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<font size=3D4><b>Asking Money by the Burmese Soldiers at the gate<br>
</font></b><font size=3D3>According to Thai Government policy, the Burmese
migrant workers who have been working in Mae Sot, are ceaselessly forced
to repatriate since 2 of November, 99. It is now up to 8 day. There are
about 100,000 workers in Mae Sot, and all of them have been facing a lot
of difficulties because of no policy in Burmese regime to accept them. In
addition, also relating to the information of 5 November 99, the junta
had ordered the soldiers to collect taxes more than before along the
Thai-Burma border, so, they were asking 1,100 kyat for each person for
entrance. The workers who are not able to pay money for the trip, they
have to sell their belongings such as clothes, ear rings and etc=85.This
behavior of the military regime made us surprised upon the unwilling to
accept for returning of own people to motherland, and more miserable due
to seeking only for interest of the soldiers.<br>
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</font><font size=3D4><b>STILL MISSING VIRGIN<br>
</font><font size=3D3>November 7, 1999<br>
</b>A young Burmese girl named Ma Su Hlaing, 18 years old who has been
staying at a barrack of the Eingyi was missing.until now. She is a virgin
and a Buddhist.<br>
According to the information given by a woman called Ma Min who was
arrested together with her. She was arrested and sent to the border by
Thai police, on the way village named Mae Ku Lone, arrived an old Thai
man by motorbike and took her saying back to Mae Sod. Since then until
now, Ma Su Hlaing are still missing We could not find out the old man who
committed persuation because of being at nightime, round about 10:30.
There has been no more information about her until now, her friends
added.<br>
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</font><font size=3D4><b>MIRACLE<br>
</font><font size=3D3>November 12, 1999, Friday<br>
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</b>The famous <b>Abbot of Tharmanya</b> throughout the country, a
vegetarian of the Buddhist monk, arrived and stayed at the monastery
called Crocodile Pool at the moment, and then also herewith him, brought
the big trucks of 4/6 in order to carry migrant workers who want to go
back to motherland. But he made them who can pay money for the trip back
to give amount of 500ks, and if not, he let them to go free. In addition,
also checking points on the way back, not to catch the people, he
demanded.<br>
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You can contact to URCFR : tel +66 (55) 533 067<br>
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