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Boat people meet: Immediate help but long-term problems unsolved (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/05/2015
» Seventeen countries met in Bangkok Friday to address the boat people problem in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Immediate help was promised, but long-term proposals met resistance from Myanmar.
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Govt strongly denies threatening migrant boat people
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/05/2015
» The government Thursday firmly denied an AP report that the Thai Navy threatened to open fire on a migrant boat found off Koh Lipe last week if it didn’t leave Thai waters, noting the media was there at the time recording events.
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US willing to take some boat people
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/05/2015
» The United States is willing to take in Rohingya refugees as part of international efforts to cope with Southeast Asia's stranded boat people, the State Department said Wednesday.
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Navy pushes migrants out to sea; others rescued (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/05/2015
» Thailand turned away a boat carrying at least 300 Rohingya migrants found adrift in Thai waters Thursday. One lucky group of 700 was rescued in Indonesia after their boat sank and another group has been found on an island Phangnga.
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Nepal quake death toll climbs over 5000 with more than 10,000 injured (Tuesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/04/2015
» Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis are spending another night in the open after a massive quake which has killed more than 5,000, as officials warned the final toll could rise sharply once rescuers reach cut-off areas. (Includes drone video)
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Refugee camp fire cause still in dispute
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/03/2013
» It is still not clear what caused the inferno that killed 37 Karen refugees and injured more than 100 in Mae Hong Song camp on Friday. Humanitarian assistance is now pouring in. Photo by Thiti Wannamontha.
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Historic release
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/01/2012
» Two children, together with their mother and a relative were released from the immigration detention centre yesterday in a case human rights workers hope is the start of a more humanitarian policy towards migrants.
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Getting out
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/03/2011
» More and more foreigners, including Thais, are leaving Japan as concerns over a possible nuclear disaster mount. (1 full week of stories now available)
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Going home
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/11/2010
» The refugees who fled fighting near Mae Sot have largely returned home, but elsewhere more refugees have entered Thailand.
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Dangerous neighbourhood
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2010
» About 20,000 Burmese refugees have poured into Thailand after fighting broke out just across the border.
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