September 1998 Vol. 10, No. 6
I. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2
Recommendations 3
II. INTRODUCTION 6
The Thai Government 6
UNHCR 9
III. THAI-BURMA RELATIONS 11
IV. A PROFILE OF BURMESE REFUGEES IN THAILAND 16
The "Students" 17
Thai government policy 17
Protection and the role of UNHCR 20
Refugee status determination procedures 25
The Ethnic Minorities 27
Reasons for flight 28
The Mon 29
The Karen 30
The Karenni 31
Refugees from Shan State 32
Thai policy towards ethnic minority refugees 34
The southern border 35
The central border region 38
The northern border region 42
Protection and the role of UNHCR 44
V. CONCLUSION 49