Myanmar refugees in Mae Hong Son could face repatriation

30 September 2016
Myanmar refugees in Mae Hong Son could face repatriation
Elderly women and a mother and her child leaving a session on family focus groups at a refugee camps in Mae Hong Son province of Thailand. Photo: Nick Jones/Jesuit Refugee Service

Thai and Myanmar authorities are registering Myanmar refugees who fled to Mae Hong Son province for repatriation, it was disclosed at the Thai-Myanmar Township Border Committee (TBC)’s meeting yesterday, The Nation reported on 30 September.
The Thai TBC panel met with their Myanmar counterparts at Bawlake district of Kayah State's capital Loikaw. Among the topics they discussed was the issue of Myanmar refugees who had fled fighting to stay in Mae Hong Son's temporary shelters.
The Myanmar TBC panel said they needed time to gather information about the number of refugees and their ethnicity to prepare shelters and send them back to their hometowns, The Nation report said.