Having served two-year sentences for illegally entering Indian territorial waters, 18 Burmese fishermen were yesterday released from prison and allowed to return home.
Tag: fisheries
Arakan govt announces plans to build fish ponds for 'ethnic' villages
“The fisheries department intends to ensure there is no shortage of fish despite the ongoing violence in Maungdaw.”
Burma, Thailand agree to collaborate on migrant worker fiasco
Thailand and Burma have agreed to set up a joint working committee to solve labour problems arising from confusion over Thailand’s tough new migrant worker rules.
Burmese migrant exodus spreads to southern Thailand
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2,500 Burmese migrant workers deported
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reacted to the crisis, attempting to loosen the harsh law that spurred the exodus.
Burmese migrants leave Thailand as police crackdown intensifies
Acting on a stringent new labour law, Thai police are leading a crackdown on Burmese migrant workers.