Human Rights Watch

Thailand: Authorities Abuse, Exploit Myanmar Nationals

Thai authorities are threatening, extorting, and detaining Myanmar nationals who have fled the abusive military junta to seek safety in Thailand. The only way most Myanmar nationals can get legal ...
Human Rights Watch

Thailand: Aid Cuts Put Myanmar Refugees at Grave Risk

(Bangkok) – More than 100,000 Myanmar refugees in Thailand have lost access to essential food and medical aid due to US funding cuts, putting them at serious risk, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...
The Diplomat

Thai Government Grants Refugees From Myanmar the Right to Work

Humanitarian funding cuts and the ongoing exodus of Cambodian workers have prompted Bangkok to reverse course on a long-standing policy. Thailand’s government yesterday approved guidelines allowing ...
The Diplomat

Myanmar’s Civil War Spawns a Rich Pool of Underpaid Garment Workers

Estimates vary widely, but along the Thai-Myanmar border, NGOs say that as many as 500,000 people – made up largely of families – have settled in, safely tucked away from Myanmar’s four-year civil war ...
East Asia Forum

Crime networks persist on the Thai–Myanmar border

Vast crime networks persist along the Thai–Myanmar border, centred in KK Park and Shwe Kokko. Despite Thai–Chinese crackdowns earlier in 2025, underlying corruption and complicity in both states ...