Thai Burma Border Health Initiative

Thailand is one of the richest countries in SE Asia, and is currently a democracy, although a military coup recently removed the previous democratic government headed by prime minister Thaksin.  The King, who  is now 81 years old, is universally loved and respected by the Thai people.  There is great worry about the future of the country when he is no longer able to influence the course of events. 

You can read more about Thailand on the websites of the:

 Bangkok Post  and the NY Times

The border between Thailand and Burma is a very distressed area.  The Burmese army has fought with several ethnic minorities for decades, and continues to drive them from their homes to and over the Thai border.  In the Mon area where TBBHI works, many Mon people are IDPs  (internally displaced people).  IDPs, because they are in their own country, have none of the rights that refugees have. 

You an read more about the situation on the border on the websites of the:

Thai Burma Border Consortium;

the Human Rights Foundation of Monland;

and the medical section on the Online Burma/Myanmar Library

The River of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma by Thant Myint-U

Burmese Days: A Novel by George Orwell

Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin

The Voice of Hope: Updated and Revised Edition by Aung San Suu Kyi and Alan Clements

Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Prisoner of Conscience by Justin Wintle

War in the Blood: Sex, Politics and AIDS in Southeast Asia by Chris Beyrer

The Piano Tuner: A Novel by Daniel Mason

 These books are available from: 

AMAZON.COM

POWELLS BOOKS