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During a visit to Thailand, Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing talked to Bangkok Post reporters on the occasion of his receiving a royal decoration from Thailand, the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant.
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Burmese President Htin Kyaw also discussed labour issues with Burmese embassy staff and migrant workers during his trip to Bangkok.
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The Burmese embassy in Bangkok has acknowledged that cards it had issued to two Burmese migrants rights groups working in Thailand had been “confiscated”, but denied that the move would[…]
Thai and Burmese authorities will begin checking documents of refugees residing in Thailand to pave the way for their repatriation.
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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.
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Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi told her Thai counterpart that her government would not let Bangkok shoulder the burden of caring for Burmese migrants alone.
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The agreement was concluded on a recent visit to Burma by Labour Minister Gen Sirichai Distakul.
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Burma’s new government should push Thailand to end exploitation of foreign workers, says migrant rights activist Andy Hall.
Thai and Burmese officials are meeting to discuss multi-billion dollar trade and investment links.
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Thailand and Burma seized control on Thursday of the multi-billion dollar Dawei special economic zone from Italian Thai Development Pcl to rescue the floundering project and convince foreign investors to finally come on board.
The Thai government has named a special task force headed by Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal in its latest move to kick-start the massive Dawei project in eastern Burma.
