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US is Destination for 50,000th Burmese Refugee

Many Burmese refugees have been in Thailand for more than 20 years and see no prospect of going home any time soon ...full story at Voice of America

from Voice of America on Tue, Jun 30 2009

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27 Jan 09 visit Thailand accused of refugee deaths  »  YouTube videoSBS Australia (27/01/09) Media investigates claims the Thai army set hundreds of Burmese refugees adrift at sea.
30 Apr 08 visit Shortages may drive Burmese refugees to seek work  »  The Nation The rice crisis is threatening the livelihoods of 145,000 Burmese refugees living in nine camps along the....
04 May 07 visit UN welcomes resettlement moves for Burmese refugees  »  The Nation Senior United Nations officials have welcomed Thai government moves to allow Burmese refugees to be resettled abroad.
27 Sep 07 visit Thailand prepares for refugee influx  »  Bangkok Post More than 200 Burmese people crossed the Thai border at Mae Sot in Tak province this morning - but only to buy commodities and medicines to stockpile at home.
02 May 08 visit Burmese migrants fear roundup, deportation  »  Bangkok Post Surat Thani - Around a thousand Burmese labourers in the southern province of Surat Thani have gone into hiding in the mountains over the past week, following rumours that Burmese soldiers had been sent to take them home to participate in a referendum on...
21 Oct 09 visit Fireworks set to go off in the Golden Triangle  »  The Nation THE SHOOTING has stopped and the refugees have returned to their homes on the Burmese side of the border. But it would be a grave mistake to think the fighting and bloodshed on the Sino-Burmese border is over and done with.

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