1. Some of the laureates will travel to north-west Thailand today to visit Burmese refugees there. 2. In Thailand, Burmese refugees suffered cross-border attacks because Thai authorities provided little security. 3. Most are Burmese refugees. 4. She described correspondents in Changmai, Thailand, who interview Burmese refugees as soon as they cross the border, bringing news of that closed society. 5. The group initially traveled to Southeast Asia to visit a Burmese refugee camp just inside Thailand. 6. When she finishes in Burundi late this summer she hopes to go to Thailand to work with Burmese refugees. 7. A United Nations refugee agency condemned the forced relocation of Burmese refugees by the Thai army last week, an incident which refugee sympathizers say caused several deaths. 8. Bangladesh has suspended the repatriation of Burmese refugees, bowing to their protests that they could be punished by Burmese authorities, officials said Thursday. 9. Burmese refugees have been especially hard hit by the disease. 10. Five hundred Burmese refugees squatted on the ground beside the boards in the scorching heat Thursday, protesting their repatriation. |