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    HRW urges Suu Kyi to put rights, refugees on China visit agenda
    August 17, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, News, Refugees113by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    HRW urges Suu Kyi to put rights, refugees on China visit agenda

    State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi should raise the issue of refugees sheltering in China when she meets with Chinese leaders this week, says Human Rights Watch.

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    Interview: ‘Many Kokang people are afraid of politics’
    May 13, 2016in Interview, Lead Story, News659by EI CHERRY AUNG / MYANMAR NOW
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    Interview: ‘Many Kokang people are afraid of politics’

    Yan Kyin Kan, a Lower House MP for the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, discusses the challenges facing his war-torn region in Shan State.

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    Arrest of Chinese teachers highlights Kokang refugees’ concerns
    May 16, 2015in Kokang, Lead Story, Military, News5by DVB
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    Arrest of Chinese teachers highlights Kokang refugees’ concerns

    It is believed the three Chinese men were stopped and searched by Burmese soldiers, who suspected they may be spies after viewing pictures on their phones.

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    Chinese authorities hit back at border restriction ‘rumours’
    March 4, 2015in Kokang, Lead Story, News, Refugees0by ECHO HUI
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    Chinese authorities hit back at border restriction ‘rumours’

    Lincang government says it is doing everything possible to provide safe havens for Kokang refugees, and is providing physical and medical aid at shelters.

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    China restricts border access as Kokang exodus continues
    March 2, 2015in Aid, Kokang, Lead Story, News60by NANG NOOM
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    China restricts border access as Kokang exodus continues

    Authorities issue an order that effectively restricts non-local aid groups from offering assistance; meanwhile the number of refugees continues to swell.

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    Relief supplies running short for Kokang refugees
    February 25, 2015in Aid, Kokang, Lead Story, News377by ECHO HUI
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    Relief supplies running short for Kokang refugees

    Medics and aid workers say humanitarian supplies are fast drying up for the thousands of Kokang civilians who fled their homes to take refuge in shelters.

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