Myanmar refugees

Medical clinics serving around 100,000 refugees at camps in western Thailand are dependent on American aid.

Myanmar’s GDP is expected to contract by 1 percent in the fiscal year ending March 2025, a downward revision from the previous projection of modest growth.

The advocacy group Fortify Rights said that Thai soldiers were responsible for the torture and killing of Aung Ko Ko, 37, in January.

Thousands of journalists fled the junta-controlled zones to the resistance areas or foreign lands, where they remain dedicated to reporting despite the many challenges of life in exile.

"Even in a forgotten war, everyone has a right to a home," says the veteran aid worker.

Art houses, tea, and kickboxing offer jobs – and some respite – from the country’s ongoing conflict.

Resistance forces fighting the junta in Sagaing Region may not be able to retreat to Manipur for shelter, henceforth.

The impending fall of the border town of Myawaddy to ethnic Karen rebels has raised fears of junta air attacks that could drive thousands of civilians into Thailand.

The Myanmar junta's conscription drive has backfired, bolstering the rebels' ranks.

The protest in Aceh follows the arrival of more than 1,500 refugees, mostly women and children, since last month.

Jakarta is now pondering more permanent solutions to the increasing number of Rohingya refugees arriving in Aceh.

Thuzar Maung was reportedly abducted from her Kuala Lumpur residence on July 4, along with her husband and three children.

Junta officials are visiting refugee camps in order to verify those who have been shortlisted for repatriation under a China-mediated pilot program.

The Malaysian leader claimed that 200,000 Myanmar nationals have now sought refuge in his country.

Amnesty International Malaysia said that the action "exposes the government’s hypocrisy in policy and practice.”

The recent arrival of civilians fleeing Myanmar's conflict has highlighted a serious shortcoming in the Thai government's approach to refugees.

Despite the sizeable numbers of refugees from Myanmar within Asia, the overall protection environment remains flimsy. 

"I don’t know about my future. How about you? Do you know your future?"

Rights groups have protested the decision, which they say could expose a group of 114 people to mistreatment on their return.

The reported deportations seem to contradict Kuala Lumpur's active approach to resolving the crisis in Myanmar.

Violent clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army in the Chin state early this month triggered the exodus.

A Thailand-based NGO claims that Thai police have detained nearly 20,000 people trying to cross the border in the last five months alone.

The tragedy is a reminder of the unresolved Rohingya refugee crisis that has been largely eclipsed by the country's post-coup conflict.

The exodus follows a series of brutal military reprisal killings in Chin State's Matupi Township.