21.   There were more than a dozen major attacks last year on camps in Thailand sheltering Burmese refugees, most of them from the Karen ethnic minority.

22.   There have been about a dozen major attacks on camps in Thailand sheltering Burmese refugees, most of them from the Karen ethnic minority.

23.   Dozens of heavily armed men crossed the Moei River several times in recent days to raid Burmese refugee camps inside Thailand.

24.   They said Azad will hold talks with the Burmese leaders on the bilateral issues, including repatriation of remaining Burmese refugees.

25.   Other Burmese refugees detained over the past few weeks had also been deported, he said.

26.   The battle had not moved towards the border, he said, adding that there had been no Burmese refugees fleeing from Tachilek into Thailand.