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Search results for "Burma" ...
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Rohingya: A Forgotten People
This investigation reveals abuse committed by the Thai Military against Rohingya minorities fleeing from Burma. The Thai Military would intercept Rohingya boats with refugees aboard and tow them out to the middle of the sea and leave them without adequate supplies. Being without food and water many of the Rohingya refugees died, but the numbers are unclear as to how many people actually died.
Tags: Thailand; Myanmar; ocean; islands; human rights; Prime Minister; Abhisit Vejjajiva; boatpeople; Muslim; safety; persecution
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"The Burmese Come to Houston"
Houston has become a magnet for refugees from all over the world. Recently, an increasing number of Burmese families are seeking shelter in the Texas city. The families are severely limited in their financial support and struggle with the small window of time they have to acclimate to a new culture due to the "outdated" and "underfunded" U.S. resettlement program.
Tags: Burma; refuge; refugee; Houston Alliance Agency; U.S. resettlement program; Interfaith Ministries
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People of the Opiate: Burma's Dictatorship
The article exposes the workings of Burma's new narco-dictatorship, which has incorporated the booming drug trade into the permanent economy of the country. The relationship between some of the world's biggest kingpins and the Burmese dictatorship - and the use of the drug trade by the rulers to stay in power - is documented. The article brings to light the terrible implications of the junta's marriage to the drug trade for the Burmese people, the American public and the world at large. (Dec. 16, 1996)
Tags: Kean Bernstein People of the opiate: Burma's dictatorship of drugs Contest entry Heroin CIA 9 pgs.
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The New Opium Wars
US News and World Report provides a detailed account of three other groups that have captured a huge portion of the worldwide heroin market.
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Newsweek reports on the military coup and violence in Burma; details the killing of civilians and the economic problems caused by military looting and a lack of confidence in the new government's stability, April 4 - Oct. 24, 1988.