Tag: Myanmar
For Tatmadaw, Rohingyas Can Be the Key to Legitimacy
With eyes fixated on the ongoing Afghan debacle and America’s messy withdrawal from the infamous ‘graveyard of empire’, the world might have missed a...
Myanmar’s ‘Kneeling Nun’ Took on Junta; Now She Fights for Covid-19 Patients
For Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng, her role during the pandemic is not much different from her role during political unrest
Thailand’s Treatment of Migrant Workers Creating Breeding Grounds for Covid-19
Gov't loves to blame Burmese for soaring numbers of coronavirus infections, but its to blame by locking migrants into crowded, unsanitary conditions.
Kanchanaburi Closes Myanmar Border Crossings
The governor of Kanchanaburi has ordered the closure of all five border districts indefinitely, in response to a severe Covid-19 outbreak in Myanmar. In fear...
Thailand-Myanmar Border Security Reinforced to Prevent Illegal Crossings
As Myanmar’s daily coronavirus case numbers spike, Thailand’s defense authorities have ordered security officers including policemen, soldiers, and local officers to reinforce the border...
60% of Thais Working In Myanmar Casinos Return Home with Covid-19
Another 100-plus soldiers were deployed to patrol Thailand’s northern border in to stem illegal crossing from Myawaddy from where Thai casino workers are expected...
Myanmar Ambassador Visits Confined Burmese Workers in Samut Sakhon
Myanmar Ambassador Myo Myint Than visited Burmese workers restricted to Samut Sakhon Province to boost their morale as they await Covid-19 tests. The ambassador and...
Bangkok Sees 2 Local Covid-19 Cases as 1G1 Hotel Cluster Spreads to 23
Health officials confirmed two locally transmitted coronavirus cases in Bangkok Sunday as the number of Covid-19 infections tied to the infamous 1G1 Hotel cluster...
‘Wolf’ Gets In: Myanmar’s Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads to Thailand
CCSA reports 2 locally spread coronavirus cases in Tak border province
‘Wolf at the Door’ as Myanmar’s Coronavirus Epidemic Reaches Thai Border
Disease control director predicts Thailand Covid-19 cases to soar 68% to 6,000
Thailand Sending Coronavirus Tests, PPE to Myanmar After Record 1-Day Case Rise
Myanmar reported 1,062 cases on Thursday.
Thailand’s Closed Borders Fueling Crisis in Neighboring Countries
Thailand’s closed borders are not only causing misery for Thais dependent upon tourism, they’re fueling a crisis in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, as well. After...
Mass Coronavirus Testing Underway in Tak
Thailand pivots from targeted Covid-19 testing to mass tests in areas bordering Myanmar
Actions Speaking Louder Than Words About Reopening Thailand’s Borders
As tourism officials blather on about long-stay visitors, army locking down borders tighter than ever amid Burmese outbreak.
Thailand Battens Down Myanmar Border As Coronavirus Surges in Rakhine
Health officials in areas bordering Myanmar have been ordered to watch out for illegal migrants as the coronavirus spreads in the neighboring country. Dr. Sophon...
Despite Labor Shortage, Disease-Control Chief Wants Myanmar Workers Banned After Rakhine Outbreak
Even as construction projects shut down and fishing fleets drop anchor amid an acute labor shortage, Thailand’s Bureau of General Communicable Diseases is proposing...
Koh Tao Killers of British Backpackers Get Death Sentences Commuted
Two Burmese migrant workers railroaded for the murders of two British backpackers on Koh Tao in 2014 had their death sentenced commuted by royal...
61 Arrested as N. Thailand Police Smash Drug Network’s Money-Laundering Ring
Northern Thailand police and financial regulators smashed arrested 61 alleged members of drug-trafficking network that laundered 10 billion baht through dummy import-export companies. Provincial Police...
Thailand Scrambling to Explain Away Covid-19 Infections in 23 Deported Burmese Workers
19 were reported as being infected in the South, but what about the 4 others?
New Evidence Casts Doubts on Accuracy of Thailand’s Official Coronavirus Statistics
Deported Burmese migrants test positive for Covid-19 after returning from Thailand.