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    Tagged: Refugees

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    Burma rejects citizenship reform at private Rohingya talks

    A Burmese national security advisor told diplomats in Copenhagen that a proposal to review the 1982 Citizenship Law, that effectively renders the Rohingya stateless, could not be implemented.

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    Burma is source of world’s fourth-largest displaced population: report

    With 1.2 million refugees originating from Burma and tens of thousands more uprooted inside the country, the Southeast Asian nation was the source of the fourth-largest population of displaced people worldwide at the end of 2017, a new report by the UN refugee agency.

    Features Lead Story Refugees

    Living in limbo: Indonesia’s refugees face uncertain future

    Many refugees across Southeast Asia have no access to citizenship and few rights in the country where they live.

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    Lead Story News Refugees Shan

    Shan refugees face massive cut in international assistance

    Some 6,000 Shan refugees – many of whom fled conflict at home more than 20 years ago and sought refuge in camps along the Thai-Burmese border – are about to experience a severe cut in international assistance.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burmese police probe murders in Maungdaw

    Govt says the corpses of three women and a man were found buried in a field near Luuphanpyin village in Maungdaw Township last Thursday.

    Arakan Conflict Lead Story News

    One year on, Arakanese IDPs still in limbo

    Some 420 men, women and children are camped in the town of Sechaung, while another 62 ethnic Khami people shelter in a monastery.

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News

    Up to 4,000 IDPs on the run in Kachin, says aid team

    Many of the IDPs yesterday attempted to flee across the Chinese border to seek sanctuary but were turned back by the Chinese authorities.

    Aid Health Lead Story News

    Dr Cynthia wins Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

    Starting in 1988 with only four beds, the clinic has developed into a fully-fledged health facility providing inpatient services, surgery, dental care, vaccinations and HIV prevention.

    Lead Story News Refugees

    Thailand begins repatriating refugees from Burma

    The first, voluntary repatriation of 68 Burmese refugees from camps along the Thai-Burmese border began on Tuesday, in a move the UNHCR called a “milestone”.

    Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border. (PHOTO: Feliz Solomon/DVB)

    Lead Story News Refugees

    Govt prepares for repatriation of 90 refugees

    Burmese government officials visited the Nu Po camp on the Thai-Burmese border recently to make arrangements for the repatriation of 90 refugees.

    Lead Story News Refugees

    Mae La Oon refugee camp: Living in limbo

    Life in a refugee camp is never easy, but for many who have lived in Mae La Oon for much of their life, the thought of leaving brings anxieties of its own.

    Lead Story Mon News Refugees

    A cautionary tale of displacement in Mon State

    A new report penned by a consortium of rights groups details a forgotten episode in recent history when Mon refugees were caught between Thai and Burmese government interests.

    Health Lead Story News Refugees

    Health workers on strike at Mae La refugee camp

    Some 300 health care workers are protesting what they allege is discrimination by the Aide Medical International organisation,

    Lead Story News Refugees

    Thailand preparing to return refugees from Burma

    The deputy-governor of Thailand’s Tak Province said preparations for the repatriation of refugees began when a new government took power in Burma earlier this month.

    Lead Story News Refugees

    UNHCR urges Burma to resume talks on refugees

    The UN refugee agency calls on Burma’s incoming government to make resolving decades-old refugee crises on the country’s borders a priority.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    UN sees steady decline in number of displaced Rohingya

    According to the UN refugee agency, around 25,000 Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State have returned to their communities in the past year.

    Crime Lead Story News Refugees

    Policeman killed at Mae La refugee camp

    Four refugees from a camp on the Thai-Burma border have been arrested on charges of murdering a policeman.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya

    Fewer Rohingya boarding boats this ‘sailing season’

    The number of migrants leaving Burma by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on trafficking, the UN said.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News

    Monitors praise voting process, but election is not ‘truly genuine’

    Observers from the European Union’s Election Observation Mission on Tuesday refused to call the Burma’s national poll “truly genuine” given the fact that the military commands an automatic 25 percent of seats without being elected, as well as the mass disenfranchisement of Muslim candidates and Rohingya voters.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Refugees

    Thai security forces wary of election-related violence at border

    A response plan is in place in case of incidents, including the evacuation of Thai and Burmese people if violence breaks out after the election.

    Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border. (PHOTO: Feliz Solomon/DVB)

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Refugees

    What will election mean for Thai-border refugees?

    For the 110,000 living in refugee camps, hopes are high that a hated government will be defeated, but fears remain of an uncertain future.

    Arts Kachin Lead Story News

    Kachin war novel wins literature award

    A novel portraying the plight of civilians tormented by civil war in northern Burma wins ‘Best Novel’ category in this years’ national literature awards.

    Scholarcorner

    Training for uncertainty

    Want to practise English? Or is that “practice” English? what’s the difference? Learn as you read the news on DVB every week. With Burmese translations.

    Lead Story News Refugees

    UNHCR presents first draft of repatriation plan

    The plan envisages a voluntary repatriation of 110,000 refugees residing in Thailand’s camps, drawing mixed reactions from camp leaders.

    Many of the roads to the IDPs are flooded or too muddy for aid trucks to get through. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Aid Kachin Lead Story News Refugees

    Floods, mud, govt preventing aid to Kachin IDPs, says church

    Hundreds of refugees in northern Kachin State are not receiving humanitarian aid, according to the Kachin Baptist Council (KBC).

    Education Feature Karenni Lead Story News Refugees

    Refugee students learn life’s lessons

    Close to the Burmese-Thai border, young Karenni refugees study desperately to gain acceptance into universities worldwide. But with talks of repatriation echoing through the camps, it’s unsure how long they are to stay there.

    Aid Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN urges more support for Rohingyas, but state media suggests they are overfed

    Burmese govt press cite sources claiming that relief supplies are ‘abundant’ in the camps.

    102 men were found on the island of Saunggauk. (PHOTO: Myawady News).

    Boatpeople Lead Story News Refugees

    102 abandoned migrants rescued in Tenasserim

    The Burmese navy has recovered 102 men, thought to be asylum seekers from Bangladesh, who were abandoned on the island of Saunggauk, state media reported.

    Burma's ethnic Rohingya Muslims are not recognised as citizens of their country. (PHOTO: UNHCR).

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya

    Burma rejects UN proposal on Rohingya Muslims

    The Burmese government has rejected a proposal from the UNHCR decision regarding Burma’s ethnic Rohingya Muslims by the Organization of Islamic Countries.

    Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border. (PHOTO: Feliz Solomon/DVB)

    Lead Story News Refugees

    Burmese refugees offered job training in Thailand

    Refugees living on the Thai border will be offered courses in dressmaking, mechanics, construction and hotel management to improve job prospects in Burma.

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