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Monday, February 8, 2010 Source : Irrawady MAE SARIANG, Thailand — Saw Phad Klo spent a week trekking through the jungles of Burma’s Karen State with his wife and children. Like many others who take similar journeys, they weren’t sure where they were going but knew they had to leave and find a new place [...]

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Japan to resettle Myanmar refugees

3 February 2010

Source: INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Japan has taken the first steps to become the first Asian nation to resettle refugees from Myanmar, the United Nations’ Manila office said Wednesday, quoting a report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR). Japanese officials were scheduled to visit a refugee camp in northern Thailand to interview Myanmar refugees who [...]

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