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Thai army says Myanmar refugees' return halted

BANGKOK The Thai army said that the planned return of more than 100 ethnic Karen refugees to military-run Myanmar opposed by rights groups as dangerous was halted Friday. [More]

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New home, old traditions- Local Monday
The smell of fried noodles, sticky rice and samosas filled the White�s School of the Arts gymnasium Sunday, as hundreds of Karen Burmese gathered to celebrate the beginning of the year they call 2749.
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Myanmar man gets 13 years jail for media contacts - Myanmar Friday
YANGON, Myanmar A court in military-ruled Myanmar handed down a 13-year prison sentence to a man accused of working illegally for foreign media organizations, a lawyer said Friday.

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