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Burmese migrant exodus spreads to southern Thailand
More than 1,000 Burmese migrants have returned via the Maw Taung border checkpoint in Tenasserim, with perhaps a similar number crossing at Kawthaung, the southernmost port in Burma.
Burmese maid who committed suicide to be cremated in Singapore
A Burmese domestic worker who jumped to her death from a 19-storey building in Singapore this week will be cremated in the Southeast Asian city-state, with her father and uncle preparing to travel there for the ceremony.
Too young to toil: Burma’s child labour epidemic
The government has taken the first step to address the rampant problem of child labour throughout the country by drafting a five-year National Action Plan to eliminate child labour.
New software to help Indian police snare human traffickers; Burma to benefit
New software for police could revolutionise the fight against human trafficking in northeast India and speed up cross-border investigations with Bangladesh and Burma, its creators said.
Singaporean man gets 13 years for raping Burmese maid
A Singaporean man who claimed that his Burmese maid consented to have sex with him has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape, according to local media.
Lack of rights leaves housemaids open to abuses
Thousands of girls from poor families across Burma work as maids for wealthier households, and often face gruelling working hours and abuse.
