"Myanmar refugees repatriated from Thailand last week say they already have regrets about their return following a disagreement with the government over the cost of their living quarters...Last week the government oversaw the repatriation of 71 refugees from Thai border camps in the first official transfer organised by the two neighbouring countries since the mostly Karenni civilians began fleeing armed conflict in the 1990s. But the 17 refugees who were sent to Yangon told The Myanmar Times yesterday that their homecoming has not been a happy one so far. The regional government has arranged housing for the 17, as promised, but has told the four families they will have to purchase units in a low-cost apartment complex on the outskirts of the commercial capital. Daw Khin San Yi, 59, a former political prisoner and refugee who returned from Nu Po camp in Tak province, told The Myanmar Times that the regional government must re-evaluate the refugees? housing situation. ?We lived with difficulties in Thailand. We are not rich people and we have no money to pay for low-cost housing. I don?t understand why the government arranged that,” she said..."