Most of the foreign patients were reported in the western Kanchanaburi Province (2,419 cases), followed by the eastern Prachinburi Province (1,633 cases), and the northern Chiang Mai Province (1,646 cases), according to the epidemiologist of the Ministry of Public Health.
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Tourism through the border checkpoint is limited because local Myanmar soldiers on the other side of the border do not permit most tourists from Thailand to enter the country.
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The last session of the 3-day 4th State Constitutions Seminar, 14-16 August, was perceptibly dominated by the discussions on the drafting of a National Accord to counter Rangoon’s charter guidelines, S.H.A.N. correspondent reports from the border:
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August 17: Bangkok: Police have seized a major haul of suspected drugs and illicit chemicals close to the border with Myanmar.
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August 17: Bangkok: Burmese migrant workers are displaying a new sign of confidence about their status as labourers in Thailand. Talking freely on the streets of the Thai capital in their own language is one of them.
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United Nations: Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for the immediate release of Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urged the government to open “a substantive dialogue” with opposition parties and ethnic minorities to demonstrate its commitment to restore democracy.
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Significance

Myanmar is a country with significant hydrocarbon potential, but investment has been deterred by the state’s economic mismanagement and high legal, political and reputational risks.
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Pundits despise them, but they can be effective in Myanmar and elsewhere.
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August 17: The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
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