Despite ceasefire, shadow hangs over border economic prospects – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/28480 KUALA LUMPUR — Dozens of civilians in Burma’s Karen State say they are not being consulted prior to...
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Thailand floods: The straw that broke the broker’s back – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22371 Former Burmese migrant ‘broker’ unloads on shakedown of poor migrants fleeing Thailand floods BANGKOK – “They are using...
“There is no protection for people, how can they go back?” – CNN Go
Mae Sot, Thailand – With his crutches resting against the clinic bed, Than Tin rolls up his trouser leg, gingerly pointing to a heavily bandaged leg stump. “All I remember was being blasted up in the air,” recalls the 48 year old father of 5, hoisting both arms to suggest the impact of the landmine. “First was no pain, but half my leg was gone, but then it was like so bad burning.”