Population and censuses

Governments of Thailand-Myanmar successfully organized the return of the second batch of the displaced persons from Myanmar

On 7 May 2018, the Governments of Thailand and Myanmar successfully returned the second group of 93 displaced persons from Myanmar to their homeland.  A total of 20 persons from Ban Mai Nai Soi Temporary Shelter in Mae Hong Son Province left Thailand and entered ...

Myanmar refugees returning from Thailand but Rakhine still out of bounds: UN Refugee Agency

Thailand has repatriated nearly 100 mostly Karen and Karenni refugees to Myanmar from border camps in Tak and Mae Hong Son provinces, where they had fled conflict between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic groups over the past three decades.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

After decades in border camps, Karen refugees leave for Myanmar

Ninety-three refugees from Myanmar who have been living in camps along Thailand’s western border have gone home, the second such return since 2016, the UN refugee agency, raising hopes for the eventual closure of some of Asia’s oldest refugee camps.Keep reading ...

Reuters

Inequality, Migration, & Industry 4.0 Challenge GMS Prosperity

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries have made stunning progress over the past quarter century. Once plagued by poverty, they are now economic success stories.The GMS Economic Cooperation Program (GECP) has contributed significantly to this transformation. Since it was established in 1992 as a means ...

AEC News Reporter

Four one-stop service centres set up to process migrant workers who registered

A total of 300,072 migrant workers have successfully made it through the nationality verification process to register to work in Thailand and must now move on to getting visas, work permits and health checks.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

Thailand Lifted Restrictions on Foreign Workers to Change Employers, Work Places and Types of Work

On 6 March 2018, the Thai cabinet approved the drafted amendments to the Royal Ordinance on the Management of Foreign Workers Employment B.E. 2560 (2017). The new revision aimed to facilitate better control and monitoring of the process of bringing foreign workers into Thailand, the ...

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