Topic: Mae Sot

Postelection violence in Burma (Myanmar) shows fragility of cease-fires

More than 10,000 refugees have fled Burma (Myanmar) amid violence that came one day after rare elections in the military-ruled country.

At her Thai border clinic, Cynthia Maung treats victims of war

Little succor for Burma's refugees

Burmese fleeing to camps in Thailand find they get little aid or work and no legal status.

Burma's secret schools of dissent

Monks teach children critical thinking and human rights, to groom the next generation of activists. Part 3 of three.

Reporters on the Job

Burma (Myanmar) opens door for aid, but remains wary

A donor conference Sunday pledged some $100 million, but participating nations said aid was conditional on greater access.

How one family in Burma (Myanmar) reconnected after the cyclone

Cut phone lines and travel bans have blocked survivors’ efforts to locate loved ones.

Are Burma's aid delays discriminatory?

Minority groups, uch as the Karen, inhabit much of the cyclone-hit Irrawaddy Delta.

U.S. helicopters cause stir in Thai town on Burma border

In Mae Sot, home to many Burmese exiles and refugees, two helicopters stopped unannounced during a survey of the area