Yunnan caps hotel prices for Myanmar refugees   

6萬人次緬甸邊民進(jìn)入中國境內(nèi) 云南嚴(yán)禁賓館漲價(jià)

6萬進(jìn)進(jìn)出出的緬甸邊民可分兩類，一類是在中國境內(nèi)有居住證明或在云南有親戚可投靠的；另一類是經(jīng)濟(jì)條件較好的。后者選擇租房子或住酒店，最開始賓館房價(jià)還因此被抬高，最高可達(dá)每晚800元。但隨后云南省政府嚴(yán)禁哄抬物價(jià)，現(xiàn)在賓館的房價(jià)為每晚200多元。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - Southwest China's Yunnan province has introduced measures, including a cap on hotel prices, to facilitate the influx of Myanmar refugees amid conflict with China, the Beijing Youth Daily reported on Monday.

Ten days ago, a bomb fell from a Myanmar warplane and hit a sugarcane field in the southwestern Chinese border city of Lincang, killing five people and injuring eight others.

Since the conflict broke out, about 60,000 Myanmar residents living in the border area have fled to China to temporarily live with friends and relatives, China's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday.

People without family or friends in China are having to live in hotels or rent houses. As a result, the price of accommodation surged, reaching almost 800 yuan ($129) per night.

The Yunnan provincial government has since taken pre-emptive action and limited hotel prices to about 200 yuan ($32) per night, according to the report.

The government has also taken measures to settle poor people from Myanmar, including building 15 large settlements and providing assistance, the Red Cross says.

A group has been set up to cope with the aftermath of the unrest. Measures include launching a thorough investigation into the incident, providing compensation to the families of victims, and sending armed patrols to the region.