some burma related headlines

2.28.2009

burma offers rohingya return deal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7916254.stm
"The Burmese government has said it will take back ethnic Rohingyas who have fled to neighbouring countries. But it will only do so if they identify themselves as Bengalis, as it refuses to recognise the Rohingyas as one of its official minorities. "

mae sot net raids about 500 migrant workers
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=15194
"About 500 Burmese migrant workers and their children were taken into custody in Mae Sot after Thai authorities raided their homes on Thursday, says a Burmese migrant rights group."

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