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Mizzima A Myanmar national who fled after a shooting near a 7-Eleven store in Mae Sot, Thailand, was arrested at noon local time on 22 January, according to Thai media reports. The arrest followed a manhunt that lasted more than 24 hours. [1]
Mizzima Thai authorities have ramped up inspections in Mae Sot, a Thai-Myanmar border town, in recent weeks intensifying challenges for Burmese residents, particularly those without documentation, according to sources in the area. [2]
As part of our ‘Stories That Shaped Us’ series, we revisit this 2011 feature about the Thai border town Mae Sot, where most of the inhabitants are from Myanmar and the Burmese language, cuisine and culture predominate. [3]
The northern Thailand border town of Mae Sot has spent the past two decades serving as a receiving post for Burmese exiles, but now it appears to have flipped to being a departure point for those flocking home—although perhaps not for everyone. [4]
A few days before Christmas, Burmese-American author and translator Kenneth Wong flew to Mae Sot, Thailand, to reunite with his university classmate Richard, a former National League for Democracy MP now living in exile, and meet the Myanmar activist... [5]
Nicholas Nugent Mae Sot. This once sleepy Thai border town has assumed new significance since General Ming Aung Hlaing’s military junta seized control of Myanmar in February 2021. [6]
Migrant rights groups say that thousands of Burmese workers living in the Thai border town of Mae Sot have been prevented from leaving to search for work elsewhere in Thailand, despite possessing legal work permits that allow them to do so. [7]
MAE SOT, Thailand — Over the past decade, Mae Sot, a border town in western Thailand, has undergone a dramatic transformation. (confirmed by 3 sources) [8]
Mizzima A Myanmar national who fled after a shooting near a 7-Eleven store in Mae Sot, Thailand, was arrested at noon local time on 22 January, according to Thai media reports. The arrest followed a manhunt that lasted more than 24 hours.
Mizzima Thai authorities have ramped up inspections in Mae Sot, a Thai-Myanmar border town, in recent weeks intensifying challenges for Burmese residents, particularly those without documentation, according to sources in the area.
As part of our ‘Stories That Shaped Us’ series, we revisit this 2011 feature about the Thai border town Mae Sot, where most of the inhabitants are from Myanmar and the Burmese language, cuisine and culture predominate.
The northern Thailand border town of Mae Sot has spent the past two decades serving as a receiving post for Burmese exiles, but now it appears to have flipped to being a departure point for those flocking home—although perhaps not for everyone.
A few days before Christmas, Burmese-American author and translator Kenneth Wong flew to Mae Sot, Thailand, to reunite with his university classmate Richard, a former National League for Democracy MP now living in exile, and meet the Myanmar activist
Nicholas Nugent Mae Sot. This once sleepy Thai border town has assumed new significance since General Ming Aung Hlaing’s military junta seized control of Myanmar in February 2021.
Migrant rights groups say that thousands of Burmese workers living in the Thai border town of Mae Sot have been prevented from leaving to search for work elsewhere in Thailand, despite possessing legal work permits that allow them to do so.
MAE SOT, Thailand — Over the past decade, Mae Sot, a border town in western Thailand, has undergone a dramatic transformation.
In late June, Thai officials intercepted a shipment of weapons in the town of Mae Sot across the border from Myawaddy in Myanmar’s Karen State. They seized a large cache of brand-new Chinese-made weapons and detained two Thai citizens.
Dozens of Myanmar migrant workers have been arrested in police raids on factories in the Thai border town of Mae Sot, home to a large community of Myanmar nationals.