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US Aid Freeze Is New Threat for Ailing Myanmar Refugees on Thai Border
A team of doctors and nurses battled to revive Adabi, an 86-year-old Myanmar refugee fighting long-standing heart problems and pneumonia, as her daughter watched tearfully in a hospital in northwestern Thailand.
US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand
A freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,
Refugee hospitals on the Thai-Myanmar border affected by US aid freeze
Hundreds of refugees have been impacted after US funding was abruptly cut to refugee camps on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Myanmar Refugees Face Sudden Discharge From Thai Hospitals Shuttered by US Aid Freeze
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities.
Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar
Thailand has cut electricity, internet and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar, a senior Thai minister said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian nation steps up efforts to choke scam centres that have become a growing security concern.
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas home to scam compounds as Chinese pressure builds
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry.
Thailand to Cut Power to Myanmar Border Areas Linked to Scam Centres
Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on the illegal compounds that have ensnared vast numbers of people of multiple nationalities.
Thailand Orders Power Cut to Myanmar in Blow to Scam Centers
Thailand will cut off electricity, internet access and oil supplies to some areas in Myanmar suspected to house cyber scam operations, widening a crackdown after a high-profile trafficking of a Chinese actor put a spotlight on criminal activities across the Thai borders.
Iowa refugee and immigrant organization launches magazine to magnify community voices
The Des Moines-based nonprofit RIVA wants to build name recognition. But it also wants immigrants and refugees to tell their ...
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Don’t forget refugees as war continues to ravage Myanmar
The Mae La refugee camp was first established 40 years ago on the Thai-Myanmar border, and today many refugees living there do not know life anywhere else. Without a right to work in Thailand, the ...
'We are being slaughtered': Rohingya boys forced to fight on both sides of Myanmar's civil war
Young Rohingya men are being forced to fight as foot soldiers on both sides of Myanmar’s brutal civil war - SPECIAL DISPATCH: ...
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Trump nominees’ past statements highlight administration’s ambivalence towards democracy, rights in Myanmar
After cutting off aid to refugees and opponents of Myanmar’s military regime, the Trump administration is hiring officials ...
Over 100 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh
A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of ...
About 260 refugees from Myanmar taking shelter in Manipur: Report
Violence in the country has intensified over recent days amid the military junta’s push to hold an election in an effort to ...
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India’s Border On High Alert: Myanmar Civil War Forces Refugees Into Manipur
Since 27 January, approximately 260 Myanmar refugees are reported to have crossed into Moreh in Manipur. Meanwhile, the ...
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Mountain West agencies scramble to serve refugees amid funding halt
The memo instructed the organizations to cease spending federal grant dollars meant to help refugees integrate into U.S.