Burmese hungryMore than 30,000 Burmese have been detained at the Immigration Centre in Mae Sot over the past two weeks, an informed source said yesterday.01 Nov 11 The Nation The detainees - unregistered workers seeking to return home because of flooding in and around Bangkok - have complained about lack of food and water, as well as overcrowding. Groups that support migrant workers say they are flocking back to Burma at a vast rate. About 1,000 people a day were leaving Mahachai in immigration trucks after paying Bt2,400 each for the trip to Mae Sot, activist Andy Hall said yesterday. |
