Word: chompunuch
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...driving thousands of refugees into Thailand. There, they receive cold comfort. The Thai government does not grant official refugee status to the Shan, who are deemed illegal migrants unless they cross the border to flee war. "We have to act according to immigration law," insists government spokesman Colonel Chaleumdej Chompunuch, who says up to 900 Shan have now been moved back into Burmese territory. "If there is any more fighting, they can come back and we'll take care of them until the situation is normal again. But if there's no fighting, we consider them illegal immigrants...
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