Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Thailand moves to enforce restrictions on the kinds of jobs foreigners can do as more Thais come to view migrants as competitors in a weak economy.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story Migrants Issues News
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.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
The explosion on Thursday killed six Burmese workers in Thailand, while an accident on Friday morning claimed the lives of two more migrants.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News
The agreement was concluded on a recent visit to Burma by Labour Minister Gen Sirichai Distakul.
Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
US and EU call on Burma to allow immediate humanitarian access to an impoverished Rohingya refugee camp in Arakan state, while Human Rights Watch criticises Thai immigration authorities for alleged complicity in a Rohingya smuggling operation.
