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Phuket snares illegal Chinese, Myanmar workers
Source: Bangkok Post | By Chadthaya Chuenniran
Twenty-two illegal workers, mostly Chinese, were arrested at a construction site in Muang district on Tuesday, as investigators expanded their probe to include nominee ownership of the companies employing them.
Over 5,000 people trapped in Myanmar scam centres near Thai border, rights group says
Source: Reuters
In a June 22 letter to Thai police urging them to take action, the Civil Society Network for Human Trafficking Victim Assistance (CSNHTV) said many of those trapped were foreign nationals held at four locations inside areas controlled by a Myanmar militia.
High Malaria Infection Rate Reported at Nan Phe Village Tract IDP Camp
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
At Naung Lon IDP camp in the Nan Phe village tract, 130 people were tested for malaria during the second week of June, and 85 of them tested positive for the disease.
China’s Kyaukphyu Push and the Reality of War in Arakan
Source: Development Media Group | Analysis by DMG
Kyaukphyu is not an ordinary development project. Located on Maday and Yarai Chaing islands, the Kyaukphyu Deep-Sea Port is a critical part of China’s long-term strategy to secure access to the Indian Ocean through Myanmar.
Funeral for Kyaikto airstrike victims hit by another junta airstrike
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
A funeral for some of the victims killed in a junta airstrike in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, was itself hit by another airstrike, causing further casualties, locals said.