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Thaksin 'met with Malaysia's Anwar'
News, Published on 09/05/2024
» Paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during his trip to Phuket last week, sources say. Topics under discussion are believed to have included the unrest in the deep South as well as the fighting in Myanmar.
Foreign minister comfy with Thaksin's intervention in Myanmar
Published on 07/05/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's reported talks with resistance groups in Myanmar were at a personal level and not part of the Thai government's policy towards its neighbour, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said on Tuesday.
Prayuth assures refugees
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/07/2014
» Coup leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha has sought to allay critics’ fears over the junta’s plan to repatriate Myanmar refugees, saying human rights principles will be upheld.
Camp occupants fear uncertain fate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/07/2014
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought to play down fears that its plans to repatriate of tens of thousands of refugees to Myanmar is being rushed.
Taking refuge in a touch of stardust
News, Published on 22/06/2014
» MAE HONG SON: The northern border province got a touch of Hollywood when actress Angelina Jolie visited Ban Mai Nai Soi camp for World Refugee Day.
Jolie in Thailand speaks out for refugees
Published on 21/06/2014
» MAE HONG SON - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie made a brief stop in northern Thailand to call for global efforts to put an end to the refugee problem.
Getting clean in Mae Sot
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/01/2014
» Mae Sot is a small area of the northwestern province of Tak bordering Myanmar, with a population of just over 100,000.
Clinic founder honoured
News, Published on 19/12/2013
» Cynthia Maung, founder of the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, has received an honorary doctorate in medicine from Ubon Ratchathani University.
Border refugees still getting raw deal from health system
News, Published on 12/08/2013
» After decades of dedication in providing medical treatment for refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border, Myanmar doctor Cynthia Maung, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner and founder of the famed Mae Tao clinic in Mae Sot of Tak, talks to PARITTA WANGKIAT about the current situation of public health among refugees, migrants, and undocumented people.
Land dispute stalls Mae Tao upgrade
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/07/2013
» A land-sale dispute has stalled plans to upgrade facilities at the Mae Tao clinic, its founder Cynthia Maung said yesterday.