<p>In a landmark rights victory in Thailand, the Department of Transport (DoT) has announced that migrants from Burma, Laos and Cambodia, as well as a number of other minority groups, can now register ownership of vehicles and will soon be able to apply for driving licenses. The decision overturns a 15-year old discriminatory National Security Council (NSC) policy denying these rights on vague national security grounds. The positive impact will be felt by well over 1 million registered migrants and other minority persons in the country.</p>

<p>The Thai Government recently reiterated its policy to formalise the status of around 2 million migrants from Burma working here - <em>nationality verification (NV)</em>.&nbsp;</p>