Burmese migrants

  • Crime NewsThailand Supreme Court’s hands down verdict on Koh Tao murder case appeal
    ThaigerWednesday, August 28, 2019
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    Thailand Supreme Court’s hands down verdict on Koh Tao murder case appeal

    The Supreme Court’s verdict in the Koh Tao murder case appeal by Burmese migrants Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo against their death penalty sentence, will be read at 10 at tomorrow at the Nonthaburi Court. The announcement was reported in a Tweet from Andy Hall, labour rights activist, writer and researcher.  

  • Phuket NewsCompensation paid to victims of VIP Condo construction site collapse in Phuket
    ThaigerThursday, August 15, 2019
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    Compensation paid to victims of VIP Condo construction site collapse in Phuket

    “Kraichitti Chensappakit, assistant MD of the project owner VIP Thailand, expressed sympathy and said the company will provide assistance to the affected workers.” The Labour Ministry has provided monetary assistance to the families of the three Burmese migrant workers killed and the eight others wounded from the collapse of a scaffolding at the VIP condominium construction site in Rawai on…

  • Thailand NewsEight Burmese migrants drown, two still missing in Kanchanaburi road crash
    ThaigerSaturday, March 23, 2019
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    Eight Burmese migrants drown, two still missing in Kanchanaburi road crash

    Eight Burmese migrants drowned along with two others that are missing, presumed dead, after a van they were travelling in was hit by a 10 wheel truck and both vehicles plunged into a canal in Kanchanaburi’s Tha Muang district in western Thailand today. Police say the accident happened at 12.10pm at the Sa Setthi Intersection in Tambon Ban Mai. About…