Posted on January 27, 2009 by sanooaung
Sri Lanka Buddhists killing Tamil Hindus
Sri Lanka’s warring parties came under more international pressure today to protect thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire as the United Nations reported more than 30 deaths during ongoing fighting.
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by tunaung
By BARADAN KUPPUSAMY / IPS WRITER
KUALA LUMPUR — A scandalous trade in Burmese migrant labor involving Malaysian and Thai officials and international human traffickers is now coming to light, investigators say.
Like thousands of Burmese migrant workers, That Zin Myint travelled overland from Rangoon to Bangkok and reached the Thai border where local syndicates, for a [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by tunaung
By:SAW YAN NAING
Burma’s No 2 leader, Vice Snr-Gen Maung Aye, has promised the Thai military supreme commander during an official visit to Burma that authorities will try to stem the flow of Rohingya refugees who try to reach neighboring countries illegally, according to the Thai News Agency (TNA).
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by sanooaung
Rohingya Status Needs Careful Definition
The perilous flight of the nearly 1,000 Rohingya who made it to Thailand in December before they were sent back to sea is a sign of worsening humanitarian crisis in the region.
Their plight has not always made the news headlines like they have been in recent weeks. But since 2006, more [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by sanooaung
Rohingyas are facing ’slow burning genocide’
New Delhi (Mizzima) – At least a hundred Rohingya ethnics and supporters on Monday gathered in front of the Thai and Burmese embassies in London, to stage a protest demanding just treatment to fellow Rohingya boatpeople, who are allegedly being detained by Thai authorities.
Tun Khin, President of the Burmese Rohingya Organization UK [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by sanooaung
UN awaits Thai reply on migrants
The Thai military is accused of sending refugees off to likely death
The United Nations says it is still awaiting a response from the Thai government over its request three days ago for access to 126 asylum-seekers.
The Burmese Rohingya migrants are being detained by the military in southern Thailand.
Last month [...]
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