Burma refugee camps to close
- Published: 11/04/2011 at 10:42 PM
- Online news: Asia
Thailand plans to close its border camps and send more than 100,000 refugees back to Burma following the recent handover of power to a new military-backed government, an official said Monday.
Myanmar refugees make their way to Myanmar from the Thai border town of Mae Sot in 2010.
"They have been in Thailand for more than 20 years and it became our burden to take care of them," National Security Council chief Tawin Pleansri said.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
