PM to discuss return of refugees with Suu Kyi
The repatriation of more than 100,000 Myanmar refugees, who have been sheltered in nine camps in four border provinces from Mae Hong Son in the North to Ratchaburi province for decades, will be discussed when Aung San Suu Kyi meets Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on 24 June. According to deputy government spokesperson Maj-General Werachon Sukondhapatipak, Thailand has always been eager to return refugees back to Myanmar, but has been faced with legal and technical restraints. The idea of repatriating refugees who fled civil war and political conflict since the mid-1980s has existed among Thai security agencies for a long time, but little could be done due to the ongoing fighting and political problems in Myanmar.
