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.
Tag: migrant rights
Thai court finds Andy Hall guilty of defamation
The verdict against the prominent migrant rights defender is expected to have a chilling effect on efforts to protect foreign workers in Thailand.
Embassy responds to dispute with migrant group
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…
3 Burmese rescued from slavery on Thai fishing boat
The three men were rescued from a Chonburi dock after their boat returned to shore.
Suu Kyi apologises to migrants
Aung San Suu Kyi has apologised to supporters who stood in the rain for hours hoping to see her during her visit to Mahachai on Thursday.
105 Burmese fishermen repatriated
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has repatriated 105 Burmese migrant workers, the first of some 364 nationals stranded in Indonesia.