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In Thailand, Bringing Justice to Burmese Refugees
January 4, 2010: For a long time, Saymeh* lived in terror. Every evening, her husband would come home to their thatched stilt house in a camp for Burmese refugees in western Thailand, drunk and angry. The beatings and rapes that ensued would sometimes last for hours.
Thai cabinet permits PTT to purchase gas from Zawtika
December 30, 2009: Chiang Mai, The Thai cabinet has permitted the country's largest state-owned energy provider, PTT to sign a new gas deal in the Zawtika Field in the Gulf of Martaban of Burma.
PTT can sign natural-gas MoU with Burma
December 28, 2009: The PTT Group has received permission to sign a memorandum of understanding to purchase natural gas from Burma's Zotica Block, as part of Thailand's natural-gas supply plan.
Trade in Mae Sot–Myawaddy border up 27 per cent
December 28, 2009: Chiang Mai, Border trading in Mae Sot–Myawaddy has increased 27 per cent from 2008 totalling more than 24 billion baht (724 million US$) in 2009.
Thai natural gas demand seen at 5.14 bln cfd in 2015
December 28, 2009: Bangkok, Thailand's natural gas demand is expected to reach 5.14 billion cubic feet per day (cfd) in 2015 due to rising demand from the industrial and transportation sectors, Energy Minister Wannarat Charnnukul said on Monday.
Thaksin wanted leniency towards Burmese junta
December 23, 2009: Chiang Mai, Former Thai Foreign Minister insisted in the Thai Supreme Court on Tuesday that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told the cabinet to be lenient towards the Burmese government over a large soft loan in 2004.
EXIM Thailand’s Board of Directors Visit Myanmar
December 21, 2009: Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee (second left); Chairman of the Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), recently led EXIM Thailand’s directors and executives to visit Myanmar.
For Choo, it's all work and no play
December 20, 2009: The people of Burma are used to suffering. Burma has the worst health record in Southeast Asia. Yet the regime is not without money. It siphons billions of dollars earned from natural energy resources into offshore accounts while its citizens are forced to seek health care in neighbouring countries
Thai Court Order on Industrial Projects Could Stop Burma Gas Flow
December 19, 2009: The virtual shutdown of Thailand’s main petrochemicals industrial zone near Bangkok could affect exports of Burmese gas.
Burmese sell speed pills to fight junta
December 20, 2009 J: CHIANG MAI: Drug authorities have been alerted to a mass influx of methamphetamine pills across the border from Burma next month as ethnic groups aim to raise cash for weapons.
Thai Government Urged to Investigate 'Long Neck' Tourist Village
December 17, 2009: The Thai government is being urged to investigate a businessman who allegedly moved more than 20 Padaung so-called “long necks” from their homes in northern Thailand to become a tourist attraction near Chiang Mai.
Thai crisis set to turn towards Burma
December 18, 2009: Step aside, Cambodia! It's Burma's turn now major turn in the next few days, and this time it will relate to our neighbour to the northwest when the Supreme Court wraps up its hearing on ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's frozen Bt76 billion in assets.
Thais carp at fishy business
December 17, 2009: Thai fishermen are complaining about extortion by Burmese officials even though they have been given permission to fish in Burmese waters, the navy's 3rd Fleet says.
Thailand to Open New Trade Checkpoints on Burmese Border
December 16, 2009: Thailand will open four more trade checkpoints on its border with Burma next year, including one that was closed in 2007 after Thai border security guards were kidnapped by an armed group allied to the Burmese junta, according to the Thai press.
Burma Threatens Thailand's stability: Bangkok Govenor
December 9, 2009: BANGKOK, Speaking at a dinner talk on Tuesday night, Bangkok Gov. M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra said that Thailand's already precarious stability faces additional pressure from its neighbor Burma.
Over 3 dozen trafficked Myanmar women repatriated from Thailand
December 10, 2009: Yangon, A total of 39 trafficked Myanmar women have been rescued and repatriated from neighboring Thailand to Myanmar, according to the Myanmar Social Welfare Department on Wednesday.
Eastern Burma: the Darfur of SE Asia
December 8, 2009: Refugees in the border camps have passed another milestone as the long-running crisis in Burma drags on.
Thai-Myanmar border filled with Thai and foreign tourists
December 7, 2009: TAK, The atmosphere of the Thai-Myanmar border is as vigorous as ever with numerous tourists, both Thai and foreign, flocking to experience the cool breeze around the waterfalls and taste delicious seafood along the border.
Myanmar to take part in Muay Thai tournament in ASEAN Games
December 2, 2009: YANGON, A total of five Myanmar traditional boxers will take part in the forthcoming 25th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games scheduled for this month in the Lao capital of Vientiane, according to the organisers Wednesday.
THAILAND Church focuses on Myanmar migrants' lack of skills
November 30, 2009: BANGKOK, The local Church is addressing the biggest problems facing Myanmar migrants in Thailand -- the language barrier and a lack of vocational skills.
In Thailand, Bringing Justice to Burmese Refugees