UNHCR OFFICIAL ASKS BURMESE JUNTA OFFICIAL ABOUT FORCED LABOUR AND BRIBE FOR MARRIAGE IN WESTERN BURMA

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Maungdaw, May 17: "A Burmese junta official on 23rd April acknowledged the presence of forced labour in the remote areas of Arakan State to a UNHCR official in Maungdaw, a township in the western state of Burma. But he denied the bribe required for getting permission to marry eligible couples in the locality..."

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Narinjara news

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2002-05-17

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2003-06-03

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