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Medical Aid for Rohingya Could Resume After MSF Signs MoU With Govt
Rohingya women and their children wait to receive treatment at a makeshift clinic in the Thet Kae Pyin camp for internally displaced people in Sittwe on April 24, 2014. (Photo: Reuters) International...
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Burma’s Ethnic Armed Groups Want Thein Sein in Peace Talks
Burma President Thein during a televised address in March 2013. (Photo: President’s Office website) CHIANG MAI — The leaders of Burma’s ethnic armed groups want President Thein Sein to get involved in...
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Thai PM Likely to Choose Burma for First Trip Abroad
Thai junta leader Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha speaks during a meeting with Thai ambassadors in June. (Photo: Reuters) CHIANG MAI — Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, who leads the military...
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Thailand to Allow Foreign Day Laborers Without Passports
Burmese migrant workers stand in line on the Mae Sot-Myawaddy Friendship Bridge in 2011. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thai authorities plan to put a new rule in place allowing foreign...
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Karen Rebels, Govt Troops Clash as Peace Talks Loom
Karen National Liberation Army soldiers stationed at an outpost near the Thai-Burmese border. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) As Burma’s government and ethnic armed groups prepare to meet for peace talks next...
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Burmese Migrants Cleared of Tourist Killings in Thailand
Pictures of killed British tourists David Miller and Hannah Witheridge and a message of support is displayed during special prayers at Koh Tao island on Sept. 18, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Sitthipong...
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Burmese Migrant Among Suspects in Koh Tao Murders
Police measure footprints of a man as data is collected from people who work near the spot where bodies of two killed British tourists were found on the island of Koh Tao on Sept. 19, 2014. (Photo:...
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BGF Arrests 5 Soldiers for Suspected Involvement in KNU Killing
The five BGF soldiers (left) who were arrested for their suspected involvement in the killing of a KNU soldier (right) whose dead body was found on Sept. 21. (Photo: Pe Pe Johnny/Facebook) CHIANG MAI,...
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Thai PM to Meet Burma President, Parliament Speaker During 3-Day Visit
Thai junta leader Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha speaks during a meeting with Thai ambassadors in June. (Photo: Reuters) CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha will pay a...
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Heavy Fighting Erupts Near Myawaddy, Residents Flee Homes
A photo taken by a Myawaddy resident shows Burma army forces moving through the town while some civilians attempt to flee the area on Saturday. (Photo: Nined Blood / Facebook) CHIANG MAI, Thailand —...
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More Clashes Between Govt and Karen Rebels in Mon State
Soldiers from the Burmese Army check identity cards at a jetty for those entering and exiting Kyaikmayaw Township in Mon State by boat on Monday. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy) CHIANG MAI,...
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Peace on the Table, War on the Ground
Villagers from Shwe War Chong village in Mon State’s Kyaikmayaw Township aboard a boat headed into town. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy) CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Recent heavy armed conflicts in...
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Burmese Government, Rights Groups Raise Concerns Over Koh Tao Murder Case
Two Burmese migrant workers suspected of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao last month stand with Thai police officers during a re-enactment of the alleged crime. (Photo: Reuters) CHIANG MAI,...
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Respected Thai Forensics Specialist Criticizes Koh Tao Murder Investigation
A group of Thai and Burmese lawyers, officials and activists after meeting Burmese migrant Maung Maung, a friend of the accused, on Koh Samui on Wednesday. (Photo: Min Oo) CHIANG MAI, Thailand — One of...
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More Fighting in Karen State Forces Villagers to Flee
Snipers from the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) practice together on a firing range (Photo: The Irrawaddy) CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Heavy fighting...
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Four Civilians Killed in Myawaddy Shelling
An injured man is treated at a hospital in Kawkareik, Karen State, on Saturday. (Photo: Dawna Aungtoe) Four civilians were killed and several others injured as fighting continued over the weekend in...
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Controversial Hat Gyi Dam Blamed for Karen Conflict
Soldiers from the Thai army prepare to send refugees who fled fighting in Karen State back across the border to their homes on Oct. 11. (Photo: Facebook / Karen Share) CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Ongoing...
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Karen Rebel Groups Plan Military Cooperation
Karen National Liberation Army soldiers stationed at an outpost near the Thai-Burmese border. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) The commanders of units of different Karen rebel groups in southeastern Burma...
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Karen Leaders Prepare for Divisive Assembly
A group of Karen National Liberation Army soldiers stationed in Law Khee Lar for security during the second ethnic armed organizations conference in January 2014. (Photo: Saw Yan Naing / The Irrawaddy)...
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Father of Koh Tao Accused Describes Threats Against His Son
Parents of the Koh Tao murder suspects visit the Koh Samui provincial legal department office on Friday. (Photo: Min Oo / The Irrawaddy) CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Tun Tun Hteik, the father of Win Zaw...
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