities begin the first census of its kind.
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.
Thai border refugee population down 7 percent
TBC says only 3.4 percent of the December camp population returned to Burma versus 6 percent who were resettled to third countries.
